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· Oct 28
🇹🇷🇪🇺 #Türkiye is quietly shifting its stance toward #Europe — not through politics, but defense cooperation. What’s driving this unexpected rapprochement, and how might it reshape EU security?
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🇹🇷🇻🇦 #PopeLeoXIV has just landed in #Ankara, #Turkey, for his first visit since becoming pope, to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. The last papal visit was by Pope Francis in November 2014
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🇹🇷🇻🇦 #PopeLeoXIV has just landed in #Ankara, #Turkey, for his first visit since becoming pope, to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. The last papal visit was by Pope Francis in November 2014
🇮🇶 #Iraq: Drone attack on #KhorMor gas field in #Kurdistan yesterday causes 80% collapse in power generation, forcing emergency rationing to essential services. Full recovery depends on restoring gas production
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November 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🇮🇶 #Iraq: Drone attack on #KhorMor gas field in #Kurdistan yesterday causes 80% collapse in power generation, forcing emergency rationing to essential services. Full recovery depends on restoring gas production
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🇹🇷🇦🇪 #Turkey has arrested three people accused of spying for the #UAE, alleging they used a Turkish phone line to gather data on officials in sensitive posts. One suspect remains abroad. The detentions come as tensions between Ankara & Abu Dhabi rise amid their backing of rival sides in #Sudan ’s war
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🇹🇷🇦🇪 #Turkey has arrested three people accused of spying for the #UAE, alleging they used a Turkish phone line to gather data on officials in sensitive posts. One suspect remains abroad. The detentions come as tensions between Ankara & Abu Dhabi rise amid their backing of rival sides in #Sudan ’s war
🇹🇷🇸🇾 #SDF commander @MazloumAbdi says he’s ready to visit #Turkey & meet jailed #PKK founder #Öcalan, arguing his involvement is key to easing tensions and advancing peace. He also says talks with #Damascus remain stalled over Kurdish rights & #Syria’s future political system
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🇹🇷🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kremlin says #Putin & #Erdogan discussed #Ukraine, including the US settlement proposal. Erdogan reiterated #Turkey’s readiness to support negotiations and to offer Istanbul as a platform for talks. Turkey seems willing to act as an intermediary between Moscow & Washington
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🇹🇷 Turkish lawmakers from the #AKP, #MHP & #DEMParty are visiting today jailed #PKK founder Abdullah #Öcalan on Imrali as part of efforts to formalize ongoing peace talks. #Erdogan welcomed the move, while PKK figures say the meeting could strengthen prospects for a lasting solution
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🇰🇿🇦🇲 Tokayev & Pashinyan met in #Astana, stressing plans to deepen a strategic partnership. Pashinyan noted progress on agreements from Tokayev’s 2024 visit to #Yerevan. Tokayev also awarded him #Kazakhstan’s highest honor — the Altyn Qyran Order
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November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🇰🇿🇦🇲 Tokayev & Pashinyan met in #Astana, stressing plans to deepen a strategic partnership. Pashinyan noted progress on agreements from Tokayev’s 2024 visit to #Yerevan. Tokayev also awarded him #Kazakhstan’s highest honor — the Altyn Qyran Order
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🇹🇷 #Türkiye’s main opposition #CHP says it will not join a parliamentary delegation that may visit jailed #PKK leader Abdullah #Ocalan amid ongoing peace-process talks. CHP’s Murat Emir criticized the closed-door meeting & said the party’s stance on the Kurdish issue is clear
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🇹🇷 #Türkiye’s main opposition #CHP says it will not join a parliamentary delegation that may visit jailed #PKK leader Abdullah #Ocalan amid ongoing peace-process talks. CHP’s Murat Emir criticized the closed-door meeting & said the party’s stance on the Kurdish issue is clear
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Tragic C-130 crash in Georgia:
First reports say no explosives, and cite corrosion or unsecured cargo as likely causes. All 20 aboard perished near #Sighnaghi. Turkiye has grounded its entire C-130 fleet for thorough inspections.
Tragic C-130 crash in Georgia:
First reports say no explosives, and cite corrosion or unsecured cargo as likely causes. All 20 aboard perished near #Sighnaghi. Turkiye has grounded its entire C-130 fleet for thorough inspections.
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#Turkiye
Tragic C-130 crash in Georgia:
First reports say no explosives, and cite corrosion or unsecured cargo as likely causes. All 20 aboard perished near #Sighnaghi. Turkiye has grounded its entire C-130 fleet for thorough inspections.
Tragic C-130 crash in Georgia:
First reports say no explosives, and cite corrosion or unsecured cargo as likely causes. All 20 aboard perished near #Sighnaghi. Turkiye has grounded its entire C-130 fleet for thorough inspections.
A 57-year-old Turkish Air Force C-130EM Hercules (tail 68-1609, callsign TUAF543) took off from Ganja, Azerbaijan at 13:19 local on 11 Nov 2025.
Minutes later it spiralled, broke apart mid-air and slammed into farmland 5 km inside Georgia’s Sighnaghi region.
Minutes later it spiralled, broke apart mid-air and slammed into farmland 5 km inside Georgia’s Sighnaghi region.
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A 57-year-old Turkish Air Force C-130EM Hercules (tail 68-1609, callsign TUAF543) took off from Ganja, Azerbaijan at 13:19 local on 11 Nov 2025.
Minutes later it spiralled, broke apart mid-air and slammed into farmland 5 km inside Georgia’s Sighnaghi region.
Minutes later it spiralled, broke apart mid-air and slammed into farmland 5 km inside Georgia’s Sighnaghi region.
🇸🇾 #Syria's October 2025 deal sees the #SDF integrating into the national army while retaining some autonomy, but the future of Kurdish self-governance remains uncertain. While #Damascus & #Ankara 🇹🇷 oppose decentralization, the US 🇺🇸 continues to back the SDF amid rising IS threats
Syria’s Fragile Integration: The SDF Joins the Army but Autonomy Remains Elusive
An October 2025 deal between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—which are linked to the Kurdish-dominated autonomous administration in the northeast—has opened a viable path to merge the ...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🇸🇴🇹🇷 #Somalia - #Turkey: While the Al-Shabaab group is at the gates of #Mogadishu, the Turkish army, which is struggling to contain them within the country, is seeking to divert attention
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🇸🇴🇹🇷 #Somalia - #Turkey: While the Al-Shabaab group is at the gates of #Mogadishu, the Turkish army, which is struggling to contain them within the country, is seeking to divert attention
🇦🇿🇨🇳 #Azerbaijan unveiled Chinese-made HQ-9B (FD-2000B) air defense systems at a #Baku parade — confirming new arms ties with #China. The system, rival to #Russia ’s S-300, strengthens Baku’s layered defense & signals a quiet tilt toward Beijing — in Moscow’s backyard in #Caucasus
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🇦🇿🇨🇳 #Azerbaijan unveiled Chinese-made HQ-9B (FD-2000B) air defense systems at a #Baku parade — confirming new arms ties with #China. The system, rival to #Russia ’s S-300, strengthens Baku’s layered defense & signals a quiet tilt toward Beijing — in Moscow’s backyard in #Caucasus
🇹🇷🇵🇸 #Turkey hosts a key ministerial meeting in #Istanbul with foreign ministers from #Qatar, #SaudiArabia, #UAE, #Pakistan, #Jordan & #Indonesia to discuss the fragile #GazaCeasefire
Tensions remain as #Israel and #Hamas accuse each other of violations
Tensions remain as #Israel and #Hamas accuse each other of violations
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🇹🇷🇵🇸 #Turkey hosts a key ministerial meeting in #Istanbul with foreign ministers from #Qatar, #SaudiArabia, #UAE, #Pakistan, #Jordan & #Indonesia to discuss the fragile #GazaCeasefire
Tensions remain as #Israel and #Hamas accuse each other of violations
Tensions remain as #Israel and #Hamas accuse each other of violations
🧵 After decades of rocky EU negotiations, #Türkiye seems to be moving closer to #Europe—but not in the way you'd expect. What’s behind this surprising shift? 🇹🇷➡️🇪🇺 1/9
🇹🇷🇪🇺 #Türkiye is quietly shifting its stance toward #Europe — not through politics, but defense cooperation. What’s driving this unexpected rapprochement, and how might it reshape EU security?
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November 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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