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🇹🇷🇪🇺 #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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Can the strategic partnership outweigh the contradictions? 2/2
🇩🇪🇹🇷 #Merz’s Ankara visit could mark a 'new chapter' in German-Turkish relations

While #Germany seeks closer ties with #Türkiye on defense & foreign policy, experts warn of the risks in aligning with a country whose actions often challenge European values 1/2
Despite these tensions, similar incidents have occurred in recent months, but they don’t seem to be hindering ongoing negotiations over the SDF’s potential integration into the Syrian army 2/2
🇸🇾 #Syria: The Syrian Defense Ministry says #SDF forces hit an army position near the #TishreenDam yesterday with a guided missile, killing 2 soldiers & injuring 1. The SDF denies the claim, saying the blast was caused by a landmine & not an attack
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🇸🇾 #Syria: The #SDF has submitted a list of ~70 commanders for integration into the Syrian Army, covering units in Hasakah, Raqqa & Deir ez-Zor. Talks in Damascus continue, with plans for SDF roles in new brigades—including counterterrorism units working with the Global Coalition
🇹🇷 On October 29, 1923, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk proclaimed the Republic of #Türkiye, marking the birth of a modern, secular, and sovereign nation from the ashes of an empire. 102 years later, the spirit of the Republic endures. #CumhuriyetBayramı
🇹🇷 After years of delays, #Türkiye has officially deployed its new #Altay T2 battle tank. Blocked from German engines, it built its own (still in testing) & uses Korean engines for now. The army plans 1000 tanks to replace old Pattons — 96 Altays per year, featuring the AKKOR defense system
🇹🇷🇪🇺 #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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Despite #Türkiye’s failure to acquire #F35 and the slow progress of the #KAAN project, Ankara is pushing forward with acquiring what's available in the market to secure its defense needs and regional ambitions
🇬🇧✈️🇹🇷 #Türkiye and the #UK ink a €9B deal for 20 #Eurofighter Typhoon jets, strengthening #NATO ties and boosting defense cooperation, including ammunition like #Meteor missiles, source code transfer, and training
🇹🇷🇮🇶 The #PKK announces the withdrawal of all its forces from #Türkiye to northern #Iraq, signaling a major step in the peace process after decades of violence. It urges Türkiye to take legal steps for the political integration of Kurdish fighters & the release of leader Abdullah #Öcalan
🇹🇷🇶🇦Apparently, #Türkiye and #Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation in the defense industry.
#Netanyahu reportedly rejected Turkish participation in a #Gaza stabilization force.
Does this mean Ankara will be sidelined in the next Gaza #ceasefire plan?
Following two years of limited diplomatic action and support for Hamas, #Türkiye appears ready to engage more directly in efforts to resolve the Gaza–Israel conflict — by sending #tractors. Is Ankara seeking a key role?
#Erdoğan attended Egypt’s meeting on the U.S. Gaza #ceasefire plan—but his role remains unclear. Of course, he signed it alongside Egypt, #Qatar, and the U.S., but what did he actually accomplish?
#Erdogan congratulates TRNC’s new Prime Minister, Tufan Erhurman, who supports reunification with #Cyprus. Is a new chapter beginning for #Peace ? Northern Cyprus, however, remains under illegal Turkish occupation since the 1974 invasion.
🇹🇷 #Türkiye: Turkish military intervention by year’s end could derail the fragile Syrian negotiations, destabilizing the region & risking all progress made in the integration process. The situation is still highly volatile 3/3
According to sources, #Damascus has rejected an #SDF request to extend the March deal. The gov’t plans to dissolve the SDF’s counter-terrorism structure & disband the #YPG / #YPJ, merging key units into the Syrian Army. No separate armed groups will be allowed in the new setup 2/3
🇸🇾 #Syria: #SDF are set to integrate into the Syrian Army as three separate units, including a #YPJ brigade. Negotiations aim to balance military cooperation with autonomy, but the real challenge will be making it work on the ground 1/3
This “solution” is less about peace and more about cementing #Türkiye ’s geopolitical grip — cloaked as advocacy for self-determination, it undermines genuine reconciliation and reinforces #Ankara ’s control 2/2
🇹🇷🇨🇾 #Türkiye officially welcomed the #TRNC parliament’s approval of a two-state resolution for #Cyprus, arguing the federal model has failed and calling for two sovereign and equal states 1/2
🇮🇶🇹🇷 While the #PKK has been dissolved and surrendered its weapons, the Turkish army does not seem to be scaling back its military operations in Kurdistan, northern #Iraq

How will #Türkiye continue to justify its presence in Iraqi #Kurdistan?
🇸🇾 Talks advance on restructuring the #SDF under #Syria’s Defense Ministry — forming new units and adopting a unified command as part of the March 10 Agreement. The move aims to consolidate national forces and bolster stability & civilian protection
🇸🇾 #SDF delegation arrives in #Damascus for first formal talks on integrating SDF units into the Syrian army — a key step following the March 10 agreement with transitional authorities. Discussions aim to finalize structure and coordination under #Syria ’s defense and interior ministries