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Turkish President Erdogan keeps the world guessing on NATO expansion

Six months after Turkey agreed to NATO allies inviting Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, the expansion has stalled as Ankara holds out on ratifying the applications.

Tribune News Service

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

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Turkey pushes back vote on Sweden and Finland’s Nato accession

Ratification will have to wait at least until after elections in May or June, says senior official

The Guardian - 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

Turkish prosecutors to probe Erdogan effigy incident in Sweden -state media

Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday Ankara expected firm action from Sweden after an incident in Stockholm in which an effigy of President Tayyip Erdogan was strung up, adding further diplomatic strain to Sweden's bid to join NATO.

Reuters

Assad says Turkey talks must be based on ending 'occupation'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said talks with foe Turkey should be based on the aims of ending the occupation of Syrian land and halting support for what he called terrorism, an apparent reference to Ankara's forces in northern Syria and its support for rebels.

Reuters

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Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over Erdogan puppet protest in Stockholm

Turkey summoned Sweden's ambassador to Ankara on Thursday, a diplomatic source said, over a demonstration in Stockholm in which a puppet of President Tayyip Erdogan was hung from its feet.

Reuters

Turkish political refugees in Sweden: Erdogan's shadow looms over dissidents

In December, Sweden extradited Mahmut Tat, a Turkish Kurd whom Ankara accuses of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist organisation. The move has added to the fears of Turkish nationals living in Sweden. For months, Ankara has been saying it will lift its veto…

France 24

Israeli President Invites Türkiye’s Erdogan to Visit, Receives Envoy

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday invited his Turkish counterpart President Tayyip Erdogan to visit the country as he received Ankara's new ambassador in another token of the countries' recently warming ties. Last year, Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, was the first Israeli leader to visit Türkiye since 2008,…

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Israeli president invites Turkey's Erdogan to visit, receives envoy

Reuters

Top Türkiye, Syria, Russia Diplomats to Meet Soon, Says Turkish Official

Türkiye, Syria and Russia aim to schedule a meeting of their foreign ministers this month and possibly before the middle of next week, though no date or location has yet been chosen, a senior Turkish official said on Wednesday. Such a meeting would mark the highest-level talks between Ankara and…

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Ukraine and Russia Agree Prisoner Swap in Ankara Talks

Russia and Ukraine have agreed on an exchange of 40 prisoners of war, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said on Wednesday after meeting her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets in Türkiye. Moskalkova and Lubinets met on the sidelines of an international ombudsman conference in Ankara. Photos showed them sitting on…

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Türkiye, Syria, Russia FMs Meeting to be determined after 'Committees' Talks

Reports on the upcoming meeting between the foreign ministers of Türkiye, Syria, and Russia continue to be discussed as Ankara suddenly demanded Turkish control over Aleppo as an "optimal solution" to the issue of Syrian refugees. Iran also entered the path of rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus. Sources close to…

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Sweden, Turkey not expected to back down in NATO accession tug of war

Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to retract this condition,…

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Sweden Says Türkiye Asking Too Much over NATO Application

Sweden is confident that Türkiye will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday. "Türkiye both confirms that we have done what we said we would do, but they also…

Reuters

Sweden says Turkey asking too much over NATO application

Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arabs Divided over Syrian-Turkish Normalization and its Conditions

The United Arab Emirates – through senior officials - is seeking to join Russia in sponsoring the normalization of relations between Syria and Türkiye. The United States and Arab countries, meanwhile, are seeking to halt the normalization efforts, or at least, place conditions before they can be complete, signaling Arab…

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Syrians in Opposition Enclave Protest Türkiye-Syria Contacts

Thousands of Syrians held protests Friday in different parts of the opposition-held northwest against recent moves by the governments in Damascus and Ankara to improve ties. The protests in villages and towns in Idlib and Aleppo provinces came a week after the Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers held previously…

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Erdogan: Leaders of Türkiye, Syria Could Meet for Peace

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syria's Bashar al-Assad as part of a new peace process, after their defense ministers met last week for the highest-level talks between the two foes since the Syrian war began in 2011. In a speech in Ankara, Erdogan said the…

Al Jazeera

Erdogan says he may meet Syria’s Assad for ‘peace’ in the region

Turkish president says he could hold talks with Syrian leader within a new process launched in Moscow last week.

Reuters

Leaders of Turkey, Syria could meet for peace - Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syria's Bashar al-Assad as part of a new peace process, after their defence ministers met last week for the highest-level talks between the two foes since the Syrian war began in 2011.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Reuters

Syria opposition uneasy after Turkish, Syrian defence ministers meet

Syria's political and armed opposition are urging their decade-long backer Turkey to reaffirm its support for their cause after the highest-level talks in public between Ankara and the Damascus government since the Syrian war began in 2011.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ten Challenges that Will Determine Syria’s Fate in 2023

Ten developments and files, both local and foreign, will determine the fate of Syria in 2023. The resolution of these files will have implications for years and perhaps even decades to come. They will determine the fate of the three “statelets” in Syria after they remained largely unchanged in the…

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