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Turkish FM Hakan Fidan: Sorry, but we are not fools. Just because we approach the process with good intentions doesn’t mean we don’t notice the YPG’s tricks

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan: In Syria, if Türkiye's security demands are not met, we will have no choice but to take action

Syrian Foreign Minister: We face challenges, most notably Israeli raids that threaten our security. Our country is going through a delicate time after years of war that have affected every home in the country. Syria faces dangerous challenges, most notably Israeli interventions and attacks that threaten the country's stability.

Turkish Foreign Minister: Israel seeks to weaken Syria and destabilize it

Zelenskyj hade ett telefonsamtal med Erdogan: Turkiet är redo att organisera ett toppmöte mellan ledarna från Ukraina, USA och Ryssland.

4.4 magnitude earthquake. 13 mi from Sındırgı, Balıkesir, Turkey

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has officially confirmed the deaths of two of its senior commanders, years after they were killed in Turkish airstrikes

6.1 magnitude earthquake. 7 mi from Bigadiç, Balıkesir, Turkey

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Balikesir region of Turkey, felt in Istanbul

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 - 11 km SSW of Bigadiç, Turkey

Turkish FM Hakan Fidan met in Istanbul with Massad Fares Boulos, Senior Adviser for Africa at the U.S. State Department. Also present at the meeting was Thomas Barrack. Both Boulos and Barrack are of Lebanese descent American businessmen - President's men

Turkish Foreign Minister: We will continue to stand by the Syrian people and support their aspirations and legitimate will.

Turkish Foreign Minister: The international community has a shared responsibility to prevent tolerance for Israel's policies.

Turkish Foreign Minister: During my visit to Damascus, I discussed Israeli activities targeting Syria.

Turkish Foreign Minister: During my visit to Damascus, I affirmed our readiness to assist with the management and security of camps in northeastern Syria.

Reuters, citing a Turkish Defense Ministry source, reported that the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are not acting in accordance with the integration agreement with the Syrian government.

Syrian Interior Minister: I discussed with my Turkish counterpart in Ankara ways to enhance security cooperation between Syria and Turkey and support and develop Syrian security institutions.

President Said Deni meets a Turkish delegation led by Amb. Alper Aktaş in Bosaso. Puntland agrees to hand over the seized MV Sea World and its cargo to Turkey after Ankara provided proof of ownership

Fidan said he also expects the YPG to lay down arms, and Turkey does not want Syria to become like Iraq, where various groups carry weapons

Turkish FM Hakan Fidan calls on the SDF to reach a final agreement with Damascus as soon as possible

Istanbul: A loud explosion was reported in Fatih

Samtal mellan Ukraina och Ryssland pågår i Istanbul

Ukrainsk delegation anländer till Istanbul

Ukrainsk delegation träffade president Erdogan

The Turkish Ministry of Defense has called on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to prove their commitment to the integration agreement with the Syrian government

Turkish Ministry of Defense: The Syrian administration has requested official support from Türkiye to strengthen its defense capacity and combat all terrorist organizations, especially ISIS

Germany has approved a delivery of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to NATO ally Turkey, sources say

Turkey sees any attempt to divide Syria as a national security threat and would directly intervene in that case, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday. — Reuters

Turkey said it will end an agreement that allows the export of oil from Iraqi Kurdistan through its territory in July next year, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette. Turkey is unhappy with the underutilization of the pipeline under the current deal and sees greater potential benefit for itself and Iraq from a new arrangement, according to a senior Turkish official with direct knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter

According to Turkish diplomatic sources, nuclear talks between Iran and the UK, France, and Germany are scheduled to take place in Istanbul on Friday