Erdogan: Turkey to ramp up production of medium and long-range missile stocks “in light of recent developments.”. “Hopefully, in a short period of time, we will have reached a level of defense capacity where no one will dare even challenge us.”

Turkey “strongly condemns Israel’s airstrike against Iran,” calls it “a provocation that serves Israel’s strategic policy of destabilization in the region”, according to MFA statement. Turkey “calls on the intl community to take action to prevent the war from spreading.”.

RT @glcarlstrom: In the 1980s Israel allowed an Islamist group in Gaza to start gathering weapons, in the hope that it would fight Fatah, I….

RT @TheTurkishLife: Mornings these days as a journalist in Istanbul:. 1. Coffee.2. Check the news to see if anyone you're scheduled to inte….

RT @Mylovanov: The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Brinks, who just resigned, goes nuclear on President Trump . Brinks: I was U.S. ambassador to….

Big moment in Turkey. The PKK has decided to dissolve and lay down arms - statement.

Our latest, a team effort led by @shashj, on whether, how and when Russia might attack NATO

Erdogan’s top rival was hauled off to prison almost two months ago but refused to be silenced, thanks largely to platforms like X. And so:.

Two more journalists - Murat Ağırel ve Timur Soykan - arrested in Turkey this morning

Our latest, with the great @AnshelPfeffer, on Turkey’s showdown with Israel over Syria

RT @AnshelPfeffer: Turkey and Israel are becoming deadly rivals in Syria. Together with ⁦@p_zalewski⁩ in @TheEconomist. .

RT @glcarlstrom: Israel has created a self-fulfilling prophecy in Syria. It has spent months bombing and raiding the country because of hyp….

RT @yarotrof: Russian ballistic missile hits a restaurant on Friday night in Zelensky’s home town of Kryvy Rih. At least 12 people killed i….

Trump on Marine Le Pen: “witch hunt… using lawfare to silence free speech… censor their political opponent… so far as to put that opponent in prison.”. Trump on Ekrem Imamoglu:.

RT @marklowen: Well this week has been quite an experience, detained by Turkish police while covering the anti-government protests and depo….

As for the rally itself:

We now go the Turkish media’s live coverage of a mass rally, attended by 100s of thousands, held by the oppositon to protest Imamoglu’s arrest. CNNTurk: “Why Israel fears Turkey?”.NTV: Myanmar quake .Habertürk: urban renewal.Ahaber: yummy treats for the Eid holiday

RT @MonicaLMarks: Imagine getting deported from a country where you’re a legal resident. A country that calls itself a democracy. A country….

Turkey’s media watchdog has taken oppositon news channel Sözcü TV off air for 10 days for “inciting the public to hatred and hostility” for its coverage of ongoing protests around the country.

Earlier today, Turkish authorities deported BBC correspondent Mark Lowen, who was here to report on the ongoing protests. Mark was taken from his hotel and detained for 17 hours, before being deported for “being a threat to public order”. BBC statement