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«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Turkey deploys tanks and F-16s to borders of Greece and Cyprus
ANKARA (Realist English). While the world watches the escalation in the Middle East, Turkey is taking unprecedented steps to redraw the...
Erdogan Threatens Israel with Invasion
ANKARA (Realist English). Relations between Israel and Turkey have reached their lowest point in history. The leader of the Turkish regime,...
Turkish Defense Ministry: EU’s refusal to cooperate with Ankara will harm Europe’s security more than reduction of US forces
ANKARA (Realist English). Amid the Trump administration’s reassessment of security guarantees for Europe, Turkey has stepped up its efforts to integrate...
Britain to train 10 Turkish instructor pilots and nearly 100 technicians for Typhoon fighters
LONDON (Realist English). Turkey and Britain have concluded an agreement on training and technical support as part of Ankara’s multi-billion dollar...
Central bank sold $20 billion in gold: Turkey crashed the precious metals market
ANKARA (Realist English). As the Financial Times reports, citing data from consultancy Metals Focus, the Central Bank of the Republic of...
NATO plans multinational corps in Turkey to boost southern flank
ANKARA (Realist English). NATO is planning to establish a multinational corps in Turkey, as Ankara moves to strengthen its role...
Turkey and Pakistan soften anti-Iran language in Riyadh talks
RIYADH (Realist English). Turkey and Pakistan resisted strong language condemning Iran during a meeting of Arab and Muslim foreign ministers...
Report alleges covert Turkish intelligence unit operated from embassy in Moscow
MOSCOW (Realist English). A covert intelligence unit operated on a permanent basis inside the Turkish Embassy in Moscow, collecting sensitive...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
“The fire of World War III is flaring up”: Gennady Zyuganov calls on leftist forces to unite and rise up against capitalism
MOSCOW (Realist English). On May 24, the 3rd International Anti‑Fascist Forum began its work in Moscow. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
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