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Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan agree on the establishment of the Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University during a meeting in October 2013.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2026
Turkish-Japanese science university opens in Ankara
At Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University, about 100 Turkish students will study artificial intelligence, earthquakes and other fields.
A woman walks near an anti-U.S. mural in Tehran on Sept. 9. The on?again?off?again ceasefire shows how coercive militarism has failed to produce the results the
Trump administration wanted. ?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2026
Might makes right will end Pax Americana
Far from bolstering U.S. dominance, Donald Trump’s embrace of coercive militarism has eroded it.
Turkish Environment Minister Murat Kurum, who is COP31 president, is calling for a refocus on the “greatest threat” that is “at our doorstep, which is climate change.”
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
Turkey’s environment minister lays out agenda for COP31 summit
Amid artificial intelligence and war concerns, the head of 2026’s U.N. climate summit appealed to global business leaders to keep emissions in focus.
LGBTQ activists march in a Pride parade despite a ban by local authorities in Ankara on June 20.
WORLD
Sep 13, 2026
Turkey cracks down on LGBTQ+ groups, blocks online accounts
Turkey launched an operation targeting LGBTQ+ associations, businesses and individuals over allegations including prostitution and obscene content.
Smoke rises following a strike during fighting between Houthis and Saudi-backed forces at a location given as Al Jawf, Yemen, in this image released on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 12, 2026
Pakistan faces pressure to pick a side as Saudi tensions with Houthis escalate
Fighting between Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement and Saudi forces is increasingly testing how long Pakistan can hold both positions at once.
A member of Syrian government forces stands guard the Abu Duhur military air base area in Idlib province in 2018. Syria's foreign ministry condemned what it said was an unjustified Israeli attack on an air base in the country's northwest on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2026
Israel warns Turkey against ‘dangerous adventures’; Syria says no Turkish buildup planned
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was “dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria,” Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, following an attack on a Syrian ?airbase earlier this week. Israel struck the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria on Tuesday, warning that Syria was ?on...
Abu al-Duhur base in Syria following strikes on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2026
Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian airbase, drawing Turkish condemnation
Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, called the strikes an “unnecessary escalation.”
A catering truck is parked on the other side of Air Force One, before U.S. President Donald Trump's departure from Ankara en route to Washington after his participation in the NATO leaders' summit, at Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara on July 8.
WORLD
Aug 13, 2026
Credible missile threat led to secret aircraft switch for Trump, source says
The threat emerged on the final day ?of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ?visit to Ankara for the NATO summit amid heightened tensions with Iran, a source has said.
Air Force One parked on the tarmac prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's departure from Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2026
Trump’s secret plane swap triggers questions and confusion
To evade an assassination threat, the U.S. president’s security team smuggled him off Air Force One to a different aircraft on July 8 in Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 10, 2026
Turkey says Mecca defense pact could be widened to include Egypt
Several countries are interested in joining the trilateral security agreement that was signed in Mecca on Friday, Turkey’s foreign minister said.
A satellite image shows smoke rising from an oil facility in Jazan province, Saudi Arabia, on July 26. On Sunday Iran-aligned Houthis claimed to have attacked Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery,  two days after the kingdom signed a defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing regional instability from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
WORLD
Aug 10, 2026
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi refinery after kingdom signs defense pact
The alliance with Sunni Muslim U.S. allies, Turkey and Pakistan, stipulates that an attack against one would ?be regarded as an attack on all.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left), Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chat after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 9, 2026
What to expect from the new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan deal
The alliance binds three Sunni powers — all allies of the United States — with a NATO-style clause that considers any attack on one country as an attack on all.
A Bulgarian military police car is parked at an access point to a farmland area where a drone that entered Bulgaria exploded, near the Kardam border-crossing between Bulgaria and Romania, on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 9, 2026
Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria as drone explodes near pipeline
Drone-related incidents have become increasingly frequent across eastern European countries that are NATO members and supporters of Ukraine.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left), Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.
WORLD
Aug 8, 2026
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defense pact amid regional war
Riyadh is looking to strengthen its security ties against the backdrop of war between the U.S. and Iran, which has drawn in surrounding nations and disrupted shipping.
A 48-year-old Turkish man was found unresponsive while lying face-up in a restroom at the detention facility of the Takao Police Station early on July 2, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 14, 2026
Turkish man dies while in Tokyo police custody
The man said he began experiencing abdominal pain on June 29 while in police custody in Tokyo, and he was pronounced dead on July 2, with police not publicly stating the cause.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2026
NATO summit shows Trump’s chemistry with leaders matters most
The summit in Ankara was a rollercoaster that revolved around the shifting moods of the mercurial U.S. leader.
Turkeish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2026
Trump’s visit a win for Turkey’s Erdogan, NATO tensions aside
The summit was a diplomatic success for Turkey, which wants to boost its stature within the bloc and also overcome longstanding issues with Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives at the Bestepe Presidential Compound during a formal welcome for the NATO summit in Ankara on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2026
Trump berates NATO and praises Erdogan as summit starts
The NATO summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, as the U.S. president has lashed out at allies and Washington steps back from Europe.
The NATO leaders' summit is due to begin in Ankara today.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
Turkey cracks down on press as NATO leaders gather in Ankara
As Turkey rises as a strategic defense partner, criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his heavy-handed methods is unlikely to be widely expressed.
Turkish police officers walk in front of protestors during an anti-NATO demonstration in Istanbul on Sunday, ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2026
Journalists arrested in Turkey as NATO summit looms
Human rights groups have complained of a shrinking space for dissent in Turkey in recent weeks.

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