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The taxi took two quick lefts, then merged into the thinning traffic near the Ulus underpass. Kutay drove, eyes flicking between the rearview and the road ahead. The city was waking, but the early hour still offered them shadows to work in. Murat sat beside him, wiping dried blood from his nose...

Given that Portugal, if accepted to speak, had done so before the Turkish request in line with the provisional rules to add supplemental items to the agenda, which the Netherlands had done, and was well within the Turkish representative's rights to ask for a vote on the question at hand. The...

Dışişleri Bakanlığı Ministry of Foreign Affairs AUTHENTIC COMMUNIQUE OF THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Security Clearance: Secure and Encrypted ŞİFRELEME KORUMASI: KAPLUĞA [Recipient]: Hla Min < Alex > [Sender]: Minister of Defense, Türkiye < ATÇelikMSB@tr.gov > [Subject]...

"What are you thinking regarding a travel visa, and other measures to make tourism easier?" Zak

Ambassador Sedat Önal would raise his hand, indicating his desire to speak after the Portuguese representative had spoken. "It is quite clear, rather than amend its poorly drafted and extremely dangerous document, Portugal would rather double down and defend its imperialist mandate," Sedat...

President Arslan was fast asleep. The clock on the bedside table read 3:17 AM. The soft glow of a bedside lamp dimly lights the room. The door then opened quietly, and an aide knocked twice before entering the room. Gen. Esmail Ghaani saluted, looking at the President. "Comrade President, I’m...

There’s a bitter irony in the morning mist over the Moskva River today. A woman’s body washes ashore, and with it, perhaps, the last remaining thread of moral clarity in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Emilia Slabunova, a name many in the West might not know, but one that echoed with quiet defiance...

BirGün After weeks of anti-government protests, pro-government communist supporters have now taken to the streets of Ankara, rallying in support of President Arslan. (@BirGün)

Ambassador Sedat Önal would raise his hand, indicating his desire to speak after the Portuguese representative had spoken. The People’s Republic of Türkiye acknowledges the addition of the Dutch resolution which we believe to be measured and appropriate. Indeed, it gives peace not only a...

The glow of monitors bathed the windowless room in a sickly blue. Static hissed through headsets as the SIGNIT team traced the encrypted traffic. On the fourth floor of the Turkish intelligence services buried beneath layers of biometric checks, the air smelled of stale coffee and burnt...

Gölcük Naval Base October 3rd, 2006 Vice Admiral Mustafa Zeki Uğurlu stood on the sea-sprayed balcony overlooking the harbor where the hulls of FREMMs glinted beneath the grey morning sky. Across the courtyard, the flags of the fleet rustled in a stiff northeasterly breeze, and below, the...

Mert adjusted the strap of his worn canvas bag as he stepped out of the old lecture hall, blinking against the bright sun. The courtyard outside buzzed with fall wind. He took a deep breath, letting the air fill his lungs like a reset. It smelled faintly of linden trees and espresso. He hadn’t...

Yusuf Koç’s gaze lingers for a long moment on Grigorenko, unblinking. He spoke slowly in response as he picked his pen back up. “Deputy Prime Minister, stability is indeed a precious thing. It is not a gift bestowed by foreign powers or protected by polite conversations. It is earned, tested...

Sleiman couldn't help but also grin as the Sultan smiled and clapped his hands. "I hope others will rejoice as you have with the news." Sleiman said taking a sip of mint tea as the Egyptian Sultan continued. "Yes, I've heard of the tragic situation taking place in Syria." Kelly the Mad

A moment of tense silence. Yusuf Koç sets down his pen, meeting Grigorenko’s gaze firmly, and responding. “Deputy Prime Minister Grigorenko, let me begin by reminding you, and respectfully so, that this meeting was convened at Russia’s invitation. We came to the table in good faith to discuss...