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🇹🇷🇷🇺 A Orlan-10 drone with Russian military emblems on its wings & tail crashed in the Çubuklubala neighborhood of İzmit
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🇹🇷🇷🇺 A Orlan-10 drone with Russian military emblems on its wings & tail crashed in the Çubuklubala neighborhood of İzmit
🇸🇾 #SDF faces tough choices: New integration deal gives #Syria full control over SDF territory, ending #PYD’s separatist ambitions. #Turkey keeps the right to strike. With US shifting support, the SDF risks being crushed between a hostile Syria & Turkey, with Russia pulling out
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇹🇷🇱🇧🇨🇾 Talks between PM Nawaf Salam & FM Hakan Fidan at the Doha Forum were tense, as Ankara blasts #Lebanon’s maritime deal with #Cyprus, accusing Beirut of ignoring “regional balances” while pushing #Turkey’s own claims via Northern Cyprus & Syria—no surprise given Turkey's own imperial ambitions
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🇹🇷🇱🇧🇨🇾 Talks between PM Nawaf Salam & FM Hakan Fidan at the Doha Forum were tense, as Ankara blasts #Lebanon’s maritime deal with #Cyprus, accusing Beirut of ignoring “regional balances” while pushing #Turkey’s own claims via Northern Cyprus & Syria—no surprise given Turkey's own imperial ambitions
That intersection was underscored days later when Ankara shot down an unidentified drone near its airspace
Together, the incidents suggest the #BlackSea is shifting from a contested transit zone into a widening front, testing #Turkey’s push for de-escalation and maritime stability
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Together, the incidents suggest the #BlackSea is shifting from a contested transit zone into a widening front, testing #Turkey’s push for de-escalation and maritime stability
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December 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🇹🇷🇷🇺🇺🇦 #Russia’s attacks on Turkish-owned civilian vessels at Ukrainian Black Sea ports, framed by Moscow as retaliation for #Ukraine’s strikes on Russia’s “shadow fleet,” are now intersecting directly with #Turkey’s own security posture
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December 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🇹🇷🇷🇺🇺🇦 #Russia’s attacks on Turkish-owned civilian vessels at Ukrainian Black Sea ports, framed by Moscow as retaliation for #Ukraine’s strikes on Russia’s “shadow fleet,” are now intersecting directly with #Turkey’s own security posture
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#Turkiye has reinforced its military presence in #NorthernSyria with new convoys heading toward Manbij, officially for “border security.”
At the same time, Ankara declares that any #YPG role in Syria’s new government would amount to interference in Turkiye own security.
At the same time, Ankara declares that any #YPG role in Syria’s new government would amount to interference in Turkiye own security.
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#Turkiye has reinforced its military presence in #NorthernSyria with new convoys heading toward Manbij, officially for “border security.”
At the same time, Ankara declares that any #YPG role in Syria’s new government would amount to interference in Turkiye own security.
At the same time, Ankara declares that any #YPG role in Syria’s new government would amount to interference in Turkiye own security.
🇺🇦🇷🇴🇹🇷Events in the Black Sea are being exploited to create tensions between #Ukraine and its allies such as #Turkiye and #Romania.🧵1/5
December 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🇺🇦🇷🇴🇹🇷Events in the Black Sea are being exploited to create tensions between #Ukraine and its allies such as #Turkiye and #Romania.🧵1/5
🇹🇷🇻🇦 #PopeLeoXIV has just landed in #Ankara, #Turkey, for his first visit since becoming pope, to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. The last papal visit was by Pope Francis in November 2014
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🇹🇷🇻🇦 #PopeLeoXIV has just landed in #Ankara, #Turkey, for his first visit since becoming pope, to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. The last papal visit was by Pope Francis in November 2014
🇮🇶 #Iraq: Drone attack on #KhorMor gas field in #Kurdistan yesterday causes 80% collapse in power generation, forcing emergency rationing to essential services. Full recovery depends on restoring gas production
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November 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🇮🇶 #Iraq: Drone attack on #KhorMor gas field in #Kurdistan yesterday causes 80% collapse in power generation, forcing emergency rationing to essential services. Full recovery depends on restoring gas production
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🇹🇷🇦🇪 #Turkey has arrested three people accused of spying for the #UAE, alleging they used a Turkish phone line to gather data on officials in sensitive posts. One suspect remains abroad. The detentions come as tensions between Ankara & Abu Dhabi rise amid their backing of rival sides in #Sudan ’s war
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🇹🇷🇦🇪 #Turkey has arrested three people accused of spying for the #UAE, alleging they used a Turkish phone line to gather data on officials in sensitive posts. One suspect remains abroad. The detentions come as tensions between Ankara & Abu Dhabi rise amid their backing of rival sides in #Sudan ’s war
🇹🇷🇸🇾 #SDF commander @MazloumAbdi says he’s ready to visit #Turkey & meet jailed #PKK founder #Öcalan, arguing his involvement is key to easing tensions and advancing peace. He also says talks with #Damascus remain stalled over Kurdish rights & #Syria’s future political system
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🇹🇷🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kremlin says #Putin & #Erdogan discussed #Ukraine, including the US settlement proposal. Erdogan reiterated #Turkey’s readiness to support negotiations and to offer Istanbul as a platform for talks. Turkey seems willing to act as an intermediary between Moscow & Washington
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🇹🇷 Turkish lawmakers from the #AKP, #MHP & #DEMParty are visiting today jailed #PKK founder Abdullah #Öcalan on Imrali as part of efforts to formalize ongoing peace talks. #Erdogan welcomed the move, while PKK figures say the meeting could strengthen prospects for a lasting solution
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🇰🇿🇦🇲 Tokayev & Pashinyan met in #Astana, stressing plans to deepen a strategic partnership. Pashinyan noted progress on agreements from Tokayev’s 2024 visit to #Yerevan. Tokayev also awarded him #Kazakhstan’s highest honor — the Altyn Qyran Order
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November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🇰🇿🇦🇲 Tokayev & Pashinyan met in #Astana, stressing plans to deepen a strategic partnership. Pashinyan noted progress on agreements from Tokayev’s 2024 visit to #Yerevan. Tokayev also awarded him #Kazakhstan’s highest honor — the Altyn Qyran Order
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🇹🇷 #Türkiye’s main opposition #CHP says it will not join a parliamentary delegation that may visit jailed #PKK leader Abdullah #Ocalan amid ongoing peace-process talks. CHP’s Murat Emir criticized the closed-door meeting & said the party’s stance on the Kurdish issue is clear
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🇹🇷 #Türkiye’s main opposition #CHP says it will not join a parliamentary delegation that may visit jailed #PKK leader Abdullah #Ocalan amid ongoing peace-process talks. CHP’s Murat Emir criticized the closed-door meeting & said the party’s stance on the Kurdish issue is clear
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Tragic C-130 crash in Georgia:
First reports say no explosives, and cite corrosion or unsecured cargo as likely causes. All 20 aboard perished near #Sighnaghi. Turkiye has grounded its entire C-130 fleet for thorough inspections.
Tragic C-130 crash in Georgia:
First reports say no explosives, and cite corrosion or unsecured cargo as likely causes. All 20 aboard perished near #Sighnaghi. Turkiye has grounded its entire C-130 fleet for thorough inspections.
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Tragic C-130 crash in Georgia:
First reports say no explosives, and cite corrosion or unsecured cargo as likely causes. All 20 aboard perished near #Sighnaghi. Turkiye has grounded its entire C-130 fleet for thorough inspections.
Tragic C-130 crash in Georgia:
First reports say no explosives, and cite corrosion or unsecured cargo as likely causes. All 20 aboard perished near #Sighnaghi. Turkiye has grounded its entire C-130 fleet for thorough inspections.
A 57-year-old Turkish Air Force C-130EM Hercules (tail 68-1609, callsign TUAF543) took off from Ganja, Azerbaijan at 13:19 local on 11 Nov 2025.
Minutes later it spiralled, broke apart mid-air and slammed into farmland 5 km inside Georgia’s Sighnaghi region.
Minutes later it spiralled, broke apart mid-air and slammed into farmland 5 km inside Georgia’s Sighnaghi region.
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A 57-year-old Turkish Air Force C-130EM Hercules (tail 68-1609, callsign TUAF543) took off from Ganja, Azerbaijan at 13:19 local on 11 Nov 2025.
Minutes later it spiralled, broke apart mid-air and slammed into farmland 5 km inside Georgia’s Sighnaghi region.
Minutes later it spiralled, broke apart mid-air and slammed into farmland 5 km inside Georgia’s Sighnaghi region.
🇸🇴🇹🇷 #Somalia - #Turkey: While the Al-Shabaab group is at the gates of #Mogadishu, the Turkish army, which is struggling to contain them within the country, is seeking to divert attention
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🇸🇴🇹🇷 #Somalia - #Turkey: While the Al-Shabaab group is at the gates of #Mogadishu, the Turkish army, which is struggling to contain them within the country, is seeking to divert attention