Turkey

Can Kurdistan follow Israel's lead to become the Middle East's next Start-Up Nation? - analysis

Kurdistan does not need to copy Israel, but it can learn from its journey from a small and politically uncertain environment to a start-up and tech superpower.

Image Reboot: A female fighter from from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK)  trains at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in Feb.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025

Turkey says it hopes US will lift sanctions soon, continues push for F-35 fighter jets

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey holds a press conference at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 8, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey.

As Iran fades, Turkey emerges as Israel's biggest strategic threat

Members of Armenia’s Russian-speaking Jewish community, along with invited Muslim guests from Egypt and Lebanon, attend a Shabbat dinner July 3, 2026, in Yerevan.

Armenia’s Jews hope Israeli recognition of 1915 Ottoman genocide will jumpstart bilateral ties


Exit, pursued by a… cat? Feline friend steals show at production of Romeo and Juliet in Turkey

To his credit, Romeo, played by Brazilian dancer Pedro Seara, managed to lie nearly perfectly still, only cracking a small smile as the cat affectionately named ‘Romeow’ by netizens, rolled by him.

Orange cat. (Illustrative)

Casualties confirmed after Russian drone hits Turkish dry cargo vessel, Ukrainian Navy says

There were casualties among the nine crew members who are nationals of Egypt, Turkey and India, it said, adding that everyone was rescued.

The Mongolia-flagged cargo ship "Azra C" lies at anchor in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul on June 4, 2026.

IDF, Shin Bet expose Turkey-based Hamas terrorists carrying out 'military action' against Israel

All five have been overseeing recruitment for individuals willing to carry out terror attacks and smuggling weapons and funds into the region.

IDF and Shin Bet expose Salam Yaish, Walid Abu Nasser, Majed Ja'aba, Muhammad Mallah, and Ayman Sharawna as Turkey-based Hamas terrorists, June 21, 2026.

Turkey, US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia hold Cairo talks on Iran, Libya, Gaza - analysis

The Cairo meeting illustrates how the US is engaging with various Muslim countries in the region.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks to the reporters at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 19, 2026

Greece returns over 1,000 coins to Turkey in joint effort against antiquities smuggling

The two ministers held several talks regarding future cooperation between the two countries in the field of culture and the fight against antiquities trafficking.

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy sign agreement at first Turkey-Greece Culture Forum, ,June 19, 2026.

Middle East reroutes its energy networks as region navigates shifting sands - analysis

Investments in new pipelines and energy products will be a key feature in the new regional order.

Gas flares burn at the Rumaila oil field during an armed patrol by Iraqi Energy Police in Basra, Iraq, June 8, 2026.

Hezbollah MP claims delegations to Turkey promised to ‘support the resistance’ in Lebanon

Hezbollah sources claim Turkey maintains engagement with the group and supports its continued presence in Lebanon, raising questions over Ankara’s regional posture.

Hezbollah Member of Parliament Ali Fayyad stands in Burj al-Muluk, near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, where Israeli forces remained on the ground after a deadline for their withdrawal passed as residents sought to return to homes in the border area

Syrian Petroleum Company signs new gas deal with US energy companies ConocoPhillips and Novaterra

The state media report added that the agreement was signed at the Ministry of Energy headquarters in Damascus.

Conoco gas plant after it came under the control of the Syrian government following the withdrawal of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in the countryside of Deir al-Zor, Syria, January 19, 2026.

Liberman: Netanyahu's submission, US-Iran deal will allow Tehran to evolve into a nuclear power

Liberman also called for regime change efforts, establishing a new IDF missile corps, argued the Mossad should focus on toppling Iran's regime, and advocated a tougher stance toward Hezbollah.

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman speaks at the Knesset, June 15, 2026.

Erdogan’s road through Syria runs into the Druze - opinion

Erdogan is positioning Turkey to turn post-Assad Syria into a strategic corridor of influence, and Israel would be negligent to wait until that corridor becomes a military fact.

 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.