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Turkey's position punctures the narrative long promoted by sections of Pakistan’s strategic community that Ankara and Riyadh could be drawn into a collective Muslim security bloc led or anchored by Pakistan.
Turkey will not join the Saudi–Pakistan defence pact, Saudi and Gulf sources told AFP, stressing the agreement remains bilateral amid regional tensions and sensitivities following recent India–Pakistan clashes.
Turkey is pursuing a quiet, long-term strategy to weaken Saudi and UAE influence by leveraging regional instability, soft power and deepening strategic alignment with Pakistan, intelligence sources say.
For India, the concern is not symbolism but capability. Even a loose alignment could embolden Pakistan harden anti-India positions and reshape regional security in unsettling ways.
Multiple rounds of talks facilitated by Turkey, along with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, failed to bridge the gap between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban.
Investigators in Turkey are analysing black boxes from a jet crash that killed Libya’s western military chief and seven others, as officials cite a technical malfunction and coordinate the probe with Libya.
Firearms, ammunition and what officials described as organisational documents were seized during the operations. Authorities said efforts are ongoing to track down and arrest another 22 suspects.
Libya’s prime minister confirmed that the country’s top military chief was killed in a plane crash in Turkey, triggering condolences and raising questions about the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident.
Russia, Turkey and Iran are meeting in Turkmenistan for a rare summit as the country marks 30 years of neutrality. The event highlights Turkmenistan’s isolation, gas wealth, and strategic regional role.
The first tanker, the 900-foot Kairos, was taking on water after an explosion, according to a local port agent report.
Ties between India and Turkey have remained tense for some time. The strain deepened after Ankara repeatedly criticised India’s policy on Kashmir and aligned itself with Pakistan at global forums.
The sudden deaths shocked Turkey and triggered an urgent investigation. At first, authorities focused on the possibility of food poisoning, leading to a crackdown on street food vendors in areas like Ortaköy.
The incident came just hours after Turkey repatriated the bodies of 20 military personnel who were killed on Tuesday when a Turkish military cargo plane crashed in Georgia as it was returning from Azerbaijan.
Crucial evidence supporting this theory has come from the interrogation of the two arrested suspects -- Dr Muzafar Rather and Dr Muzammil Shakeel. Their travel and communication records show that they were in Istanbul in 2022.
The main suspect, 35-year-old Dr. Umar Un-Nabi, was reportedly driving the i20 car that exploded at around 6.50 pm, killing at least 10 people and injuring 21 others.
The Istanbul prosecutor asked a higher court to consider shutting down mayor Imamoglu's main opposition Republican People's Party
Turkey, which has been one of the most vocal critics of the war in Gaza, last year joined South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
India's focus areas include the indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet programme, next-generation missile systems, and layered air defence networks capable of countering threats from both Pakistan and China.
Explore the 10 most iconic and beautiful destinations across Turkey — from Istanbul’s mosques and Cappadocia’s balloons to the beaches of Antalya and Bodrum.
This is not Yunus’ first attempt to reference India’s Northeast in controversial terms. During his April 2024 trip to China, he described India’s northeastern states as “landlocked” and said they had “no way to reach out to the ocean.”
Turkey’s animal protection law treats pets as “living beings,” making abandonment illegal and punishable with fines up to Rs 1.4 lakh.
The ties have been strained over Ankara’s pro-Pakistan stance during Operation Sindoor and its repeated criticism of the Jammu and Kashmir issue.
"Our stand on the Kashmir issue is very clear, there has been no change in it," said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
Trump underscored that Russia’s economy is already reeling under the costs of the conflict, yet energy sales remain a vital source of income
Turkey’s tilt toward Pakistan increases mistrust between Ankara and Delhi at a time when both countries could have found pragmatic reasons to stabilise ties.
