In the first article in this series, Salon explored how officials with a controversial pro-Trump nonprofit called the Urban Revitalization Coalition (URC) — which recently lost its tax-exempt charity …
How Turkey’s Soft Power Conquered Pakistan
Ottoman fantasies are finding an enthusiastic audience in a country that struggles with Saudi and Western influence.
EU to Hone ‘Carrot and Stick’ Line on Turkey at Summit, Top Official Says
European Union leaders will decide on a “carrot and stick” approach to Turkey when they meet on Sept. 24-25, their chairman said on Friday, proposing a multi-party conference to defuse tensions in the …
Mediterranean Tensions ‘Extremely Volatile’: Cyprus President
Tensions are running high over Turkey’s maritime drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean which Cyprus, and its ally Greece, say violate their sovereignty. “There is an aggressiveness, with an …
History and drama on Turkey’s untouched Turquoise Coast
The sun had slipped through the pines on the Yarimadasi headland and what was left of the day fluttered like a silk sheet over Gocek bay. I’d spent the last hour as an eight-year-old: kayaking …
Greece, Turkey Spar Again After NATO Mediation Move
The two nations have been at loggerheads over energy resources in the region since Turkey deployed an exploration vessel escorted by warships last month. “Greece showed once more than it’s not in …
EU to hone ‘carrot and stick’ line on Turkey, top official says
European Union leaders will decide on a “carrot and stick” approach to Turkey when they meet on Sept. 24-25, their chairman said on Friday, proposing a multi-party conference to defuse tensions in the …
Turkey is losing all its gains in the Middle East, and Greece is benefiting
After years of rapprochement with its neighbours in the Middle East, Turkey appears to be losing its reputation that it has previously gained due to Turkey’s …
Greek PM tells Turkey to end ‘provocations’ for dialogue to begin
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday Greece would start talks with Turkey to resolve conflicting claims over maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean once Turkish “provocations” …
Turkey must drop ‘threats’ for talks to begin: Greek PM
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday told Turkey to stop making “threats” against his country if talks on reducing tension in the eastern Mediterranean over maritime borders and gas …