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December 10, 2020 |
Ismail Yasha Turkish-Saudi relations have witnessed signs of improvement in recent days, in light of other developments and new international and regional equations imposed by the victory of the Democratic candidate,...
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October 23, 2020 |
Ismail Yasha Speaking on a television programme two weeks ago, the head of Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu, urged the head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli,...
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October 16, 2020 |
Ismail Yasha Last week, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced that the Russian and Egyptian parties will meet in order to prepare for joint naval exercises to be held in the...
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August 28, 2020 |
Ismail Yasha Last Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced in Istanbul that the Fatih drilling ship has discovered reserves of 320 billion cubic metres of natural gas in the Black...
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August 13, 2020 |
Ismail Yasha The Turkish ship Oruc Reis set off from the port of Antalya and reached its destination on Monday morning where it is to carry out seismic surveys after Ankara...
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July 23, 2020 |
Ismail Yasha The Egyptian parliament agreed on Monday to authorise President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to send the army on combat missions abroad to "defend Egyptian national security". The move came as...
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March 19, 2020 |
Ismail Yasha On Tuesday evening, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the files of Syria and Libya, in addition to the files of illegal immigration, Turkish-European relations, and the coronavirus crisis,...
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March 5, 2020 |
Ismail Yasha When Turkey opened its border to refugees wishing to go to Europe this week, a large number started flocking to Edirne and the coastal areas from all over the...
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February 5, 2020 |
Ismail Yasha At dawn on Monday, Syrian regime forces targeted a Turkish observation post in the Idlib governorate, killing eight Turkish citizens, one of them a civilian. The Turkish army responded...
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December 6, 2018 |
Ismail Yasha The Turkish President and head of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, succeeded in rescuing...
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November 1, 2018 |
Ismail Yasha Public opinion has for days been preoccupied with the assassination of the famous Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – may he rest in peace – in the Saudi consulate in...
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June 28, 2018 |
Ismail Yasha The unofficial results of the early presidential and parliamentary elections held last Sunday in all parts of Turkey showed the victory of the President and People's Alliance candidate, Recep...
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May 31, 2018 |
Ismail Yasha Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in less than a month. Given the alignment of political parties and the formation of two electoral alliances, many observers and...
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May 17, 2018 |
Ismail Yasha Relations between Turkey and Israel deteriorated after the assault by Israeli commandos on the Turkish-registered Mavi Marmara in international waters in May 2010; nine Turkish citizens on board were...
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May 10, 2018 |
Ismail Yasha Turkish political parties have begun intensifying their election campaigns with the imminent, early presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place on 24 June. The campaigns have been divided...
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May 3, 2018 |
Ismail Yasha CNN Turk reported breaking news last night that four political parties have reached an agreement to form an alliance in the parliamentary elections. The Republican People's Party (CHP), the...
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November 9, 2017 |
Ismail Yasha Saudi Arabia surprised the world last weekend by arresting dozens of princes, officials and businessmen on various charges, including accepting bribes, embezzlement, extortion, money laundering and exploitation of influence...
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September 14, 2017 |
Ismail Yasha Over the past few days, the security forces in Saudi Arabia arrested a number of scholars and preachers, including famous ones with millions of followers on social networking sites,...
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November 18, 2016 |
Ismail Yasha The founders of modern Turkey decided that the West was to be the direction of the nascent state and they enacted laws to westernise both state and society. What...
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October 27, 2016 |
Ismail Yasha There has been an increase in speculation and in comments made throughout the last few days regarding Turkey's apparent abandonment of its ally; the Muslim Brotherhood, after Ankara discovered...
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May 18, 2016 |
Ismail Yasha The most prominent issue during the new phase in Turkey, which began with the sudden decision made by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, is changing the constitution from a...
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The deterioration in relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia as a result of the military coup in Egypt was obvious for all to see. However, relations between the two...
![Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Berlin, Germany on 21 February 2020 [Abdulhamid Hoşbaş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200221_2_40965232_52372685.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Turkish-Saudi relations have witnessed signs of improvement in recent days, in light of other developments and new international and regional equations imposed by the victory of the Democratic candidate,...![Leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Ankara, Turkey on 9 September 2020 [Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency ]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200909_2_44264633_58002041.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Speaking on a television programme two weeks ago, the head of Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu, urged the head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli,...![First sea trials of the French-made Gowind 2500 corvette El Fateh, made for the Egyptian Navy [Ahmed XIV / Wikipedia]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Egyptian_Navy_Gowind_2500_corvette_El_Fateh_971-e1506167278998.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Last week, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced that the Russian and Egyptian parties will meet in order to prepare for joint naval exercises to be held in the...![The open sea maritime training of the third grade students of Naval Academy of Turkish National Defense University, that will inclusive of the harbour visits at Albania, Italy, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey's Mugla with TCG Bayraktar navy vessel kicks off, on 12 July 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. [Muhammed Enes Yıldırım - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190712_2_37317713_46020898.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Last Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced in Istanbul that the Fatih drilling ship has discovered reserves of 320 billion cubic metres of natural gas in the Black...![A view of Turkish General Directorate of Mineral research and Exploration's (MTA) Oruc Reis seismic research vessel docked at Haydarpasa port, which searches for hydrocarbon, oil, natural gas and coal reserves at sea, on 23 August 2019 [OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/GettyImages-1163401270.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The Turkish ship Oruc Reis set off from the port of Antalya and reached its destination on Monday morning where it is to carry out seismic surveys after Ankara...![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L) hold a joint press conference at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on 4 June, 2020 [Metin Aktaş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200604_2_42799236_55630026.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The Egyptian parliament agreed on Monday to authorise President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to send the army on combat missions abroad to "defend Egyptian national security". The move came as...![Locals view the collapsed buildings after warplanes hit residential areas in Idlib, Syria on 30 January 2020 [Izzeddin Idilbi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200130_2_40591811_51672741.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
On Tuesday evening, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the files of Syria and Libya, in addition to the files of illegal immigration, Turkish-European relations, and the coronavirus crisis,...![Irregular migrants hold placards reading "open the border gates" as they continue to wait in Edirne, Turkey to reach Greece on 3 March 2020. [Gökhan Zobar - Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200303_2_41160151_52728636-scaled-e1583407315210.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
When Turkey opened its border to refugees wishing to go to Europe this week, a large number started flocking to Edirne and the coastal areas from all over the...![Collapsed and damaged buildings after Russian warplanes hit residential areas in Idlib, Syria on 30 January 2020 [İzzeddin İdilbi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200130_2_40591811_51672742.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
At dawn on Monday, Syrian regime forces targeted a Turkish observation post in the Idlib governorate, killing eight Turkish citizens, one of them a civilian. The Turkish army responded...
The Turkish President and head of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, succeeded in rescuing...![Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahceli speaks during his party's group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, in Ankara, Turkey on 23 October 2018 [Doğukan Keskinkılıç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018_10-23-Devlet-Bahceli.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Public opinion has for days been preoccupied with the assassination of the famous Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – may he rest in peace – in the Saudi consulate in...![Turkish President and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during AK Party’s rally in Istanbul, Turkey on 22 June 2018 [Kayhan Özer/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_6-21-AK-Party’s-rally20180622_2_31071600_34948225.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The unofficial results of the early presidential and parliamentary elections held last Sunday in all parts of Turkey showed the victory of the President and People's Alliance candidate, Recep...![Sample ballots are seen ahead of the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections which will take place on 24 June in Ankara, Turkey [Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_5-31-head-of-the-Turkish-presidential-and-parliamentary-elections20180531_2_30656225_34227769.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in less than a month. Given the alignment of political parties and the formation of two electoral alliances, many observers and...![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the promotion of Project Based Investment Incentive System and distribution ceremony of Investment Incentive Certificate at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on 9 April, 2018 [Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180409_2_29722114_32547849.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Relations between Turkey and Israel deteriorated after the assault by Israeli commandos on the Turkish-registered Mavi Marmara in international waters in May 2010; nine Turkish citizens on board were...![People wave the Turkish flag as leader of the main opposition, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, delivers a speech in Istanbul, Turkey on 9 July 2017 [Onur Çoban/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170709_2_24636625_23892984.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Turkish political parties have begun intensifying their election campaigns with the imminent, early presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place on 24 June. The campaigns have been divided...
Saudi Arabia surprised the world last weekend by arresting dozens of princes, officials and businessmen on various charges, including accepting bribes, embezzlement, extortion, money laundering and exploitation of influence...
The deterioration in relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia as a result of the military coup in Egypt was obvious for all to see. However, relations between the two...