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Pope Leo XIV To Meet Erdoğan in First Papal Foreign Visit

TEC News / AFP November 27, 2025

Accompanied by more than 80 journalists, Pope Leo XIV starts his journey in Ankara, meeting officials, civil society representatives, and diplomats.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shake hands ahead of their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on September 1, 2025.

Erdoğan Reiterates Offer To Serve as Mediator in Ukraine Talks in Phone Call with Putin

Zolta Győri November 24, 2025

Putin told the Turkish president that the U.S. proposal could “in principle serve as a basis for a final peace settlement.”

Ukraine’s Turkey Trip Will Attempt to Revive Peace Talks with Russia

TEC News / AFP November 18, 2025

Zelensky mission aims to jumpstart stagnant negotiations with Moscow—and resume prisoner exchanges.

Istanbul Mayor Faces 142 Criminal Charges

TEC News / AFP November 11, 2025

In Turkey’s biggest corruption case in years, Erdoğan’s main rival has been accused of leading a vast criminal network.

Turkey Pushes To Join EU Defence Fund, Greece Threatens Veto

TEC News / AFP November 5, 2025

Ankara says its NATO role makes inclusion in the €150bn SAFE scheme essential; Finland backs participation as Turkey seeks German support.

Brussels Gives Mixed Assessment on EU Candidate Countries

TEC News November 4, 2025

Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos said Ukraine “has demonstrated its commitment to its EU path,” but warned against further “backsliding.”

Report: Turkey Deported 350 Christians as “National Security Threats”

Uzay Bulut October 29, 2025

ADF International is currently supporting over 30 legal cases on behalf of Christians challenging the arbitrary bans before the European Court of Human Rights and the Turkish courts.

Forgotten Occupation, Selective Sanctions

Nicoletta Kouroushi October 26, 2025

If the EU’s defence of international law is selective, if it depends on the political convenience of the moment, then its claim to represent a “community of values” becomes fragile indeed.

Turkey Facing Exclusion From Gaza Stabilisation Force?

TEC News October 25, 2025

Israel opposes Turkish participation, despite Ankara being one of the formal guarantors of the Trump-brokered ceasefire.

United by Difference: The Left and AfD Both Oppose New Mosque

TEC News October 21, 2025

A dispute has broken out in Wuppertal, Germany over the Turkish-Islamic Union’s (DITIB)

Tag: Turkey

Pope Leo XIV To Meet Erdoğan in First Papal Foreign Visit

Erdoğan Reiterates Offer To Serve as Mediator in Ukraine Talks in Phone Call with Putin

Ukraine’s Turkey Trip Will Attempt to Revive Peace Talks with Russia

Istanbul Mayor Faces 142 Criminal Charges

Turkey Pushes To Join EU Defence Fund, Greece Threatens Veto

Brussels Gives Mixed Assessment on EU Candidate Countries

Report: Turkey Deported 350 Christians as “National Security Threats”

Forgotten Occupation, Selective Sanctions

Turkey Facing Exclusion From Gaza Stabilisation Force?

United by Difference: The Left and AfD Both Oppose New Mosque

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