Türkiye’s Twin Deals With Exxon and Chevron: Energy Diplomacy as a New Bridge to Washington Washington When Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced that Ankara expects to sign an upstream exploration agreement with Chevron next month, it sounded at first like a standard line item in an industry bulletin: another exploration deal in a crowded […]
Washington’s New Gaza Experiment Puts Türkiye and Qatar in the Room — and Ignites a Fight Over Who Should Hold the Levers n the Trump administration’s emerging architecture for postwar Gaza, the most combustible question is not only how to rebuild shattered streets or restore basic services. It is who gets to help run the
World Leaders Consider Trump’s “Board of Peace,” as Western Allies Hold Back — and Türkiye Signs On The newest diplomatic club in President Trump’s Washington is not built around treaties, parliaments, or the United Nations. It is built around a document, a fee schedule, and a seat at a table chaired — by design —
Turkey’s TPAO Courts Chevron, Signaling an Energy Pivot With Political Ripples in Washington When Turkey’s state energy company quietly began talks with Chevron about joint oil and gas exploration, it was easy to read the headlines as just another hydrocarbons story. For policymakers in Washington — and for Turkish Americans watching U.S.–Turkey ties whiplash between
Trump Calls Erdoğan Conversation “Very Good,” Offering Few Details — but Sending a Familiar Signal President Trump said he had a “very good call” with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, offering little public detail about the substance of the conversation even as the timing underscored how central Turkey remains to several of Washington’s most delicate
Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace” Pulls Turkey Into a New U.S. Diplomatic Experiment Invitations to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Argentina’s Javier Milei signal a bid to build a new, leader-driven coalition for Gaza. The proposal raises questions about legitimacy, funding—and what a higher Turkish profile could mean in Washington. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s
Fraud, Ethnicity and a Political Fight in Los Angeles CMS chief Mehmet Oz says Los Angeles is a hub of Medicare fraud. Governor Gavin Newsom calls his claims “baseless and racist,” as Armenian and Turkish‑American groups clash over what is really at stake. When Dr. Mehmet Oz, the physician‑turned‑television personality who now runs the federal
The Turkish Center Who Became Houston’s Compass HOUSTON — In a league that can turn a player into a trendline overnight, Alperen Şengün has been doing something rarer: turning a franchise into a style. The Houston Rockets — young, increasingly loud, and suddenly difficult to move off their spots — have found a gravitational center
Zelenskyy Heads to Turkey for Fresh Push Toward Ukraine-Russia Talks ANKARA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Tuesday that he will travel to Turkey this week in a renewed effort to revive negotiations with Russia and bring an end to the nearly three-year-old war. Reuters A senior Turkish official confirmed that U.S. special envoy
U.S. Signals No F-35s for Turkey as Washington Reaffirms Israel’s Military Edge In a series of forceful remarks that underscore shifting dynamics in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this week that Turkey should not expect to receive American F-35 fighter jets “anytime soon, if at all,” highlighting heightened concerns over Ankara’s
