Turkey Sees 'Threat' in Putin's Ukraine War, Bans Warships from Accessing Black Sea
Turkey declares Russia's attack on Ukraine is "officially a war" and promises to limit Russian access to the Black Sea accordingly.
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Turkey declares Russia's attack on Ukraine is "officially a war" and promises to limit Russian access to the Black Sea accordingly.
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Middle EastAs global markets and allies reel, Turkey's Erdogan looks inward Dominic EvansEce ToksabayDominic EvansEce Toksabay 4 minutes read 1/2 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to media after attending Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer Read More With twin shocks announced in the dead of night, President Tayyip Erdogan sacked Turkey's central bank chief and pulled out of a treaty to protect women, stunning financial markets and Western allies. As he languishes in opinion polls, that international alarm may be of less con...
“They targeted Turkey’s national presence, its resistance, its struggle to recover after a century,” Ibrahim Karagul, columnist at a pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak, wrote of the letter, echoing the Turkish president. “Those 104 admirals took action to place Turkey under US patronage once again, to doom it to EU control, to keep Turkey out of all the action as the world is being re-established.” Any state with ambition needs a national narrative to guide its rise, a founding story outlining a bold vision and an ultimate objective. Known for his wavy mullet and paragraph-long hea...
4 Min Read ISTANBUL (Reuters) - With twin shocks announced in the dead of night, President Tayyip Erdogan sacked Turkey’s central bank chief and pulled out of a treaty to protect women, stunning financial markets and Western allies. FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to media after attending Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/ As he languishes in opinion polls, that international alarm may be of less concern to Turkey’s longest-serving leader than the response of conservative voters whose support underpins hi...