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Turkey’s Defence Minister Yaşar Güler arrives prior to a NATO Ministers of Defence Summit at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 15, 2025.

Turkey Intercepts Third Ballistic Missile Launched From Iran Since Conflict Escalated

TEC News / AFP March 13, 2026

NATO air defences have intercepted multiple Iranian missiles this month.

Cyprus Condemns Turkish F-16 Deployment

TEC News March 9, 2026

Sending the Turkish air force to the northern part of the island drew sharp criticism from Cyprus.

NATO Shoots Down Second Iranian Missile in Turkish Airspace

TEC News March 9, 2026

Washington urged its citizens to leave southeast Turkey shortly after Ankara confirmed that NATO had intercepted a second ballistic missile fired from Iran.

NATO Downs Missile Approaching Turkey

TEC News / AFP March 4, 2026

Ankara reported that a missile closing in on its territory was successfully destroyed by NATO’s air defense network, with no injuries or damage.

Hakan Fidan at the Kremlin on May 26, 2025

Turkey Offers To Mediate Between Washington and Tehran

TEC News / AFP January 29, 2026

The Turkish foreign ministry confirmed that Ankara supports reaching a peaceful solution to Iran’s nuclear program and is ready to provide assistance if needed.

Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the new Limassol port during the EU Commissioners' visit to the island on January 15, 2026

Von der Leyen Announces New Security Strategy—in Partly Turkey-Occupied Cyprus

Javier Villamor January 16, 2026

The European Commission will present the strategy before July, once again running into internal divisions and the EU’s familiar delays.

Pope Leo and Patriarch Bartholomew—Is Their “Unity of Faith” Possible?

Michael Haynes December 30, 2025

Unity by the lowest common denominator is not something the Bride of Christ wishes for and must thus be carefully avoided.

An F-16 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force

Turkey Downs Drone Near Black Sea

TEC News December 16, 2025

A recent incident adds to Ankara’s growing concern that fighting linked to the war in Ukraine could spill further into the Black Sea region.

Bulgaria Says Damaged Tanker is Secure

TEC News December 15, 2025

The future of a sanctioned vessel—which risks fuel leaks after a UAV attack in the Black Sea—could soon be resolved.

De Wever Puts Belgium First Against EU Lawlessness

Rafael Pinto Borges December 15, 2025

With neither Brussels nor any EU member state at war with Russia, the illegality of the EU Commission’s planned action is not really under dispute.

Tag: Turkey

Turkey Intercepts Third Ballistic Missile Launched From Iran Since Conflict Escalated

Cyprus Condemns Turkish F-16 Deployment

NATO Shoots Down Second Iranian Missile in Turkish Airspace

NATO Downs Missile Approaching Turkey

Turkey Offers To Mediate Between Washington and Tehran

Von der Leyen Announces New Security Strategy—in Partly Turkey-Occupied Cyprus

Pope Leo and Patriarch Bartholomew—Is Their “Unity of Faith” Possible?

Turkey Downs Drone Near Black Sea

Bulgaria Says Damaged Tanker is Secure

De Wever Puts Belgium First Against EU Lawlessness

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