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Erdogan discusses Turkey's Syria incursion plans with Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed Ankara’s planned military operation in northern Syria and the war in Ukraine with Russia’s Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

Turkey can help in Russia-Ukraine 'observation mechanism', Erdogan tells Putin

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that Ankara is ready to take on a role in an "observation mechanism" between Moscow, Kyiv and the United Nations, if an agreement is reached in that regard.

Reuters · May 30, 2022

Turkey's Erdogam Says Not Waiting Permission to Carry out Syria Operation

Turkey’s president told journalists that Ankara remains committed to rooting out a Syrian Kurdish groups from northern Syria. "Like I always say, we’ll come down on them suddenly one night.

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 30, 2022

Turkey's talks with Sweden, Finland made little progress on NATO concerns: sources

Talks between Turkish officials and delegations from Sweden and Finland this week in Turkey made little headway overcoming Ankara's objections to the Nordic countries joining NATO, and it is not yet clear when further discussions will take place, according to two sources.

Reuters · May 27, 2022

NATO: Turkey urges 'concrete steps' from Sweden, Finland

Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that Sweden and Finland must now take “concrete steps” to alleviate his country’s security concerns to overcome Ankara’s objections to their NATO membership bid

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Turkey Keeps Up Pressure on Sweden, Finland

Turkey’s foreign minister says Sweden and Finland must now take “concrete steps” to alleviate his country’s security concerns to overcome Ankara’s objections to their NATO membership bid. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday that delegations from the two Nordic countries have returned home with Turkey’s demands after a visit this…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 27, 2022

Turkey's talks with Sweden, Finland made little progress on NATO concerns -sources

Talks between Turkish officials and delegations from Sweden and Finland have made little headway overcoming Ankara's objections to their NATO membership bids, and it is not clear when further discussions will take place, according to two sources.

Reuters · May 27, 2022

Cyprus's president sees parallel between Turkish and Russian 'revisionism'

Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis granted an interview to FRANCE 24 from the capital Nicosia. The northern third of the Republic of Cyprus has been under Turkish domination since 1974. Anastasiadis said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine uses the "exact same arguments that Turkey used to invade Cyprus". Asked about tensions…

France 24 · May 26, 2022

Ukraine war: crisis between the west and Russia gives Turkey a chance to strengthen its hand at home and abroad

The longstanding neutrality of Sweden and Finland was abandoned when both states submitted formal applications to Nato. But they are facing an unexpected obstacle on the way to membership: Turkey. While Turkey supports the alliance’s “open door” policy, Ankara’s veto reflects its aims to change the status quo and make…

The Conversation · May 26, 2022

Turkey in talks with Russia, Ukraine over grain-export corridor -senior official

Ankara is in negotiations with Moscow and Kyiv to open a corridor via Turkey for grain exports from Ukraine, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters · May 26, 2022