Day: July 7, 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Türkiye expects Sweden to fulfill its promises made under last year’s Madrid memorandum for its NATO bid, citing a pact signed with Türkiye, Norway, and Sweden at a NATO summit.Speaking at a military grad…

Turkish President Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskyy will meet in Istanbul to discuss Ankara-brokered grain deal and the Russia-Ukraine war. Helin Sari Ertem from Istanbul Medeniyet University weighs in on the significance of the grain dea…

In a congratulatory phone call to Greece’s prime minister on his recent re-election, Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he hopes a new era in relations will benefit both countries. The long time NATO allies have been uneasy neighbors, w…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Kiev deserved to join NATO, but also urged it to enter peace talks with Moscow.”There is no doubt that Ukraine deserves membership of NATO,” Erdogan told…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has continued to try and build support for Kyiv’s invitation to join NATO ahead of the military alliance’s summit next week, holding talks with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala early on July 7 before he flies to I…

President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to hold talks with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday on the latest leg of a tour to push Ukraine’s bid to join NATO and secure more weapons from allies. The talks in Istanbul come on the eve of the 500th …