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Turkey defense chief meets Saddam Hifter as thaw with Libya continues, @ezgi_akin reports al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Turkey, UK near deal as Germany approves Eurofighter sale: What to know, @ezgi_akin reports al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

‘We will intervene’: Turkey’s Fidan warns against dividing Syria Note: Fidan also criticized Israel, but his warning on division was aimed at Syrian groups, a Turkish diplomatic source later clarified to me. al-monitor.com/originals/2025… with insights from @OmerOzkizilcik

‘We will intervene’: Turkey’s Fidan warns against dividing Syria, @ezgi_akin reports al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Suwayda violence boosts Kurds’ leverage as US Syria envoy, SDF chief meet, @amberinzaman reports al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

In Turkey, Iran-E3 talks set to tackle IAEA access, snapback sanctions, @ezgi_akin & @roscarroll_ report al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Thank you @TurkeyPulse for highlighting that! "Noontime in Eskisehir" remains one of the greatest books on #Ankara. And almost every resident of Ankara falls into one of the character profiles depicted there by Sevgi Soysal.

Erdogan says Germany, Britain positive on Eurofighter jets sale to Turkey al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Suwayda clashes stoke Turkey's fears of Kurdish gains, Syria's fragmentation, @barinkayaoglu writes al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

In this week’s Al-Monitor Istanbul, @NazlanEr revisits Noontime in Yenisehir, where a fallen tree in 1970s Ankara sparks a chain of stories packed with irony, rebellion, and student angst - a must read for those who want to understand Turkey's capital al-monitor.com/newsletter/202…

🎧PODCAST: Is the PKK's end near? Even if its armed wing disbands, the PKK’s sprawling network — from Europe to Syria to Iran — is far from finished, @AlizaMarcus tells @amberinzaman al-monitor.com/podcasts/why-p…

The Emirati mediation efforts in South Caucasus reflect the UAE’s desire to reposition itself as a regional bridge-builder, aligning in certain areas with Turkey’s interests, @SinemCngz tells @AlMonitor. al-monitor.com/originals/2025… via @roscarroll_ & @ezgi_akin

🇹🇷✋🏼🇮🇱🔥🇸🇾 — In my latest analysis for @AlMonitor, I discuss Türkiye's position regarding Israel's attacks on Syria, including the events in Suweida. Many thanks to @NicholasAHeras @joshua_landis for their insights and comments. al-monitor.com/originals/2025… @TurkeyPulse

Al-Monitor Turkey: Syria violence is spooking one of Sharaa’s top allies, Turkey, for whom any permanent fracturing of Syria along ethnic and sectarian lines, which it believes Israel is encouraging, would prove disastrous, writes @amberinzaman al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Despite Gaza tensions and frozen Ankara-Tel Aviv ties, Turkey is nudging both Syria and Israel through backchannels, and with help from Azerbaijan al-monitor.com/originals/2025… via @barinkayaoglu

In this week’s Al-Monitor Istanbul, @NazlanEr heads to Ankara, where sculpture gardens, jazz bars, and literary ghosts await. Istanbul may rule culture, but the capital has secrets, she writes al-monitor.com/newsletter/202…

🎧 PODCAST: It is too early to determine whether the PKK will abandon armed struggle completely, @AlizaMarcus tells @amberinzaman al-monitor.com/podcasts/why-p…

“On Syria, Turkey and the UAE are in agreement almost 90% of the time,” @Abdulkhaleq_UAE tells @AlMonitor. al-monitor.com/originals/2025… via @roscarroll_ & @ezgi_akin

Al-Monitor Turkey: Ankara on edge amid fragile Suwayda ceasefire, Kurds weigh next move, @amberinzaman writes al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Turkey is using its influence on Damascus to quietly encourage it talks with Israel, @barinkayaoglu writes al-monitor.com/originals/2025…