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Bashar al-Assad's overthrow was not so unexpected after all. He had created all the conditions to make his ouster ripe, resting on the laurels of his dominance and Syria's return to the Arab League, which he saw as an admission of fault from those who supported his rivals and a sacred font where he washed away his sins.

Defense sources have said the contentious oath taken by cadets at a National Defense University (MSÜ) graduation ceremony discredited the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK).

"They brought the TSK into question and tarnished its reputation," the sources told local media.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, offering his congratulations on the latter's reelection victory.

In a personal tone, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began his congratulations to Donald Trump in a post on X.

“I congratulate my friend Donald Trump, who won the presidential election in the United States after a great struggle and was re-elected President of the United States,” Erdogan begins in his post.

Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein commended the robust ties between Iraq and Türkiye on Tuesday, emphasizing that any outstanding issues between the neighboring countries would be addressed through dialogue.

"Our relationship with Türkiye is going well," Hussein stated in an interview with Anadolu Agency outside the U.N. headquarters in New York.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will travel to New York on Saturday to participate in the 79th UN General Assembly, where he is also expected to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday stressed the need to maintain a "strong and effective navy" to safeguard Türkiye's peace and security, both within its territorial waters and in far-flung regions.

Türkiye on Friday blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications authority said, following censorship accusations against the U.S. company by Türkiye's  communications director.

The BTK communications authority said in a post on its website that "instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024", without adding further details.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the "Hitler of our time" in response to the ongoing violence in Gaza.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban discussed bilateral ties and regional and global issues Tuesday.