Airports are temples of transit, designed for departures, delays and duty-free booze and perfume. But at Istanbul Airport’s new cultural wing, something unusual awaits, writes @NazlanEr

Libya and Turkey signed an agreement to boost military cooperation, deepening a partnership that has played a key role in shaping the balance of power in the country, @roscarroll_ reports

PKK militants symbolically lay down arms in historic ceremony:.The ceremony marks a fresh turning point in a peace process aimed at ending the PKK’s four-decade armed campaign against the Turkish government, @ezgi_akin writes

Thirty PKK militants symbolically laid down their weapons, marking the closest point Turkey and the militant group have ever come to peace in a conflict that has claimed more than 40,000 lives over four decades, @ezgi_akin writes

Turkey’s Sozcu TV forced off air in latest crackdown on opposition: What to know, @ezgi_akin reports

US envoy Barrack pushes deal between Syria's Sharaa, Kurdish commander Kobane:.“There is growing Kurdish fatigue,” one of the sources told @amberinzaman .

This week’s Al-Monitor Istanbul theme is airports, errors, and escapes — from a princess’ abstract rebellion at Istanbul Airport to a shepherd’s flying leap in an 850-year-old race via @NazlanEr.

Libya, Turkey sign agreement to deepen military ties: What to know, @roscarroll_ reports

Al-Monitor Istanbul: From absinthe to abstraction: A royal rebellion at Istanbul Airport via @NazlanEr.

PKK militants symbolically lay down arms in historic ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan:.Thirty PKK members, 15 women and 15 men, gathered near the Iraqi Kurdish province of Sulaimaniyah, burning their weapons in a symbolic ceremony, @ezgi_akin reports

PKK militants symbolically lay down arms in historic ceremony:.“We are dismantling our weapons of our own free will,” the group said in a statement, @ezgi_akin reports

BREAKING: PKK militants symbolically lay down arms in historic ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan, @ezgi_akin reports

Erdogan’s long game: How CHP court case could cripple Turkey’s opposition:.“In past polling, we’ve seen a clear pattern: Whenever the CHP turns inward and internal debates dominate the agenda, it loses votes,” @hatemete told @ezgi_akin

The Turkish army is turning to more tech-intensive platforms for the labor-intensive needs of its infantry such as armor and artillery, @barinkayaoglu writes

This week in Al-Monitor Istanbul: @NazlanEr explores how water shapes history, art and myth

Erdogan’s long game: How CHP court case could cripple Turkey’s opposition:.“I would say the idea would be to not bring the trial to conclusion in haste,” @SonerCagaptay told @ezgi_akin

RT @ezgi_akin: NEW @AlMonitor: In first AI crackdown, Turkey blocks access to some Grok content over insulting Erdogan and others:. The mov….

In first AI crackdown, Turkey blocks access to some Grok content, @ezgi_akin reports

Given Turkey’s proximity to trouble spots such as Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, Ankara argues that its security spending ought to count as defense-related infrastructure, a path other allies are likely to follow, @barinkayaoglu writes

This week in Al-Monitor Istanbul: At one of the city’s oldest fish restaurants, seafood meets history and Bosporus views — and the chef just earned a Gault & Millau nod via @NazlanEr.