The World Bank announced last week its provision of a further $18 billion in a loan package to Turkiye, following the country s return to economic orthodoxy. Speaking to Anadolu Agency.
Following the recent escalation of violence in Israel, particularly at Jerusalem s Al-Aqsa Mosque, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey used a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, to remark that "the Islamic world should be united against Israel’s attacks in Palestine" and that "trampling on the Al-Aqsa Mosque is our red line."
As Turkey's elections near, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Soner Cagaptay, an expert on Turkish politics, about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan political fate after last month's deadly earthquakes.
Despite his diplomatic gains over the past year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's cautious dance between Ukraine and Russia can't be declared a success quite yet.