From: Quotable
“Turkey is obviously afraid” of a bigger war between Israel and Iran
“Turkey has over 700km of borders with Iran.”
![US military convoy travels across northeastern Syria during a joint exercise with the Syrian Democratic Forces on December 8, 2021 [File: Baderkhan Ahmad/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AP21343483703410.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Ukrainian delegation led by Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, attend a meeting at Ciragan Palace on the day of the second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in Istanbul, Turkey, June 2, 2025. [Murad Sezer/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-02T121005Z_1176936482_RC2CUEA7V5C0_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-TALKS-1748866559.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) presiding over the second round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, in Istanbul, Turkey, 02 June 2025. [Murat Gok/Turkish Foreign Ministry handout via EPA-EFE]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/13097768-1748882773.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Turkiye is calling for action – not words. History will judge those who remain silent in the face of genocide.
Decision to disband follows decades of attacks punctuated by failed peace talks and a changing political landscape.
Thousands of people gathered in Istanbul to celebrate three-year-old Ali Asaf Demir’s recovery from leukaemia.
President Erdogan holds talks with Prime Minister Sharif as they strive to boost ties.
The meeting comes after US and EU agreed to lift sanctions to allow the civil war-hit country to recover and rebuild.
Ukraine and Russia agreed to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap — the war’s largest — at direct peace talks in Istanbul.
![In this handout photo released by Turkish Foreign Ministry, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, center, chairs a meeting between delegations from Russia, right, and Ukraine, left, at Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul, Turkey on May 16, 2025. [Murat Gok/Turkish Foreign Ministry/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-1747427843.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The war can only end on Moscow’s terms. The West’s inability to accept this harsh reality keeps Ukraine bleeding.
Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, heads of delegations say.
Since the outbreak of the war, Turkiye has weighed its support for Ukraine against maintaining its ties to Russia.
These are the key events on day 1,177 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
