5 days agoTrump: "I said that to [Erdogan]. I said 'Congratulations, you've been able to do what nobody has been able to in 2,000 years. You've taken over Syria' . you gotta hand it to him."
5 days ago Netanyahu: "We don’t want Turkey to exploit Syria as a base for activity."
5 days agoTwo Western officials told Middle East Eye: Turkey and Israel held talks on establishing a deconfliction line in Syria. Negotiations continued after recent airstrikes on airports and military sites in Syria. Despite public threats, Israel is likely to accept the presence of Turkish military bases in Hama and Palmyra.
5 days agoTurkish opposition leader, Özgür Özel, has called for early elections, emphasizing protests and weekly gatherings in response to Ekrem İmamoğlu’s arrest
6 days agoSyrian Foreign Ministry: Al-Shara'a to visit Türkiye and the UAE next week
6 days ago The leader of Turkey's main opposition party has called for early elections amid protests against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
7 days ago Israeli official in message to Turkey: Southwestern Syria will be a demilitarized zone; we don’t want Turkish military presence on Israel’s border
8 days ago Turkish FM says Turkey doesn't seek confrontation with Israel in Syria, urges diplomacy amid U.S.-Iran tensions and opposes any attack on Iran. Adds that if Syria wants understandings with Israel, it's "their business," but warns Israeli strikes risk regional instability and undermine Syria's fight against ISIS. - Reuters
9 days ago The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement: Israel must withdraw from Syria and stop harming stability efforts there. Israel's raids on Syrian sites on Wednesday cannot be understood apart from its approach, which thrives on conflict. Israel is destabilizing the region and fostering chaos.
9 days ago Turkish Foreign Ministry: Israel's raids on Syrian sites on Wednesday cannot be understood apart from its approach that feeds on conflict. It is important for the international community to assume its responsibilities in stopping Israel's increasingly reckless aggression.
9 days ago Israeli foreign minister says Turkey's intention is for Syria to be a "Turkish protectorate"
10 days ago Israeli official tells the @Jerusalem_Post: The message of the Israeli strikes in Syria (attributed and unattributed strikes) is intended to convey a message to Turkey: Do not establish a military base in the Syria and do not interfere with Israeli activity in the country's skies
11 days agoClashes between the National Army and the SDF renewed on the Tishrin Dam front a short while ago, gathered at the entrance to the residential city and the outskirts of the village of Al-Balasha, east of Aleppo.
13 days agoA Swedish journalist who was detained on his arrival in Turkey to cover protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor has been arrested on terror-related charges and insulting the president, the Turkish presidency confirms
14 days agoTens of thousands of people are still trying to reach the protest location in Maltepe, Istanbul, where hundreds of thousands of people gathered.The most crowded protests of Turkish history against Erdogan's government held in Maltepe district of İstanbul
16 days ago BBC correspondent Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after reporting on protests over arrest of Istanbul mayor
16 days ago Turkish authorities deported a BBC News correspondent on Thursday after detaining him for 17 hours and branding him a "threat to public order"
16 days ago Turkish authorities announce the arrest of more than 250 people during protests against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
17 days ago The arrested Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), Ekrem İmamoğlu, has been replaced by CHP's candidate, Nuri Aslan, as Acting Mayor. Nuri Aslan received 177 votes, while AKP's candidate, Zeynel Abidin Okul, received 125 votes
17 days agoX sues the Turkish government at the Constitutional Court for ordering the blocking of more than 100 accounts, including those of journalists and activists
18 days ago The leader of Turkey’s primary opposition party visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Tuesday, as sustained protests calling for his release entered their seventh night
18 days ago Turkey arrests AFP photographer Yasin Akgul for allegedly “violating the law on meetings and demonstrations” while covering pro-Imamoglu protests as a journalist
18 days ago Protests in Istanbul - the head of the opposition CHP said in his speech last night - this evening would be the last rally at city hall but protests would continue (not clear where.) students will again hold their own demonstration later tonight in a park
18 days agoTurkish prosecutors issue arrest warrants for 41 people accused of insulting the president during Istanbul protests.
19 days agoPro-Imamoglu protestors have blocked Galata Bridge tonight and then eventually left the area after negotiating with the police
19 days ago German Foreign Ministry: Türkiye’s commitment to pursuing EU membership sounds increasingly hollow in light of the actions taken against İmamoğlu and others. Political competitors do not belong in prison or before the courts. A country that envisions its future in must uphold the rule of law. In turbulent geopolitical times, our cooperation requires a democratic and law-based Türkiye with a strong civil society—one that the Turkish people have built over the past 100 years.
19 days agoErdogan: I discussed developments in Syria in a phone call with Trump.
19 days ago Turkish Interior Minister: 1,133 arrested since protests began on March 19
20 days ago The Turkish Workers' Party entered Saraçhane with a cortege of thousands of people.
20 days ago Those who marched from Kugulu Park to Kizilay in Ankara are at Kolej Square. "Erdoğan without diploma" "Don't stay silent, the longer you stay silent, the more your turn will come"
