Egypt Is the Mecca Pact's Hardest Expansion Test
Fidan wants Cairo inside the Saudi-Türkiye-Pakistan pact, while Egypt keeps its security, maritime and energy ties with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus intact
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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European Air Traffic Controllers Urge ICAO Action as Ankara-Nicosia Link Remains Cut
ATCEUC's August 28 call follows a reported near miss involving a Turkish A400M and a TUI Boeing 737 in the Nicosia FIR
Bosphorus News
Greece Rejects Türkiye's Aegean Sovereignty Claim as Spatial Planning Dispute Repeats
Athens says repeated Turkish objections gain no legal basis as a third Greek planning framework this month triggers another exchange
Greeek Foreign Ministry
Bangladesh Says It Would Consider Joining Mecca Pact if Invited
Dhaka's cautious parliamentary line follows a Reuters report that Saudi Arabia had already invited Bangladesh into the Türkiye-Saudi-Pakistan pact
Bosphorus News
SDF Dissolves in Syria as Türkiye's PKK Verification Remains Open
Barzani backed the integration after the SDF dissolution as Türkiye welcomed the move on August 26, while Ankara's statutory verification process remained open
Syria’s Digital Route to Europe Runs Through Cyprus
Ugarit 2 will plug Tartus into Cyta’s Mediterranean cable hub as the island’s north moves deeper into a Türkiye-backed fiber system
Bosphorus News
Azerbaijan Moves to De-escalate Israel-Türkiye Tensions After Syria Strike
Israeli reports say Baku is trying to revive the Syria coordination mechanism it helped build as Washington opens a parallel track
Bosphorus News
The SDF Said Integration Is Finished. It Did Not Say the Word Ankara Was Waiting For
Dissolution was forecast within days, but Abdi declared integration complete instead; Türkiye’s law requires verified termination and weapons surrender
Zelensky Says Separate Black Sea Talks Will Open as Russia Resists Shipping Truce
Kyiv says a new maritime channel will address grain shipping as Moscow seeks wider protection for energy infrastructure and Türkiye urges both sides to halt attacks on commercial vessels
Presidency of Ukraine
Netanyahu Says Syria Strike Warned Ankara. Five Days Later, Damascus and Israel Met in Jordan
A Mossad-Damascus channel predated the attack, while US mediation and a quieter Israel-Türkiye line emerged after Abu al-Duhur
Mitsotakis Says Turkish Objections Will Not Alter Greece’s Spatial Planning
Athens has faced two Turkish objections in 12 days over tourism and renewable-energy frameworks extending across the Aegean
Greek Prime Minister Press Office
Russia Rejects Türkiye Black Sea Truce, Rescue Ship Hit Days Later
A Turkish sailor died aboard Ural after it rescued 18 crew from another drone-hit ship, as Black Sea grain capacity collapsed and Ankara’s moratorium stalled
Bosphorus News