Istanbul Mayor-Elect Ekrem İmamoğlu said result “marks the end of democratic erosion in Turkey and the resurgence of democracy.”

High-ranking politicians denounced the Turkish president’s latest move.

Chancellor Scholz admitted the two have “very different views on the conflict in the Middle East”, but said “especially in difficult moments, we need direct conversation.”

“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” would be put in the same category as the swastika and other Nazi symbols.

Is the Turkish President ready to sacrifice Western relations for his Islamist beliefs?

Erdoğan’s statements represent a major departure from the position of NATO.

Sweden is one step closer to becoming a member of NATO, even though Turkey provided no timeline for the parliamentary ratification.

Turkey and the United Nations are trying hard to revive the safe export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, but Putin remains an obstacle.

The Turkish Parliament will not come back from recess until the start of the autumn legislative session. In the meantime, Erdoğan noted, Sweden has some homework to do, having left conservatives out of the loop.

Erdoğan’s decision represents yet another snub to Russian President Vladimir Putin and comes only a few days after he released Ukrainian prisoners to President Zelensky, breaking a prisoner-exchange agreement between Turkey, Ukraine, and Moscow.

Swedish prosecutors investigating the son of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over corruption allegations could further inflame tensions between the countries as Sweden looks to enter the NATO alliance.

Turkish President Erdoğan called the new Swedish anti-terrorism law, that came into force on June 1st, “meaningless” as long as the country allows pro-PKK demonstrations.