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Mother Ayten Bicerová described the tragic moments after the capsizing of the ferry Filo Jet, when she lost her two children during the chaos, as her twelve-year-old daughter Saliha yelled "Don't let go of me," before slipping from her hands, while rescue operations continue to try to find twenty missing people. (translated)

Turkey is considering full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). According to Erdoğan, this does not mean a shift away from the West or NATO. Ankara wants to continue developing relationships with both the East and the West and increase its own geopolitical weight. Turkey has been since 2012 (translated)

Turkish President Erdoğan has once again urged Greece to stop arming the Aegean islands, which Ankara claims should have a demilitarized status. "History is a very good guide for those who learn from it," he stated. Erdoğan claims that Turkey seeks good neighborly relations and (translated)

Greece refuses to negotiate with Turkey on anything other than the demarcation of maritime borders. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that questions of Greek sovereignty are "undisputed" and Athens is ready to defend them. Tension is rising again due to the Aegean Sea. Ankara declared its own in August. (translated)

Yesterday's warning from Zelensky had an impact. Turkish carriers temporarily suspended flights to Russia due to the escalation of the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv. This involves flights from Pegasus and Turkish Airlines not only to/from Moscow and St. Petersburg but also from Samara or Ufa. (translated)

Turkey paid 2.4 million dollars to lobbyists with ties to Donald Trump - the reason is the effort to return to the F-35 fighter jet program. The Turkish Ministry of Defense has signed a one-year contract with the Washington-based Ballard Partners, led by Republican fundraiser Brian Ballard. (translated)

Turkey wants to launch new power plant projects with Russia. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced this according to Reuters before today's meeting with Vladimir Putin. Details have not yet been released — it is therefore unclear whether this involves additional nuclear units, gas power plants, or something else. (translated)

Turkey wants to deepen cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which Recep Tayyip Erdoğan referred to as the "rising star" of world politics. At the summit in Bishkek, he said that the bloc represents 3.5 billion people and an economy worth 35 trillion. (translated)

Turkey welcomed the dissolution of the Kurdish SDF as the fulfillment of one of its main security goals in Syria. "The dissolution of the SDF and their integration into Syrian state institutions is an important step towards preserving the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria," stated the Turkish Ministry. (translated)

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have made the first concrete step towards institutionalizing a new defense alliance. At the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee in Istanbul, they formally adopted the name Mecca Defense Alliance and decided that its permanent secretariat... (translated)

Turkey has joined the NASA Artemis Accords — an international framework for cooperation in exploring the Moon, Mars, and other parts of space. The agreement was signed for Ankara by the Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır at NASA's headquarters in Washington. Turkey has become the 71st signatory. (translated)

At the event marking the 955th anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that no one can stop Turkey, whose strength is necessary to protect its own rights and for millions of its "brothers," emphasizing that history is being "written anew" in the region and that the country must remain strong and united in the face of challenges. (translated)

The Israeli strike on the Syrian airbase Abu ad-Duhur has again intensified the dispute over Turkey's growing military cooperation with Syria. Israel struck the runways and hangars of the base about 70 kilometers from the Turkish border on August 18. It claims it wanted to prevent the deployment of Turkish soldiers. Ankara (translated)

Turkey requested Interpol to issue a "red notice" for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is a request to member states to locate the wanted person and possibly detain him provisionally according to their laws. According to Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek, the request concerns (translated)

Andreas Papadopulos and Studiu N emphasize that refugees in Ceuta are not seeking a better life, but life itself, and point to the need to understand the motivations of people fleeing tragic conditions, while not excluding the necessity of restricting access to Europe. (translated)

The article deals with the strategic partnership between Israel and Greece, which has arisen due to increasing rivalry with Turkey, and describes the development of Greece's defense project called Achilles' Shield, which includes Israeli technologies and military cooperation between the two countries. (translated)

Israel attacked Syria again, just because he wanted to, because he felt that an independent Syria could have independent Turkish forces. Israel has recently attacked Syria several times and has occupied part of its territory. Syria has not attacked Israel once. Israel attacks, on (translated)