US President Donald Trump secretly flew out of Turkey last month on a smaller plane than previously known due to an assassination threat from Iran, the Washington Post reported Monday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused Israel of undermining all efforts to halt the war in the Middle East, but said Ankara would continue to pursue any opportunity to advance a ceasefire.
Several Arab and Muslim countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan and Türkiye, have agreed to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to support a ceasefire and reconstruction in Gaza.
Turkey has joined Spain, Italy and Greece in monitoring the flotilla, which was sailing east across the Mediterranean Sea on Monday despite warnings from Israel to stop the mission.
World leaders at the UN, led by France, moved to recognize a Palestinian state in a landmark diplomatic shift, but Israel responded by advancing a contentious settlement plan that could derail peace efforts. The developments highlight deepening international divides as the Gaza war intensifies
Two wildfires that began overnight near the western Turkish resort of Izmir were raging out of control on Thursday, fuelled by high winds, officials said.
Clashes erupted in Istanbul Monday with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas to break up an angry mob after allegations that a satirical magazine had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, an AFP correspondent said.
With growing influence after its recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenian separatists in 2023, Azerbaijan is using its close ties with Israel and Turkey to defuse tensions between the regional foes in Syria.
