Russia-Turkey relations
A change in Turkish leadership might not spell the end of ties with Russia
Middle East
May 9, 2023
A change in Turkish leadership might not spell the end of ties with Russia
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — At the height of election campaigning and just three weeks before polls were set to…
Turkey is blocking NATO’s expansion. It could backfire and hand Putin a propaganda coup
Middle East
March 5, 2023
Turkey is blocking NATO’s expansion. It could backfire and hand Putin a propaganda coup
When Sweden and Finland declared their intention to join NATO last May, it was seen by many as a poke…
Turkey not ‘blackmailing’ NATO over Baltics defense plan: security source
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Turkey not ‘blackmailing’ NATO over Baltics defense plan: security source
ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey is not blackmailing NATO with its rejection of a defense plan for the Baltics and Poland,…
Turkey chafes at US pressure over Russian defenses
Middle East
June 11, 2019
Turkey chafes at US pressure over Russian defenses
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said on Tuesday a US House of Representatives’ resolution condemning Ankara’s purchase of Russian defense systems…
Russia and Turkey sign gas deal, seek common ground on Syria as ties warm
Middle East
October 11, 2016
Russia and Turkey sign gas deal, seek common ground on Syria as ties warm
Turkey and Russia signed an agreement on Monday for the construction of a major undersea gas pipeline and vowed to…
Russia, Turkey to form joint investment fund: Russian minister
Business
September 4, 2016
Russia, Turkey to form joint investment fund: Russian minister
Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukaev said on Sunday President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan had agreed to…
I want to reset Russia ties from clean slate: Turkey’s Erdogan
Middle East
August 9, 2016
I want to reset Russia ties from clean slate: Turkey’s Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with Russia's TASS news agency published on Monday he wanted to reset…
Turkey’s Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt
Middle East
August 8, 2016
Turkey’s Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt
President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally of more than one million people on Sunday that July's failed coup would be…
As Turkey’s coup strains ties with West, detente with Russia gathers pace
Middle East
August 6, 2016
As Turkey’s coup strains ties with West, detente with Russia gathers pace
As Turkey's relations with Europe and the United States are strained by the fallout from its failed coup, President Tayyip…
Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey
World
April 15, 2016
Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey
The website of Russian state news agency Sputnik has been blocked in Turkey, its Turkish editor-in-chief said on Friday, shortly…