Selcan Hacaoglu

NATO deployed an Italian SAMP/T missile-defense system in the central Anatolian city of Konya to reinforce the alliance’s air defense, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

Turkey plans to reopen the long-shuttered Halki seminary as a university, reviving an institution central to Orthodox Christianity and addressing a longstanding demand from the US and the European Union.

Turkey, ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara next month, is not only raising a security force larger than many alliance members’ militaries but also giving the Turkish capital a cosmetic makeover.

Turkish officials expect Syria’s president to visit Ankara around the time Turkey is hosting a NATO summit there next month, according to people familiar with the matter.

As the US reduces its military commitment to the continent, Turkey is looking to benefit geopolitically and economically.

Turkish authorities are escalating a years-long crackdown against perceived critics in the run up to this week’s NATO summit in Ankara, in a show of intolerance toward dissent.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will urge French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to drop his opposition to Turkey buying a European missile-defense system, according to Turkish officials familiar with the matter.

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump gave another strong indication that he may soon try to reverse his own ban on Turkey buying F-35 fighter jets

Turkey is looking to secure the delivery of six F-35 jets from the US in an initial transaction, if President Donald Trump reverses a ban on Ankara buying the advanced fighter planes, according to Turkish officials familiar with the matter.

(Bloomberg) -- Turkey is looking to secure the delivery of six F-35 jets from the US in an initial transaction, if President Donald Trump reverses