Türkiye, US discuss peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia

 

Jan 6, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Baku, Azerbaijan

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Trend reports.

Turkish president Erdogan wants first aircraft carrier for Turkish Navy

 

A future Turkish Navy's aircraft carrier. (Picture source: Generated by AI)

     Jan 5, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

According to information published by the Turkish government on January 3, 2023, in a meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex, the Defense Industry Executive Committee convened to discuss the current status and future goals of Turkey's defense industry.

«The Turks settled 10,000 Palestinians in Afrin»

 

A member of the Syrian parliament told that Turkey has caused a demographic change in Afrin

Jan 2, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

A Kurdish politician on Monday claimed that Turkey has settled 10,000 Palestinians in the Kurdish city of Afrin in northern Syria, adding that Kurds no longer constitute a majority.

 

Kurds: Eliminating 919 Turkish soldiers during 2023

 Dec 29, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The Central Command of the People's Defense Center (NPG) confirmed that its forces carried out 1,712 operations against the Turkish occupation army, which is attacking the defense areas in 

Why Do Turks Believe in Santa Claus?

 

A large number of Turks believe that Santa Claus was a real person

Dec 25, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Ankara.

Their Santa Claus, however, is not the contemporary fairy tale old man with a long white beard who rides his sleigh from the North Pole, but a saint who was called Saint Nicholas [in Turkish Aziz Nikola].

Turkish jets hit oil sites in northern Syria

Turkish jets on Saturday evening bombed several energy sites in northern Syria.

Dec 24, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

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The plans of Turkey and Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus (Analysis)

 

Dec 23, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

By Sergei Melkonian*

The last three years have seen significant changes in the geopolitics of the South Caucasus.

Cyprus plan marks final stage of Israel's occupation in Gaza Strip, characterized by bloodshed and violence- Turkish media

Dec 21, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 As Israel persists in its violence against Gaza, with Hamas as its justification, the true motives behind its longstanding desire to control the region are slowly coming to light, writes the Turkish ahaber.

Turkish airstrikes destroy 14 Kurdish targets in northern Iraq

 

Dec 20. 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

"Our Air Forces struck 14 targets in the Gara, Hakurk and Qandil regions in northern Iraq used by the separatist terrorist organization," the ministry said on X, releasing a statement on the platform about the strikes which took place at 7 p.m. Turkey time (1600GMT).

Iraqi, Turkish Foreign Ministers emphasize importance of economic partnership

Dec 19, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

During the meeting, both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening economic ties and exchanging security and intelligence information to combat terrorism, a reference to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Turkey, Hungary sign protocols on cooperation in trade

 

Dec 18, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Turkey and Hungary signed five trade cooperation protocols during a visit on Monday by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the Hungarian capital Budapest, according to a high-level Turkish official.

President of Egypt receives credentials of Turkish ambassador after restoration of diplomatic relations

 

Dec 17, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cairo.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received on Sunday the credentials of Turkey’s Ambassador to Egypt Salih Mutlu Şen a few months after the two countries agreed to restore their diplomatic relations and elevate them to ambassadorial level.

Turkey's Alevis call for secular education, equality

 

Dec 13, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Hundreds of Alevis staged a demonstration in Constantinople’s (Istanbul) Kadikoy Square on Sunday, denouncing an alleged rise in religiosity in the state education system and calling for increased state secularism and equality.

Libyan & Turkish Officials Meet in Ankara

 

Dec 13, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

On Wednesday, Libya’s Speaker of Parliament, Ageela Saleh, arrived in the Turkish capital, Ankara, for an official one-day visit.

EU must accept there won’t be a united Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot leader says

 

Dec 11, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Nicosia.

The EU is missing the point with cycles of diplomacy focused on a federal unification of Cyprus and has to accept a two-state solution on the divided island, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar says.

Somali president’s son flees Turkey days after fatal accident

 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) being welcomed by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (photo File)  

Dec 9, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The son of the Somali president, accused of manslaughter for knocking down and killing a courier in Istanbul, has fled and is the subject of an international arrest warrant, Turkish media reported on Saturday.

Erdogan: Turkey will increase support for the international recognition of Kosovo

 

Dec 9, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated today (yesterday) that Ankara would increase support for the international recognition of Kosovo, and he emphasized that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina represented the path to peace and stability in the region, Novosti writes.

Erdoğan: There is no issue between Türkiye, Greece that cannot be resolved

 

Dec 7, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Ankara.

Speaking during a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed in his comments that all issues between Türkiye and Greece can be resolved through constructive dialogue and good neighbourly relations within the framework of international law.

Greek foreign minister marks 'genuine willingness' both in Türkiye, Greece to boost ties

 

Dec 7, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Voicing optimism on Thursday over the settlement of any future tensions between Greece and Türkiye, the Greek foreign minister observed "a genuine willingness" between the neighboring countries to boost bilateral ties.

Turkey court drops case against Turkish commander accused of murdering Kurdish family

 

Dec 5, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

A Turkish court on Monday dropped a case on the massacre of a Kurdish family allegedly committed by a Turkish commander and his soldiers three decades ago, on grounds of the expiration of the statute of limitations in the 21st hearing of the case.