June 10, 2026
Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas, considered President Erdogan's biggest political rival, joins the protest
Pope Leo meets President Erdogan at start of first overseas trip
NATO member Turkey has maintained cordial ties with both Kyiv and Moscow during the war
Efforts to revive peace negotiations appear to be gaining momentum although Moscow has shown no sign of changing its terms for ending the war
Merz has criticised Israeli actions in Gaza and this year Germany suspended military exports there
Europe has increasingly turned to Turkey, NATO's second-largest military and a major exporter of armed drones
Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia are the main European purchasers of Russian oil and Trump is pressing for them to stop
The party has decided to disband after a public call from long-imprisoned leader
