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'Murderer NATO': Over 100 anti-NATO protesters detained in Turkey ahead of Ankara summit
Footage showed flag-waving protesters chanting slogans including "Murderer NATO, get out of the country" and "No passage to NATO," as riot police intervened using tear gas to disperse crowds.
Turkey's LGBT crackdown rooted in Erdogan's conservative religious push, experts tell 'Post'
Turkey's Erdogan is waging war on the West and Israel - NATO must not ignore it - opinion
Iraq, Turkey discuss protocol to keep oil exports flowing, Iraqi foreign ministry says
US reviewing F-35 fighter jets sale to Turkey as Trump pushes $700 million jet engine deal
Vice President JD Vance said that the US could sell Turkey F-35 fighter jets, but further review is necessary to ensure compliance with US law.
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.
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.
The end of the Turkish republic - opinion
Former PM Naftali Bennett: Turkey is the new Iran and poses a growing threat to both Israel and the region’s stability.
Turkey’s democracy is dying as Erdogan dismantles opposition - opinion
A court ruling targeting the CHP shows how Turkey's institutions now serve power rather than democratic change.
Turkey eyes post-Iran Middle East as regional order shifts - analysis
It’s not clear whether Ankara is posing as a neutral power or seeking to portray itself as similar to most European and NATO powers that also remained outside the war.
Ousted Turkish opposition leader draws massive anti-Erdogan crowd in Ankara
After addressing supporters - estimated in the tens of thousands - Ozel led a march through the capital following last week's ruling that removed him as leader of the main opposition CHP.
Turkey lurches into political crisis with crackdown on opposition - analysis
Clashes erupted at CHP headquarters in Ankara after a court removed opposition leader Ozgur Ozel, raising fears of a deeper political crisis as Erdogan tightens his grip.
Turkey’s strategy for long-term dominance in the Middle East - opinion
After Assad’s fall, Turkey is quietly building a new sphere of influence across Syria.
Global norms unraveled quietly, long before today’s conflicts - opinion
International law has been inconsistently applied for decades, predating today’s Middle East wars.
