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Turkey
Turkey’s 2017 decision to buy air defense missiles from Moscow cost Ankara its place in the F-35 fifth-generation fighter program. How can it now square the circle?
Sep. 30
Turkey
Millions of barrels of Russian fuel and other products are still being imported into the UK and EU members via subsidiary companies in third countries, despite existing sanctions.
Sep. 19
Turkey
Erdogan stated that the peninsula must be returned to Ukraine in accordance with international law and expressed hope for a peace based on Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Sep. 11
Turkey
The second of two new multirole corvettes ordered by Ukraine in 2020 was launched in Turkey on Aug. 1, 2024, both ships will only be commissioned by 2027.
Aug. 8
Turkey
Pro-Kremlin milbloggers have posted images of a captured Ukrainian “Baba Yaga” drone fitted with electronics, antennas and what appears to be a laser guided munition.
Aug. 3
War in Ukraine
The Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi is the second warship of this class constructed at the Turkish shipyard for Ukraine. The first, the Hetman Ivan Mazepa, is currently undergoing sea trials.
Aug. 3
US
The historic East-West prisoner swap Thursday brokered by Ankara has marked the triumphant return of Turkish diplomacy onto the world stage, despite quarrels with its NATO allies.
Aug. 3
US
Gershkovich and 15 Other Westerners Swapped for 10 Russians in Turkish Coordinated Prisoner Exchange
The handover between Washington and Moscow took place at Ankara airport on the afternoon of August 1, as reported by the Turkish television channel NTV.
Aug. 1
Turkey
“Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them,” Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling AK Party in his hometown of Rize.
Jul. 29
Turkey
A modified water scooter carrying multiple cameras, military equipment, and loaded with explosives was found drifting near a beach in Istanbul’s Çatalca district on Thursday.
Jul. 28
Putin
Ukrainian diplomat says any resolution to the war with Russia must primarily include the protection of the territorial rights and integrity of Ukraine.
Jul. 27
Turkey
Yevhen Serebryakov, who was arrested for booby trapping GRU officer Andrey Torgashov's car, claimed he was tasked by Ukraine's SBU in exchange for the promise of citizenship and cash.
Jul. 26
NATO
Erdogan's comments came as NATO leaders huddled in Washington and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was planning "response measures" to contain the "very serious threat" from the alliance.
Jul. 12
Turkey
Turkish Aerospace Industries reveals several of its weapon systems are equipped with engines made in Ukraine; Kyiv hopes to join Ankara’s fifth generation fighter project and acquire the stealthy jet.
Jul. 10
Putin
Turkish President Erdogan is also attending since his country is a "dialogue partner" with the bloc, whose full members include ex-Soviet Central Asian states, India, China, Russia and Iran.
Jul. 4