Turkey

Eritrea, Somalia and Turkey Respond to Ethiopia’s Failed Coup

Regional players were among the first to react to a tense weekend in Ethiopia where the federal government confirmed a failed coup in northern Amhara regional state.Eritrea and Somalia reacted via tweets with the former sending condolenc...

Neo Sithole·almost 5 years ago

Five Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean are Shaking up Europe’s Energy Map

Discoveries of natural gas reserves in the Mediterranean Sea around Egypt, Cyprus, Israel and Greece are shaking up Europe’s energy politics. Traditionally, Russia has been Europe’s main supplier of gas, giving it significant influence o...

Khaled Kesseba & Konstantinos Lagos·almost 5 years ago

Little hope for Turkey and Syria as death toll continues to rise

International rescue organisations have made their way to Turkey following the catastrophic earthquake that hit the region yesterday. With the death toll sitting at 5 000, authorities are expecting the number to increase as search and re...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Sanctions continue amid crisis in Syria

As the death toll in Turkey and Syria continues to rise, so does the inequality regarding access to foreign aid. Following the catastrophic earthquake that hit the region yesterday, incidents of great inequality have presented themselves...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Erdoğan’s Control Over Turkey is Ending – What Comes Next?

Mayoral elections in Turkish cities do not usually grab the world’s attention. But the defeat of the ruling party’s candidate for Istanbul mayor – once during its March election and then again, even more definitively in a June rematch –...

Sarah Mokrzycki·almost 5 years ago

Banyana Banyana prepare for Uzbekistan test

After a series of meetings where SAFA officials were discussing whether to send Banyana Banyana to Turkey for the Turkish Women's Cup or not, the football association has given Desiree Ellis and her charges the green light and the squad ...

Neo Poho·about 1 year ago

Another earthquake for Syria and Turkey

Turkey and Syria have suffered yet another earthquake, two weeks after the catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit both countries two weeks ago. The earthquake occurred last night, and has since resulted in six deaths and many inj...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Turkey’s Erdoğan took a page from US presidents and boosted reelection campaign by claiming to have killed a terrorist

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed credit on April 30, 2023, for killing Islamic State group leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi in Syria, it may not have been simply a straightforward announcement of victory ov...

Graig Klein Assistant Professor of Terrorism & Political Violence, Leiden University·11 months ago

Security Council debates Russian withdrawal from crucial Ukraine grain deal

Ukraine and Russia account for roughly 30 per cent of the world’s exported wheat and barley, one fifth of its maize, and over half of its sunflower oil

UN Press·over 1 year ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa uses SONA to send condolences to Türkiye, leaving Syria out

President Cyril Ramaphosa presented that State of the Nation Address (SONA) last night in a bid to restore the hope of South Africans. In his address, he offered his condolences to Türkiye but left Syria out. This is despite both countri...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago