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Ankara eyes greater role in Africa

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TURKEY

It reflects Turkey’s ambition to position itself as a rising global player, offering an alternative to Western and Chinese influences in Africa.

Turkey would not benefit from BRICS membership

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TURKEY

Days before the summit, Fidan said Turkey would seek membership of the group, echoing similar statements expressed in the past by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has also…

Turkey will aim to grow its oil and gas industry

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TURKEY

The discoveries of a new oil field in the country’s south-east and a gas field in the Black Sea have boosted domestic production, although self-sufficiency is still a remote…

Turkey’s space programme may prove too ambitious

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TURKEY

It was touted by Ankara as another step towards the realisation of ambitious goals for its space programme set by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in February 2021. Yet, despite…

Syrian-Turkish normalisation efforts could pick up

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SYRIA/TURKEY

Previous efforts to achieve detente have faltered because of the sheer complexity of the issues at stake: 3.6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Ankara's military presence in…

Limits to Russia’s ties with Turkey will persist

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RUSSIA

Energy ties, already deep, have expanded since 2022 as part of a broader reorientation of Russian commerce away from the West. The similarly authoritarian leadership styles of…

Turkey will seek to be the world’s mediator

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TURKEY

TURKEY: Ankara will seek to be the world's mediator

Turkey may seek BRICS membership

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TURKEY

TURKEY: Ankara may seek BRICS membership

Bulgaria’s political gridlock prolongs election agony

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BULGARIA

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), which was expected to be the kingmaker after becoming the second-largest party, has split after a feud erupted between founder Ahmed…

Turkey may be slow to halt dual-use exports to Russia

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TURKEY

TURKEY: Dual-use exports to Russia may continue