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U.S. sees Rafah tunnels crisis as potential model for disarming Hamas

A U.S. official said Israel "needs to grow up" and not allow a tactical issue to undermine the Gaza agreement.

Axios

‘Ankara is getting what it wants’: how Erdoğan’s balancing act in Syria paid off

Turkey tried to stall the HTS rebels’ offensive but has now become Syria’s ‘gateway to the outside world’

The Guardian - UK

Egypt and Turkey’s nascent alliance tested by new crisis in Libya

Fallout from Libyan central bank governor’s dismissal presents immediate challenge for Sisi and Erdoğan

The Guardian - UK

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Turkey's Erdogan appoints spokesperson Kalin as intelligence chief

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed his spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin as the head of the National Intelligence Agency (MIT) on Monday, Erdogan's communications office said.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise

President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees as he rode a wave of nationalism to his third decade in power, but he could struggle to make good on the promise as conflict lingers on in neighbouring Syria.

Reuters

Meeting to Normalize Turkish-Syrian Relations Expected in April

Turkish and Russian officials suggested that a meeting between the deputy foreign ministers of Türkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria, aimed at normalizing relations between Ankara and Damascus, could be held in Moscow in April. “We are currently preparing, and I expect that these consultations will take place in Moscow at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye: Normalization of Ties with Egypt Will Reflect Positively on Libya, Palestine

Türkiye stressed that the normalization of relations with Egypt would reflect positively on the situation in Libya, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the region in general. Spokesman for the Turkish presidency Ibrahim Kalin said in a televised interview that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s recent visit to Egypt was "very important…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Türkiye Welcomes Iran’s Engagement in Normalization Path with Syria

Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said that his country welcomed Iran’s participation in the ongoing talks with Syria under Russian mediation. He added that Tehran’s presence in the talks would facilitate the elimination of terrorist threats from Syrian territory, secure his country’s borders, and guarantee the safe and voluntary return…

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Turkish Mobilization in Northern Syria Signals Stalled Normalization with Syrian Regime

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a phone call conversation on Monday, discussed developments in Syria. Turkish and Iranian media reported that Iran’s top diplomat, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, might be visiting Ankara on Tuesday to meet with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu. Meanwhile, developments in northern…

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Clashes Escalate in Northern Syria amid Ankara-Damascus 'Normalization' Talks

Clashes escalated between the Turkish forces and the regime forces in northern Syria, amid preparations for the foreign ministers meeting of Türkiye, Syria, and Russia, within the framework of the second phase of normalizing relations between Ankara and Damascus. A Turkish soldier was killed, and others were injured, after the…

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Turkey tells Sweden to hurry for NATO entry

Turkey said Sweden and Finland should hurry on fulfilling promises for their accession to NATO, ahead of Turkish elections expected to take place in less than six months.

Tribune News Service

Turkish official gives June date for Nordic NATO expansion

A senior Turkish official says Sweden and Finland are unlikely to be able to join NATO before June

The Independent UK

Erdogan aide says time running out to ratify Sweden, Finland NATO bids

Turkey is running out of time to ratify NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland before it holds elections expected in May, a Turkish presidential spokesman said on Saturday.

Reuters

Türkiye Awaits 'Positive Steps' from Syrian Regime

Türkiye pledged to respond to any “positive steps” taken by the Syrian regime in kind, but noted that it was too early to talk about a specific date for a meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad. Ankara also announced the possibility…

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Türkiye: No Plans for Erdogan-Assad Meeting

Türkiye on Monday confirmed there are no plans for a meeting soon between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar Assad. “We don’t have an immediate plan for such a meeting, but our president is sending a message: If you act responsibly, if you address the security concerns and…

Al Jazeera

Turkey says Kurdish armed groups in Syria ‘legitimate targets’

Tukey’s presidential spokesman says Ankara will target the PKK, YPG and PYD forces to protect its borders.

WEKU

Turkey is friendly with both Russia and Ukraine. Now it wants them to talk peace

Turkey, a NATO ally, has positioned itself as a neutral player in the Ukraine war — as being pro-Ukrainian without being anti-Russian.

Tribune News Service

Turkey’s Erdogan finds himself a surprise G-20 power broker

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan comes to the Group of 20 summit in Bali this week with an unexpected boost from the role he’s played securing global grain supplies during Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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U.S. may approve F-16 sale to Turkey in two months, Erdogan's spokesman says

President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said the process of the United States approving the sale of F-16 fighter jets to NATO member Turkey was going well and could be completed within a couple of months.

WEKU

An intense global scramble is on to keep Ukraine grain deal alive, as Russia pulls out

Countries are scrambling to salvage a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, after Russia said it pulled out indefinitely, a decision that risks worsening global hunger.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ankara Informs Washington it Is Committed to Defending its Rights in East Med, Aegean

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chief adviser Ibrahim Kalin in Istanbul on Sunday. The two, whose meeting was unannounced to the media beforehand, discussed various bilateral and international issues, topped by the developments in the Aegean and the Mediterranean and the tension…

Reuters

U.S. and Turkish officials discuss Ukraine and NATO in unannounced meeting

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser Ibrahim Kalin in Istanbul on Sunday and discussed "progress on NATO accession for Finland and Sweden", the White House said in a statement.

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Saudi Crown Prince, Turkish Officials Discuss Means to Develop Relations

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah on Saturday Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati. Talks focused on bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Türkiye and ways to bolster them in various fields. They…

Reuters

Saudi crown prince meets with Turkish officials - SPA

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Turkey's Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati and Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman and chief foreign policy adviser, in Jeddah on Saturday, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.

France 24

First grain shipment leaves Ukraine's Odesa port under UN-backed deal

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odesa on Monday morning, Turkey said, following Ukraine and Russia’s signing last month of a landmark deal aimed at restarting grain exports from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our live blog. All…

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