Turkey

Experts warn of Turkey’s role in Gaza after study finds antisemitism, Hamas support in media

Analyzing approximately 15,000 opinion columns in the widely read newspapers Sabah and Hürriyet, JPPI found that descriptions of Hamas often rely on the “resistance movement” narrative.

Gate of Neve Shalom Synagogue, Istanbul, Turkey.
 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022.

Saudi Arabia’s changing strategy and the quiet strain with the UAE - analysis

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the inaugural session of the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2025.

MBS’s gamble: Saudi leans toward Turkey and Qatar, avoids Israel-US bloc - opinion

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

Phase II runaway train: Gaza peace plan moves ahead, but Israel is being left behind - editorial


Trump’s Gaza peace plan officially entering Phase II, Witkoff announces

The interim governing body for Gaza will have 15 members, according to Witkoff, though their names have not been confirmed. It remains unclear how Hamas will be disarmed as required by the plan.

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.

Armed Kurdish groups sought to cross into Iran from Iraq, sources say

Turkey, which deems Kurdish militants in northern Iraq terrorists, has warned in recent days that any foreign intervention in Iran would escalate regional crises.

Fighters from the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, are pictured near the border with Iran in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, in the outskirts of Sulaimaniya, Iraq, June 21, 2025.

Where are the American bases in the Middle East Iran threatened it might strike? - explainer

Trump warned Iran that if it retaliated against the US, the US would respond at levels “never seen before.”

Qatar Emiri Air Force personnel load aid onto a military cargo plane headed to Syria, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, December 30, 2024.

Iranians arrive in Turkey through border gate as crackdown persists

The US issues a warning for citizens to evacuate Iran as protests intensify, with many Iranians seeking refuge in Turkey, crossing the Kapikoy border gate into Van Province.

People stand at the Kapikoy Border Gate, between Turkey and Iran, in Van province, Turkey, January 14, 2026.

How Turkey’s dangerous course in the Middle East fuels massacres - opinion

Ankara has created, sustained, and directed a well-established network of Islamist proxies.

Members of the Kurdish forces hold a portrait of Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler which reads "Shame on the killers of innocents in the Sheikh Maqsud neighborhood" during a protest in the Kurdish-controlled northeastern city of Qamishli on January 13, 2026.

US urges citizens to leave Iran amid escalating protests and violence

Iran is currently seeing its biggest anti-government demonstrations in years as the administration of President Donald Trump weighs how to respond.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

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Turkish FM accuses Mossad of stoking Iran protests, says Netanyahu aims for regional conflict

“The Mossad is not hiding this,” the FM said, referring to involvement in protests. “They are calling on the Iranian people to rise up against the regime through their internet and Twitter accounts.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025

Flights canceled between Dubai and Iran as protests continue to expand

A flydubai spokesperson said that flights to Iran on Friday had been canceled and that the airline "will continue to monitor the situation" and revise its flight schedule accordingly.

Iranians attend a protest in the city of Rasht, northern Iran, January 8, 2025

'Worst criminal of humanity': Pakistani DM calls on US, Turkey to 'kidnap' Netanyahu

Asif’s comments came following the US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, and he stated that he would support the capture of Netanyahu.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif over the Israeli and Pakistani flags.