Europe abandoned their commitment to the Kurds while seeking Turkiye's nod for NATO expansion. The US cleared a potential F-16 deal with Ankara, hours after Erdogan's green light. Palki Sharma tells you how the West surrendered its principles to appease Erdogan.

Gravitas: How Europe abandoned human rights to appease Turkiye

The ongoing war in eastern Europe has ruffled security landscape in the continent In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the two historically neutral countries Sweden and Finland wanted to join the NATO block and after weeks of negotiation Turkiye has cleared the way for the nations.

Turkiye support Finland, Sweden bid to join NATO

Turkiye has agreed to support Finland and Sweden joining the NATO military alliance. The announcement came ahead of the official start of a NATO summit in Madrid during a meeting between Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkiye signs agreement to support Finland, Sweden NATO bids

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto announced on Tuesday that Türkiye has finally agreed to support Sweden and Finland’s bid to become NATO members. The announcement came on the first day of the NATO summit in Madrid as the three countries signed a joint memorandum “to extend their full support against threats to each other’s security”.

NATO to invite Finland and Sweden to join alliance after Türkiye lifts objections

Almost 200 pride participants and LGBTQ+ activists have been detained after participating in a banned pride march in Istanbul.

Istanbul: Cops crack down on pride march

Heavy rains in northwest Turkiye caused rivers to overflow and bridges to collapse. Authorities have issued 'red alert' in few provinces and have asked residents to stay indoors for the next few days.

Heavy rains, floods hit northwest Turkiye, 'red alert' in few provinces

Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid is in Turkey where he met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. The meeting held amid threats by Iran against Israel. Both the countries seek an end to damaged ties.

Turkiye encourages dialogue with Israel

Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) is back to business as usual. He is visiting the neighbors cementing ties, signing new deals with the leaders and enjoying a new title preferred partner all thanks to war oil and allies.

Saudi Crown Prince & Erdogan hold one-to-one talks

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Turkey for the first time in years on Wednesday for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan aimed at fully normalising ties that were ruptured after the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi crown prince, Erdogan to meet in Turkiye with 'full normalisation' in sights

Amid rising tensions with Iran and attack threats, Israel's Foreign Minister is all set to visit Turkiye. Meanwhile, Iran is yet to comment on the Israeli travel warning.

Israel Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to visit Turkiye amid threats of Iran attacks

Amid rising tensions with Iran and attack threats, Israel Foreign Minister is all set to visit Turkiye. Meanwhile, Iran is yet to comment Israeli travel warning.

Israel Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to visit Turkiye

Amid tensions between Iran and Israel, Israelis have been urged to leave Turkiye or conceal signs of their nationality. Meanwhile, Istanbul has also warned citizens of an attack.

Israelis urged to leave Turkiye or conceal signs of their nationality amid tensions with Iran

The Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has now alleged threat of Iranian attempts to kill or abduct Israelis on a vacation in Turkiye. Lapid has now urged Israeli citizens in Istanbul to leave as soon as possible in the wake of the alleged threat. Israel has raised its Istanbul travel advisory to the highest level.

Israel heightens Istanbul travel alert

Devastating floods and heavy storms ravaged parts of Turkiye with more than 42 towns in north and central regions receiving bad weather warnings and around five people were reported dead over the weekend.

Turkiye: Rainfall and floods hit the capital Ankara, around 5 deaths reported so far

Turkey is expected to face even more storms and flooding after a weekend when floods have killed at least four people. 42 towns in North and Central Turkey have received bad weather warnings. Rains and hail storms caused heavy flooding across north and central turkey over the weekend

Turkiye: Rains & Hailstorms over weekend cause floods

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, security concerns raised by Turkiye in its opposition to Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership bid are legitimate. He added, this is about terrorism, it’s about weapons exports.

'Turkiye's concern on Finland, Sweden membership are legitimate,' says NATO chief

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Ukraine war: Turkiye backs Russian demand for grain exports

US and European acquiescence in Turkey's long-standing refusal to honour Kurdish ethnic, cultural, and political rights has come home to roost with Turkish opposition to Finnish and Swedish NATO membership.

Double standards haunt US and Europe in NATO dispute with Turkey

Turkiye has eased all entry requirements for visitors, Turkiye Tourism Board said on Monday (June 6). The country expects to receive a large number of Indian travellers this year, as reported by PTI.

Turkiye eases COVID-19 restrictions for Indian tourists

There's global shortage of wheat due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, export restrictions and rising food prices. In a recent news, Turkiye has rejected 60,000-tonnes of wheat shipment from India. Meanwhile, Indian government is in touch with Turkiye authorities.

Turkiye says no to 60,000-tonnes of wheat shipment from India

Ankara is advancing its Syrian motive as Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said we will clean 2 North Syrian cities of terrorists.

Erdogan renews threats of military offensive in Syria

Turkey has officially changed its name to Turkiye. Meanwhile, the United Nations has agreed to recognise the change while giving an approval on Thursday and said change will be immediate.

Turkey changes name to Turkiye; UN recognises the new name

The process to change Turkey’s name into “Türkiye” started back in December last year after a memorandum from president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and on Thursday, it received the seal of approval from the United Nations.

Turkey To Become ‘Türkiye’? United Nations approve request for name change

Reports suggest that Turkey is going to register its new name Türkiye at the United Nations in the coming weeks. The foreign ministry and other state agencies have already made the change, though not everyone is happy with it. Ghadi Francis tells you more in this report in The West Asia Post.

The West Asia Post: Turkey announces a name change

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