Iranian leader, in first remarks about Syria since sudden ouster of ally Assad, says Iran itself not weakened by rebel takeover, seeks to keep ‘friendly relations’ with country
Trump picks Colony Capital founder Tom Barrack as ambassador to Turkey
Tom Barrack, a onetime private equity executive and fundraiser for Donald Trump, has been picked by the president-elect as the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Trump said on social media on Tuesday. Colony …
Tears and hope as Syrians return home from Turkey
Ala Jabeer cried as he prepared to cross from Turkey into Syria with his 10-year-old daughter on Tuesday, thirteen years after the war forced him to flee his home.
Kazakhstan’s Freedom Finance targets Turkey and UAE brokerage markets for 2025 expansion
ASTANA. Dec 10 (Interfax) – Kazakhstan’s Freedom Finance, a subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp., aims to enter the brokerage markets of Turkey and the UAE in 2025, CEO Timur Turlov told Interfax.
Turkey’s silencing of an independent radio station highlights the country’s escalating assault on media freedom
The closure of an independent media outlet like Açık Radyo is one of the latest assaults on freedom of speech in Turkey. But it is inextricably linked to a policy of denial that has defined the …
Russia’s decline accelerates, thanks to Turkey and Israel in Syria
Assad has fled to Moscow, Iran has withdrawn from Syria and abandoned its mercenaries, and Russia’s remaining soldiers are isolated in the Assadist strongholds of Latakia and Tartus — where its …
With Assad’s Fall, Erdogan Oversees Turkey’s Growing Regional Clout
Of all the winners and losers from Syria’s sudden change of power, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stands out as among those with the most to gain. Most Read from BloombergBrace for a …
Owner of Mansion Gutted in a Turkey-Frying Accident Listed Bizarre $25 Million Florida Estate Before Thanksgiving
The millionaire financier whose Connecticut mansion was burned to the ground in a turkey-frying accident had put his Florida estate on the market just weeks before the Thanksgiving Day tragedy. The …
Syrians flood across border from Turkey as guards open crossings
A few hundred Syrian migrants gathered at the Turkey-Syria border as dawn broke on Tuesday morning, waiting to return home for the first time in years …
In Post-Assad Middle East, Iran’s Loss Is Turkey’s Gain
By Vali Nasr, the Majid Khadduri professor of Middle East studies and international affairs at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.