Welcome back to Al-Monitor Turkey. Things are looking up for Ankara as its quest for Eurofighters is nearing a successful ...

Today in History for Aug. 5: In 1100, Henry I ascended the throne of England, three days after his brother, King William II, was killed in a hunting accident. In 1620, the Pilgrim ships "The Mayflower ...

Over recent months, Turkey has witnessed significant transformations, centered around two major events. The first occurred on July 11, 2025, when members of the ...

Turkey’s Kurdish political movement is unexpectedly emerging as a crucial partner in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ongoing ...

"Trust must exist first and foremost," Syrian Democratic Council representative to the U.S. Sinam Mohamad told Newsweek.

But they must not allow Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to use peace as a smokescreen for repression. Having ruled ...

This is the closest Turkey and the insurgents have come to peace since the PKK took up arms to fight for a Kurdish homeland ...

On February 27, 2025, jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan called on the group to disarm and ...

Turkish officials say Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s help to boost its defense capabilities.

In the wake of Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military campaign in Gaza and beyond, the Middle East is undergoing a profound ...

Turkey was working toward providing training, advisory services and technical support to help strengthen Syria’s defence ...

Turkish officials say Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s help to boost its defense capabilities.