Putin Meets Erdogan to Discuss Grain Deal
Any notion that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey might be shifting away from his friendly ties with the Kremlin appeared to evaporate on Monday.
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Meeting between Putin and Erdoğan begins in Sochi, Russia
The negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on reviving the Black Sea grain deal have begun. Putin received his guest outside his residence in Sochi on Monday afternoon, television images …
No sign of Black Sea grain breakthrough after Erdoğan-Putin talks
Turkish and Russian leaders hold talks as Moscow continues to attack Ukrainian grain-exporting portsThe Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has concluded face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin by claiming a deal to export Ukrainian grain through t…
Roman emperor statue seized from Cleveland museum in looting investigation
Warrant issued in investigation into smuggling of antiquities looted from Turkey and trafficked through USA headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius has been seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art by …
Investigators Seize ‘Marcus Aurelius’ Statue From Cleveland Museum
The Manhattan district attorney’s office said the headless bronze, valued at $20 million, is a depiction of the Roman emperor and was looted from Turkey.
Interview – Lisel Hintz
Lisel Hintz explores this year’s tumultuous election for the Turkish Presidency, as well as the implications for the future of Turkish politics and foreign policy.
PM Modi’s Strategic Greece Visit: What It Means For Turkey
Why in 40 years, the Indian government now feels the need to elevate ties with Greece and how it will impact GreecePrime Minister Narendra Modi was on a one-day visit to Greece while returning from the BRICS summit held at Johannesburg, South Africa. This was the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Greece in the last 40 years, after the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visited the nation
Turkey wants Iraq to designate PKK a ‘terrorist’ entity: Foreign minister
Turkey expects the Iraqi government to officially recognize the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK, as a “terrorist” organization, mirroring Ankara and its Western allies, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has stated.
Firefighters in Greece tackle more than 200 wildfires in 48 hours
Temperature records broken in France and red alerts issued in Italy as late summer heatwave continues in southern EuropeFirefighters in Greece have battled more than 200 blazes in the past 48 hours, officials say, as swaths of southern Europe bake in a…
Turkey closes strait to battle forest fire; hundreds evacuated
Turkey on Wednesday shut the busy Dardanelle Strait for a second day to help firefighters fill up with water and douse flames near the tourist town of Canakkale. Nine villages and more than 1,200 people have been evacuated as wildfires, raging in Gree…