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The latest deployment brings the number of NATO Patriot batteries stationed in Turkey to three.

Turkey firmly supports Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, does not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea, and continues to monitor events on the peninsula, including the situation of the Crimean Tatar people.

Speaking to Haaretz, a regional source said that Turkey, Oman and Egypt are pushing for an end to the Iran war which they deem unbeneficial. Iran and Egypt's presidents reportedly discussed 'possible ways to end the escalation' on Friday

Unlike last week's missile, which was downed outside Turkey, the latest entered Turkish airspace. Fragments fell between a key airbase to the west and a radar base to the east, both used by the U.S. and NATO. Turkey said 'necessary warnings' have been made to Iran

Turkey said 'that we reserve the right to respond to any hostile actions against our country' • The incident marks the first time that NATO member Turkey, Iran's neighbor to the northwest, has been drawn into the conflict ⁠between Iran and the U.S. and Israel

On Sunday, a day after the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran began, travelers told Reuters that some Iranian citizens were being stopped from crossing into ‌Turkey, but by Monday afternoon Iranians were being allowed through

Under the proposed law, Turkey’s president would be allowed to change the income tax rate on digital assets from zero to up to 20%. Turkey's Justice and Development Party proposed a 10% tax on cryptocurrency income and gains as part of a draft bill amending the country’s tax laws. According to a Monday report from the state-run media Anadolu Agency, lawmakers in the Turkish Grand National Assembly proposed amending the country’s expenditure tax laws to include a 10% tax on digital assets. Under the legislation, platforms that are subject to capital gains tax in the country could be required to withhold 10% tax on gains and income derived from crypto transactions on a quarterly basis. The proposed law would allow Turkey’s president to change the tax rate on crypto from 0% to 20%, and service providers would be subject to a 0.03% transaction tax on transactions they facilitate. The country’s treasury is expected to implement regulations and enforcement for the bill, which is expected to take effect two months a...

Turkey has condemned the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, as well as Iran’s attacks on the Gulf countries, and is calling on the Islamic world to prevent the war from expanding.

Anti-Israeli activists in Turkey have intensified efforts to identify dual citizens who served in the military, while Israeli officials warn social media exposure is driving legal complaints and detentions abroad

Turkey has stopped issuing Eur-Med certificates that enable Israel to import Turkish goods via Europe.

Tether claims it has helped law enforcement in over 1,800 cases across 62 countries, freezing $3.4 billion in USDT tied to suspected illicit activity. Tether has frozen more than half a billion dollars in cryptocurrency at the request of Turkish authorities, blocking funds tied to an alleged illegal online betting and money-laundering operation. Last week, prosecutors in Istanbul announced the seizure of approximately €460 million ($544 million) in assets belonging to Veysel Sahin, accused of operating unlawful betting platforms and laundering proceeds. Officials initially declined to identify the crypto firm involved, but the company was Tether Holdings SA, the issuer of the $185 billion USDt (USDT) stablecoin, CEO Paolo Ardoino told Bloomberg. “Law enforcement came to us, they provided some information, we looked at the information and we acted in respect of the laws of the country,” Ardoino reportedly said. “And that’s what we do when we work with the DOJ, when we work with the FBI, you name it,” he added....

In the absence of an immediate justification for an attack, Trump may give Turkey credit for resolving the crisis in Iran, which understands that Turkey could be a more effective mediator than Saudi Arabia. A senior Turkish official told Haaretz that Istanbul may propose transferring enriched uranium to Turkey, pledging it would never be returned to Iran

This marked Turkey’s first military ship export to a European Union and NATO member state.

Analyzing approximately 15,000 opinion columns in the widely read newspapers Sabah and Hürriyet, JPPI found that descriptions of Hamas often rely on the “resistance movement” narrative.

Five hundred children from Ukrainian institutional care facilities and family-based care arrangements who were evacuated from the Dnipropetrovsk region to Turkey after February 24, 2022, were kept in isolation and punished by being deprived of food by their escorts.

Turkey is ready to take the lead in the naval dimension of security guarantees for Ukraine and may also join the air dimension.

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, during a visit to Turkey, is seeking to resume prisoner exchanges between Ukraine and Russia in the new year.

Turkish President Erdogan vowed to press ahead with the fight against extremism, saying Turkey would act 'with determination, comprehensively and without compromise' as authorities closed schools, cut utilities and detained five suspects following the clashes

Turkey insists that there are no winners in war and no losers in a just peace, and is ready to offer Istanbul as a venue for peace talks.

Representatives from more than 45 countries have been invited to participate in what is described as an 'interim meeting,' where no final decisions are slated to take place. An Arab source close to the Turkish government said that Doha and Ankara are currently exerting pressure on Washington to invite Turkey to the conference