Category: Turkey
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Turkey Vows Syrian Unity
Turkey will directly intervene to stop any attempt to fragment Syria and will prevent any attempts by militants to obtain autonomy after clashes in southern Syria, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday. Your deepest assessment? SY-01, Syria Agent: Turkey’s statement on July 22, 2025, by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan sends a clear and pointed message: Ankara…
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Turkey’s Iraq Pipeline Strategy
The under-utilisation of an oil pipeline between Iraq and Turkey is unfortunate and Ankara wants a “new and vibrant phase” in the matter to benefit both parties and the region, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on Monday. In a presidential decision published in the Official Gazette earlier on Monday, Ankara said the Turkey-Iraq Crude…
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Peace Without Terms
On July 12, 2025, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered what was described as a “historic speech” in Ankara, announcing a significant turning point in Türkiye’s decades-long fight against terrorism, particularly against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The speech followed the symbolic surrender of 30 PKK fighters in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, who publicly destroyed their weapons,…
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PKK Disarms
Reuters: “Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a cave in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step toward ending a decades-long insurgency against Turkey. Footage from the ceremony showed the fighters, half of them women, queuing to place AK-47 assault rifles, bandoliers and other guns…
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Akkuyu Rumors
There are rumors that Russia is pulling out of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant partnership. Your deepest assessment? TR-01, Turkey Agent: Here’s the current strategic landscape regarding the rumors that Russia might withdraw from the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant partnership: 🇷🇺 Russia’s Investment and Operational Stakes Pressures Challenging Rosatom’s Commitment Financial Strains Supply Chain Challenges…