Turkey’s nuclear question: has the Iran war changed the calculus?
The most dangerous lesson of the war with Iran may not be about Iran.
It may be about the bomb.
Would the US and Israel have attacked Iran if Tehran ...
Deputy chair of Turkey’s AK Party resigns after trading allegation amid funds crisis
A deputy chair of President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party stepped down after an opposition politician accused her of making a large profit on shares just before a funds ...
The freedom of Cyprus runs through the mountains of Kurdistan?
Dr Thomas James Phillips
Writing in the 19th century literary feuilleton Vremya (Time), the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky chastised the intelligentsia of his day for its revolutionary impatience.
Having been ...
Turkey hits back at Netanyahu’s ‘vile’ comments on Erdogan at UN
Turkish presidential communications director Burhanettin Duran lambasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations general assembly, after Netanyahu had described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as “...
Turkish forces agree to hand over camps in north Iraq
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi agreed on Wednesday to a gradual transfer of a Turkish military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad, alongside joint efforts ...
Turkey says nearly half a million investors affected by funds liquidation
Turkey’s capital markets regulator said on Wednesday that almost half a million investors hold stakes in more than 100 Turkish investment funds worth around $18 billion which authorities last week ordered ...
Hairdresser in Turkey attacked over child’s haircut
A hairdresser in Turkey was viciously attacked after relatives disapproved of how she had cut their child’s hair.
In CCTV footage posted on X, people are seen shouting and ...
Turkish arrest warrant issued for retired colonel located in Cyprus
Turkish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a retired colonel who has been located in the occupied north, as part of a reopened investigation into the death of a ...
Cyprus-Lebanon undersea cable ‘not possible without Turkey’s permission’
A planned undersea electricity interconnection cable linking Cyprus and Lebanon is “not possible without Turkey’s permission”, Turkish Cypriot ‘energy minister’ Hasan Tacoy said on Wednesday.
“If there are plans ...
Undersea cable ‘will allow Cyprus to send renewable energy to Lebanon’
A planned undersea electrical interconnection cable linking Cyprus and Lebanon would allow the island to send energy there that it generates through renewable sources, which at present goes to waste, ...
Cypriot MEPs demand more measures against Turkey after State of EU speech
Two Cypriot members of the European Parliament reacted to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the European Union address by demanding that the bloc take more ...
Turkish authorities detain at least 150 at protest over LGBTQ+ arrests
Turkish authorities detained at least 150 people on Tuesday after police intervened at a gathering outside Istanbul’s Caglayan courthouse, where demonstrators had planned to protest about recent detentions targeting LGBTQ+ ...
Turkey condemns US renewal of arms embargo exemption for Cyprus
Turkey and the occupied north condemned on Sunday a decision by the United States to renew the lifting of defence restrictions on Cyprus, warning the move risks “undermining trust” between ...
Turkish police raid LGBT homes and bars in nationwide crackdown
Turkish police carried out raids and arrests across 15 provinces on Saturday, targeting the homes and gathering places of LGBTQ+ activists in operations authorities linked to the protection of the traditional ...
Turkey furious over proposed EU monument in Cyprus
The Turkish foreign ministry in a statement late on Thursday sharply criticised plans for the creation of a memorial as approved by the European Parliament to the victims of rape ...
Cyprus beats Turkey in world backgammon championship
Cyprus defeated Turkey 4-1 at the World Backgammon Federation’s World Championship on Wednesday.
The backgammon federation celebrated the result in a social media post, stating simply “we just defeated ...
From Pax Americana to regional self-reliance and the rise of the Mecca Pact
Driven by escalating sovereign debt, domestic fiscal constraints, and a strategic pivot toward peer competition in East Asia, the United States has transitioned to an offshore balancing posture across the ...
Erdogan ‘antisemitic dictator’ who ‘occupies half of Cyprus’, Netanyahu says in reaction to red notice
Turkey said on Friday it would seek an Interpol red notice for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case linked to an ...
Turkish opposition furious over Greek Cypriot invite to Istanbul geography Olympiad
High-ranking Turkish opposition politician Ayyuce Turkes Tas on Wednesday reacted with anger after a Greek Cypriot delegation was invited to the International Geography Olympiad in Istanbul, describing the matter as “...
Turkey rejects Israeli claims over military role in Syria
Turkey firmly rejected on Wednesday what it called “untenable allegations” by Israel regarding its military position in Syria, after Israel bombed a Syrian air base near the Turkish border and ...
Turkey making regional ‘comeback’
Turkey is making a regional “comeback” and has gained an enhanced role through the recently signed Mecca Agreement, international affairs expert Constantinos Filis said on Tuesday, warning that Ankara is ...
Mecca agreement could leave Cyprus with ‘less control’ over its security
Emerging security architecture in the Middle East risks leaving Cyprus with less control over its own security as regional powers are pushed towards competing alignments, area studies analyst and research ...