Turkey and Russia conflict

New spy bill in Turkey raises fears of greater limits on dissent

Turkey's new spy bill, compared to Russia's, may limit journalists and civil society, sparking fears of further curbing freedom of expression.

  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters ahead of the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2024.
The Joint Coordination Centre officials are seen onboard Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, during an inspection in the Black Sea off Kilyos, near Istanbul, Turkey August 3, 2022.

Russia is using Syrian border, Ukraine grain deal to blackmail Turkey - analysis

 TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to journalists at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, earlier this month.

Turkish, Syrian foreign ministers' meeting looms ahead of elections

President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Hassan Rouhani of Iran and Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey meet in Tehran, Iran September 7, 2018.

US warned Turkey on exports seen to boost Russia's war effort, official says


Moscow faces challenges brokering battle talks with Turkey in Syria

The Syrian regime hopes Russia has already brokered a deal with Ankara to allow it to crush HTS and divide Idlib.

A GENERAL view taken with a drone shows the Clock Tower of the rebel-held Idlib city, Syria in June.

Assad launches Idlib offensive against rebels

Idlib was a “de-escalation” zone over the last two years but it was also a zone of contention, especially along the governorate’s borders.

A GENERAL view taken with a drone shows the Clock Tower of the rebel-held Idlib city, Syria in June.

Fallout from the Turkey-Iran-Russia meeting

The problem is that the US has no clear plan now for Syria, while its adversaries appear to have one.

Presidents Hassan Rouhani of Iran, Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey April 4, 2018

France: Turkey and Iran are violating international law in Syria

Iran is a key ally of the Syrian government in the seven-year civil war and it says it has no intention of withdrawing unless Syria requested it do so.

UN chemical weapons experts inspect alleged chemical samples from an attack in Syria, 2013

Caught in the Syrian quagmire

The US and Russia, two world super-powers, and Turkey and Iran, the two regional Islamic powers, are locked into a deadly confrontation with no political issue in sight.

Smoke rises from a target hit by Turkish forces in Afrin, Syria, January 20, 2018

Turkish and Syrian threats in Afrin put U.S., Russia in a bind

What does it all mean for Israel?

People hold flags of Women's Protection Unit (YPJ) as they walk during a protest against Turkish attacks on Afrin, in Hasaka, Syria, January 18, 2018.

Turkey urges Russia, Iran to stop Syrian army offensive in Idlib

Turkey, which has been fiercely opposed to Syrian President Assad, has recently been working with his allies Russia and Iran for a political resolution to the conflict.

Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu attends a news conference in Goslar, Germany.

Russia, Iran, and Turkey: The New Power Troika

The Jerusalem Post

With Syria 'safe zone' plan, Turkey faces diplomatic balancing act

Turkey has for several years called for world powers to help create a zone to protect civilians in its war-torn southern neighbor.

Turkish military vehicles drives through a town near the Syrian border

Diplomacy: How Turkey’s advance into Syria impacts Israel

From creating an additional reason for Ankara to want quiet in Gaza, to demonstrating again a loss of US weight in the region, Turkey’s thrust into Syria will have serious ramifications.

A Turkish army tank and an armoured vehicle are stationed near the Turkish-Syrian border in Karkamis in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 23, 2016