Bulgaria and Turkey sign an agreement on cross-border cooperation against illegal migration

 

Nov 28, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

An official ceremony for the awarding of the first contract under the Bulgaria-Turkey Cross-border Cooperation Programme (2021-2027) took place in Bourgas on November 28. 

Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Georgia to hold joint military exercise in 2024

Nov 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Next year, we will conduct a joint exercise on cyber attacks, Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Güler said at a meeting with his Azerbaijani and Georgian counterparts in Baku, Report informs.

 

Erdogan Seeks Parliamentary Approval to Extend Military Presence in Libya

 

Nov 25, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally presented a memorandum to the Turkish Parliament, advocating for the extension of Turkey’s military presence in Libya through 2025.

Turkey Holds NATO to Ransom

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made Turkey’s intentions plain

Nov 22, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

by Robert Ellis*

In the Middle Ages, holding a knight to ransom was standard practice on the battlefield; it is still routine in international relations today. 

Turkish police intervene lawyers’ protests for unfurling LGBTI+ flag

 

Nov 22, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Turkish police on Nov. 20 intervened the press statement organized by İzmir Bar Association in front of the association building within the scope of Trans Day of Remembrance because the group was “unfurling LGBTI+ flags.”

Algeria signs several deals with Turkey including gas contract

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, Algeria Nov. 21, 2023.

Nov 21, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Unprovoked Israeli police assault on Turkish media amidst Jerusalem unrest

 

Israeli forces stand guard in front of Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Nov 19, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

In a disturbing turn of events this Friday, Israeli police unleashed a barrage of tear gas against civilians in Jerusalem, intensifying tensions in the region. Notably, just moments before the assault, Turkish media fell under the crosshairs of Israeli police aggression.

Turkey will seek to rebuild Gaza if ceasefire achieved, Erdogan says

 

Nov 18, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Turkey will make efforts to rebuild damaged infrastructure, hospitals and schools in Gaza if a ceasefire is achieved there, Turkish media on Saturday reported President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying.

 

Turkish drone kills three fighters near Kobane

 

A vehicle is burning after it was targeted by a Turkish drone in Kobane

Nov 16, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Three fighters affiliated with the autonomous Syrian Kurdish administration were killed in a Turkish drone strike near Kobane in northern Syria, a war monitor reported on Wednesday. 

Iraq urges Turkey to increase water release from Tigris and Euphrates amid ongoing concerns

Nov 15, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Baghdad.

The Iraqi government called on Turkey to increase the release of water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Turkey moves closer to ratification of Swedish Nato application

Swedish defence minister Pål Jonson speaking to reporters in Brussels

Nov 15, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Turkey' foreign policy committee will vote on Thursday on whether to approve Sweden’s Nato application, it said in an update posted on its website, moving Sweden's membership one step closer to ratification.

Olive trees production in Syria’s Afrin falls in hands of Turkey

The village of Baadina in the countryside of Afrin in northwestern Syria – North Press

Nov 13, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Qamishli, Syria.

The Turkish-occupied city of Afrin in northwestern Syria was known for its amazing green nature and fruitful trees, especially olive lands that used to be the center of the residents’ livelihood before occupation.

Sisi, Erdogan agree on the need for immediate halt of Gaza military operations

Sisi and Erdogan meet at the Gaza Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Nov 12, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the need to immediately stop the ongoing bombing and military operations in the Gaza Strip.

FBI agents seize New York Mayor’s electronics amid Turkey probe

 

Nov 11, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The FBI has seized the phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams in an apparent escalation of an investigation into campaign financing, the BBC reports.

Turkish drone hit Asayish checkpoint near Syria’s Qamishli

 

The targeted car in the Turkish drone attack on the Ali Faro Road, in west of Qamishli city, northeastern Syria

Nov 8, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Qamishli, Syria.

A Turkish drone targeted on Wednesday a checkpoint belonging to the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) on a road connecting the cities of Qamishli and Hasakah, northeastern Syria.

Turkey: Pro-Palestinian crowd storms U.S. air base, police use tear gas, water cannons

 

Nov 5, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Turkish police used tear gas and water cannons as hundreds of people at a pro-Palestinian rally on Sunday, November 5, tried to storm an air base that houses U.S. troops, hours before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in Ankara for talks on Gaza.

 

Organization of Turkic States is becoming growing force in world

Nov 4, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

There is already political unity among Turkic states. We showed the clearest example of our military unity in Garabagh. 

Turkey: Ban on protest for a week before the Kurdish language march

 Nov 1, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The Kocaeli Governor’s Office on Oct. 30 enacted a week-long protest ban days prior to the Kocaeli leg of the march for Kurdish Language.

100 years of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Turkey

 

Oct 31, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The 100th anniversary of the proclamation of Turkey as a Republic was celebrated with a scientific conference and exhibition at Sofia University. The events were dedicated to the diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Turkey.

Turkish drone strikes village in Syria’s Manbij

 

Oct 30, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Manbij, Syria.

 The Manbij Military Council (MMC), affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said on Monday that Turkish forces targeted the village of Tokhar Saghir in northern Manbij, northern Syria, with a drone, resulting in the injury of one resident.