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| Adam Michalski
On 8 December, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed full support for Syrian rebel groups and called for their unification, urging the international community to support…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Adam Michalski
On 23 October, in the municipality of Kahramankazan – located in the suburbs of Ankara – a terrorist attack targeted the headquarters of the TUSAŞ, an armaments company that manufactures various flight platforms for the Turkish air force.…
Analyses |
| Zuzanna Krzyżanowska
On 20 October, Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen died in Pennsylvania aged 83. He was an imam and the founder of an organisation which is commonly referred to as the Gülen Movement, whereas in Turkey it is known as the Fethullah Gülen…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Adam Michalski
On 19 October, during his official visit to Turkey, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul. During a press conference, the two leaders outlined key areas of cooperation, including…
Analyses |
| Adam Michalski
On 2 September, Turkish state-owned energy company BOTAŞ signed a 10-year contract with the British oil giant Shell for the annual supply of four billion cubic metres of gas to Turkey starting in January 2027. The contract also allows for…
Analyses |
| Maria Domańska, Piotr Żochowski, Witold Rodkiewicz
On 1 August, Ankara witnessed the largest prisoner exchange between the US and Russia since the Cold War. The exchange also involved Belarus, Germany, Poland, Norway, and Slovenia.
Analyses |
| Michał Bogusz, Adam Michalski
On 3–5 June, Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the first such visit by a representative of Turkish diplomacy in 12 years. The issues he discussed with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi…
Analyses |
| Adam Michalski
Last year Turkey’s gas imports fell significantly, from 54.7 bcm in 2022 to 47.5 bcm. This mainly stemmed from declining gas consumption in the country (down more than 6% y/y to 50 bcm), partly as a consequence of the financial crisis it…
Analyses |
| Adam Michalski, Marek Matusiak
On 2 May, Turkey’s ministry of trade announced its decision to completely halt its trade with Israel due to “the mounting humanitarian tragedy” unfolding in the Palestinian territories in connection with the Israeli offensive in the Gaza…
Analyses |
| Ilona Gizińska, Agata Łoskot-Strachota
In early April, Turkey started supplying natural gas to Hungary. This follows an agreement signed in August 2023 between the Hungarian state-owned energy company MVM and the Turkish BOTAŞ. The contract, which was formally signed during…