Armenian PM hopes the Turkey border will be opened for nationals of third countries in near future

 

Oct 30, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hopes the Armenia-Turkey border will be opened for citizens of third countries in the near future.

Egypt, Turkey discuss cooperation in healthcare sector

Oct 30, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The Head of the Egypt Healthcare Authority, Ahmed ElSobky, met with the Turkish Ambassador to Egypt, Salih Mutlu, and a senior delegation from the Turkish Ministry of Health, led by the Director General for EU and Foreign Affairs, Selami Kılıç, at the authority’s headquarters in Cairo.

President of Kurdistan Region joins Turkey's Republic Day centenary celebrations

 

Oct 29, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

President Nechirvan Barzani of the Kurdistan Region joined the official festivities today, Sunday, commemorating the centenary of the founding of the Turkish Republic and Turkish National Day.

“Kurdish Barometer”: Majority of Kurds discriminated against because of their identity in Turkey

Oct 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

In a recent survey by the newly founded “Kurdish Barometer,” nearly 60 percent of the respondents living in Turkey stated that they were discriminated against because of their Kurdish identity. Accordingly, Kurds also still believe that education in their first language is vital for them.

Bloomberg: Turkey suspends gas exploration activities with Israel

 

The move comes after President Erdoğan's endorsement of Hamas

Oct 26, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday openly expressed support for Hamas in the Palestine-Israel War and announced that sanctions would be imposed on Israel.

Turkish court officially arrests four members of pro-Kurdish parties

 

Oct 25, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

A Turkish court on Wednesday charged four members and officials of two pro-Kurdish political parties for their alleged links with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) two days after they were arrested. 

Dbeibah, Turkish FM discuss issues of common interest

 

Oct 23, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Tripolis.

Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah met on Sunday with Turkish FM Hakan Fidan.

Joint exercises of Azerbaijani and Turkish servicemen to begin tomorrow

 

Oct 22, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Baku.

 

The "Mustafa Kemal Ataturk-2023" tactical exercises, which will be held in Azerbaijan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye, will begin tomorrow (October 23).

Libya & Turkey Seek to Strengthen Customs Agreement

 

Oct 20, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The Director-General of Libyan Customs, Major General Suleiman Ali Salem, and his Turkish counterpart have reached an agreement on implementing the mutual administrative cooperation customs agreement, signed between the two parties in 2014.

Turkey will sell ‘KAAN’ 5th Gen Fighter Over $100 Million!

 

Turkish 5th generation fighter jet "Kaan"

Oct 17, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Any party that aspires to acquire Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter aircraft known as “KAAN” need to “think twice” before contemplating buying it, because the price of one unit of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft is expected to exceed US$100 million (RM450 million).

Turkey extends Syria, Iraq operations by another two years

 

CHP lawmakers voted against the motion on Tuesday © Adem ALTAN / AFP

Oct 17, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Turkey's parliament on Tuesday extended the military's authorisation to launch cross-border operations in neighbouring Syria and Iraq by two more years.

Turkish court gives jail term to man for posting photo with alcoholic beverage in mosque

 

A Turkish court has sentenced a man to seven months and 15 days in prison and released him for posting a photo on Reddit with an alcohol bottle in a mosque in Istanbul.

Oct 14, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

A Turkish court has sentenced a man to seven months and 15 days in prison and released him for posting a photo on Reddit with an alcohol bottle in a mosque in Constantinople.

Erdogan says US activity in Syria threat to Turkish security

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Turkish Presidency)

 

Oct 14, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that United States military activity with Kurdish forces in Syria poses a threat to Turkey’s national security, a day after US President Joe Biden cited threats from Turkey as grounds to extend a 2019 national emergency order on Syria.

Turkey targets 264 sites in 10 days in north Syria

 

Oct 14, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Qamishli, Syria.

The toll of sites targeted by Turkish forces in northern and northeastern Syria, over the last ten days, has reached 264 sites.

Azerbaijan, Turkey Start Construction of Nakhchivan Gas Pipeline

 

The Turkish (L) and Azerbaijani (R) presidents broke ground on the new pipeline on September 25 (President.az)

Oct 14, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Azerbaijan and Turkey have broken ground on the construction of the long-planned gas pipeline linking Turkey’s gas grid to the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan (Nakhichevan).

Erdogan vows to intensify strikes on Kurd fighters in Iraq, Syria

This picture shows the aftermath of a Turkish strike on the Babasi oil facility in the countryside of al-Qahtaniya in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakeh province on October 6, 2023 (Photo: Delil souleiman/AFP)

Oct 11, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Turkey has been bombing sites in northeast Syria since Thursday, hitting civilian and military targets and infrastructure and causing casualties, according to Kurdish authorities.

Trouble in Albania with Turkey's support for Hamas

 

Oct 10, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Tirana.

In the "Real Story" show, analyst Frrok Çupi said that Albania's position regarding the war in Israel will not affect relations with Turkey.

Frroku sees as a positive factor the fact that Turkey takes on the responsibility to stand by Palestine.

Israel Announces Death of Lt Col Eli Ginsburg, Mastermind of “Mavi Marmara” Raid

Ιsrael Defence Force announce the demise of Lt Col Eli Ginsburg,the commander of "Shayetet 13"

 Oct 10, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Turkish media claims that Lieutenant Colonel Eli Ginsburg was one of the key masterminds behind the fierce Israeli commando raid on the humanitarian ship "Mavi Marmara" in 2010, resulting in the deaths of 10 of its passengers, nine of whom were Turkish citizens.

Erdoğan: Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital irreversible need for regional stability

Oct 8, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

In his speech at the opening ceremony of the Mor Efrem Syriac Ancient Orthodox Church, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pointed the finger at the pressing need for the creation of an independent Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital. He called for restraint to prevent the escalation of tensions in the region, highlighting that adding fuel to the fire would not benefit anyone, especially innocent civilians on both sides.

Analysis: Turkey's view on Kirkuk oil

 

Oct 8, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

In late August, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani stirred the pot of existing tensions when he ordered the evacuation of the Iraqi military’s Joint Operations Command headquarters in Kirkuk and gave it back to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)—the dominant political party in Iraqi Kurdistan.