Turkey warned on Tuesday (July 4) that it will not be pressured into supporting Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Turkey said that it was still assessing whether Sweden's entry into the world's most powerful defence organisation would benefit the bloc or hurt it.

Turkey warns against 'pressure' to support Sweden's NATO bid

Egypt and Turkey have appointed ambassadors to each other's capitals for the first time in a decade to restore normal diplomatic relations, their foreign ministries announced on Tuesday.

Egypt, Turkey appoint ambassadors to upgrade diplomatic relations

The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) claims to have uncovered a “ghost” cell of 56 operatives supposedly spying on non-Turkey nationals for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, reported the daily newspaper Daily Sabah, on Monday (July 3).

Turkey claims to have found ‘ghost’ Mossad ring of 56 operatives, arrests seven

June was celebrated as Pride Month all over the world. Rallies were held; people raised slogans in support of the LGBTQ community. But something else happened in Turkiye. Hundreds were detained; parades banned as the Erdogan government cracks down on the community. Ghadi Francis gets you the story.

Life as an LGBTQ in Turkiye

On Thursday, hundreds of followers of influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in protest of the burning of a Quran in Sweden.

Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad following Quran burning incident

After Swedish police granted permission to burn the Quran outside Stockholm's main mosque as part of a protest, the Islamic world is angry. Turkey's foreign minister criticised Sweden and said the diktat could further complicate Ankara's long-delayed approval of the Nordic nation's application to join NATO.

Sweden’s NATO bid in jeopardy after allowing Quran burning as Ankara seethes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday blasted Sweden after a court in the country allowed protesters to burn pages from a copy of the Quran. While angrily condemning the Nordic nation, Erdogan said, “We will eventually teach the arrogant Westerners that insulting Muslims is not freedom of thought.

Turkish leader Erdogan blasts Sweden for Quran-burning protest

Turkish police detained at least 50 people on Sunday after Istanbul's LGBT community held their annual Pride march despite ban. The government led by President Tayyip Erdogan has toughened its stance on LGBTQ+ freedoms in the country.

Istanbul's LGBT community held annual pride march despite ban

In what is being described as a major flare-up of violence in Syria’s last opposition stronghold, Russian jets reportedly bombed villages and towns near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, on Sunday (June 25), reported Reuters.

Russia jets step up strikes in rebel-held Syria, at least 11 killed: Reports

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: Around 50 people were detained by Turkish police after Istanbul's LQBTQIA+ Community defied the ban and carried out their annual pride parade. This had been banned in Istanbul this year along with other cities as a crackdown against the community persists.

50 detained in Istanbul over pride parade

In pics | At least 50 detained after Pride march in Istanbul

In Pics | LGBTQ activists rally in Istanbul despite government's ban

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday encouraged Turkey to support Sweden's bid for membership in NATO. Blinken was meeting Turkey's new Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

Blinken meets new Turkish foreign minister, urges support for Sweden's NATO bid

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said that Ankara won't change its approach towards Sweden's NATO membership bid at the summit of the Western alliance next month unless anti-Turkey protests stop in Stockholm.

Turkey won't support Sweden's NATO bid unless anti-Turkish protests are stopped: Erdogan

Sweden on Monday (June 12) agreed to the extradition of a man who was convicted of drug trafficking and is a self-proclaimed supporter of the pro-Kurdish PKK. This also comes ahead of a meeting with Turkish and Swedish officials over the latter's stalled NATO bid.

Amid NATO membership bid, Sweden agrees to extradite pro-Kurdish PKK supporter to Turkey

Italian Special Forces border the Turkish cargo ship mid-ocean in an effort to rescue the crew. The crew alerted the Italian forces when they saw a group of unidentified people on board, some of whom were allegedly armed. The footage of them showed them wandering around the ship possibly carrying sharp objects.

Italy's special forces rescue Turkish crew

Some three years after an interview to The New York Times in 2020, where US President Joe Biden famously said that he would encourage the Turkish opposition to defeat Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the election, Washington wants to make nice with Turkey’s president.

WION Spotlight | The importance of being Recep Tayyip Erdogan

History is full of strange coincidences, and I may add quoting American poet T.S. Eliot, "cunning passages." It has been a weekend of fascinating coincidences if you believe in watching Turkey and India in a split-screen view.

From Khilafat to quake aid: Why re-elected Erdogan must see Gandhi and Modi's India in a new light

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all latest news, top headlines and international breakings from all across the globe, stay tuned with Gravitas for more!

Gravitas Global Headlines: Turkish Lira plunged to a record-low 7% in the biggest daily selloff

Economists at some of the biggest global banks are offering sharply different views of how Turkiye will go about raising interest rates this month, a prospect that seemed remote before president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s reelection just over a week ago.

Economists split on Turkish rate hike | World Business Watch

Economists at major global banks are divided on their predictions regarding Turkiye's approach to raising interest rates this month, reports Bloomberg. The unexpected re-election of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has brought the prospect of a rate hike to the forefront, a stance previously dismissed by market observers.

Shifting tides in Turkiye's economy: Analysts grapple with implications of potential rate hike

As the country's economy is still being negatively impacted by excessive inflation, Turkish President Erdoan has vowed a return to Orthodox economics. The country's newly chosen finance minister is the re-elected leader, who has long favoured liberal policies.

New Turkey's Finance Minister's challenges with high inflation, weakening currency

Turkey: Erdogan appoints orthodox economist as Finance Minister

The dust has settled on Turkish polls. The opposition which until a week ago was being looked at as a tough contender now stands defeated. What does this loss mean for the united opposition and what do they need to learn as local polls near?

The road ahead for Turkey's oppostion

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