Turkey
Turkey’s PKK amnesty could ease Kurdish tensions, expand regional reach, expert tells ‘Post’
Turkey’s proposed PKK amnesty could reduce security pressures, ease tensions with Iraq, and allow Ankara to redirect military, intelligence, and economic resources across the region.
PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s anti-Israel rhetoric threatens Kurdish-Jewish relations - opinion
Iraq delays July public salaries as Strait of Hormuz blockade guts oil revenue
Turkey to submit draft law allowing thousands of former PKK members to return, aims to end conflict
Trump, Erdogan, and the F-35 enigma - opinion
Turkey’s F-35 struggle is not just about aircraft; it is about trust, intelligence, and the future of a NATO alliance.
IDF considering purchase of anti-submarine aircraft amid growing Turkish threat
The Turkish navy operates more than 10 active diesel-electric submarines, with a new series equipped with air-independent propulsion systems under construction.
Turkey's main opposition leader Ozel announces intentions to resign, form new party
The Republican People's Party, known by its Turkish-language acronym CHP, was founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and is the main opposition to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Iran's Baghaei warns Bulgaria against aiding US during operations, hosting American aircraft
The Bulgarian government has said it will seek parliamentary approval to station up to eight US tanker aircraft at an air base in the Balkan country, which is a member of NATO and the European Union.
Turkey’s new role: How Erdogan is supporting Hamas, challenging Israel - opinion
The Turkey that once welcomed Israeli tourists with warmth has been fundamentally transformed. Under Erdogan, successive governments have strengthened the country’s Sunni Islamic identity...
The IDF is not enough: Israel needs an expeditionary force to fight beyond its borders - opinion
Israel has gradually adopted the logic of a fortress: defend the center, harden the perimeter, and intercept whatever penetrates it. But a fortress cedes the initiative to the besieger.
From forced conversion to genocide: How Yazidis carry centuries of persecution into exile
MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: The Islamic interpretation of the Yazidi faith is what members of ISIS used to justify the enslavement of over 6,000 women and children and the murder of more than 5,000 people.
Turkey and Qatar: The face of the Muslim Brotherhood’s murderous ideology - opinion
No two countries illustrate this more clearly than Turkey and Qatar, close allies that have long been associated with political support for the Muslim Brotherhood and hostility toward Israel.
Hezbollah-tied individual arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel in Lebanon
The individual was accused of providing intelligence to Israel that ultimately allowed the Jewish state to kill four top-tier security leaders in the terror group.
Iraq's PM arrives in Washington as US presses Baghdad on Iran-backed militias - analysis
Iraq is already a kind of frontline between the US and Iran. After the US and Israel began strikes on Iran on February 28, the Iranians operationalized militias in Iraq.
