Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey has rejected a US request for Ankara to provide Kyiv with Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems it purchased from Moscow in 2017. Cavusoglu said the US proposal violated Turkey's sovereignty and suggested...
Turkish Official Says Condition for Syria Withdrawal Is End of ‘YPG Threat’
A Turkish official has said the condition for a Turkish withdrawal from Syria is the end of the "YPG threat" in the country, referring to the primary military component of the SDF, the Kurdish-led group that is backed by the US. The comments came after Syrian and...
Withdrawal of Turkish Troops from Syria Discussed in Moscow Talks
The Syrian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the issue of withdrawing Turkish troops from northern Syria was discussed during talks in Moscow between the defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran. The talks are part of a Russian...
Russia to Host Meeting of Syria and Turkish Intel and Defense Chiefs
Russia will host a meeting of intelligence and defense chiefs from Turkey, Syria, and Iran on Tuesday as part of an effort to work toward the normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the planned meeting...
US Approves F-16 Equipment Sale to Turkey After Finland NATO Approval
The State Department on Monday approved a $259 million arms sale to Turkey that would upgrade the country's F-16 fighter jets, a step that comes about two weeks after Ankara approved Finland's NATO membership. According to the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation...
Moscow Hosts Meeting Aimed at Syria-Turkey Normalization
The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Russia wrapped up two days of talks in Moscow on Tuesday that were aimed at working toward a normalization deal between Ankara and Damascus. There's no sign a breakthrough was made, but a follow-up meeting at...
Turkey’s Parliament Ratifies Finland’s NATO Membership
The Turkish parliament on Thursday unanimously ratified Finland's NATO membership, clearing the final hurdle to Helsinki joining the Western military alliance. Finland's ascension into NATO significantly expands the alliance's territory on Russia's border, as the...
Deputy Foreign Ministers of Syria and Turkey to Meet in Moscow
The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran will meet in Moscow in April as part of an effort to normalize ties between Damascus and Ankara, Reuters reported on Tuesday. An unnamed senior Turkish official told Reuters that the meeting will be held...
Turkish Parliament Committee Approves Bill Ratifying Finland’s NATO Membership
The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee has approved a bill that would ratify Finland's NATO membership after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country would approve bringing Helsinki into the alliance without Sweden. Turkey's full parliament, the...
Finland Says It Will Stick With Sweden in NATO Bid
Finland's foreign minister on Monday reiterated that his country will stick with its original plan of not joining NATO without Sweden despite Turkey's vows that it won't support Stockholm's membership. "Our strong wish is still to join NATO together with Sweden,"...