S-400s or not, don’t give Turkey the F-35
Bradley Bowman and Sinan Ciddi in this op-ed say that regardless if Turkey ever gives up its S-400, the risk is too great for the US to send it any F-35s.
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Turkey arrests four over cartoon depicting Abrahamic prophets
Police in Turkey have detained four people over a cartoon published by the satirical magazine LeMan, which critics say appeared to depict Prophet Muhammad and Prophet Moses shaking hands in the sky as missiles fell below in a war-like scene – a claim …
Italy limits outdoor work as heatwave breaks records across Europe
Portugal and Spain suffer historic temperature highs for June, as French schools close because of heat Outdoor working has been banned during the hottest parts of the day in more than half of Italy’s regions as an extreme heatwave that has smashed June…
Clashes and arrests in Turkey over magazine cartoon allegedly depicting prophet Muhammad
Turkey police face demonstrators after prosecutor orders arrests at LeMan magazine, whose editor-in-chief denies allegation and says image has been deliberately misinterpretedClashes erupted in Istanbul with police firing rubber bullets and teargas to …
Turkish police arrest more than 50 people before banned Istanbul Pride parade
City’s bar association says people ‘deprived of their liberty through arbitrary, unjust, and illegal detention’Police arrested more than 50 people in Istanbul on Sunday ahead of a banned LGBTQ+ Pride march, the city’s bar association said.“Before today…
Opinion – Beyond Neo-Ottomanism in Turkey’s Syria Strategy
Stability in Syria and in the wider region depends on pragmatic engagement with Ankara, not outdated assumptions about empire.
Albanese will need to resolve the standoff with Turkey if Australia is to host Cop31
Hosting the climate summit is a major political and logistical exercise. The prime minister is being urged to turbocharge the diplomatic effortThe Australian government’s bid to host a major global climate conference in Adelaide next year wasn’t suppos…
Eurofighter CEO hopes export push could lead to doubled production by 2028
Eurofighter is chiefly targeting four export campaigns to dramatically increase production long term: Austria, Poland, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Turkish Aerospace eyes full development of local KAAN fighter jet engine by 2032
KAAN flight tests currently feature General Electric’s F110 turbofan engine, but Ankara has long prioritized a local alternative to reduce dependency on overseas suppliers.
Indonesia Picks Turkish KAAN 5th Gen Fighter Jets Over India’s TEJAS
Indonesia has finalised a landmark agreement to procure 48 Turkish KAAN fifth-generation fighter jets, valued at approximately $10 billion, marking the largest defence export in Turkey’s history and a significant strategic shift in Indonesia’s military modernisation efforts.The deal was officially signed during the Indo Defence 2025 Expo in Jakarta, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and