Ghost Jet-Powered Drone Capable of Flying Alongside Crewed Aircraft: What Are the Key Features of Turkey’s Anka-3?

“Israel” turned trade and supply chains into a covert network for espionage, sabotage, and regional influence targeting Turkiye.

Amid tensions with the UAE and shifting calculations, what happened during Erdogan’s visit to Saudi Arabia ahead of Egypt?

A Saudi-Turkish-Egyptian alignment is taking shape as an emerging axis, seeking to translate coordination into concrete action on the ground.

"Israel" seeks to prevent the formation of a Turkish triangle stretching from Syria to Libya and the Horn of Africa through four simultaneous axes: How is it doing this?

In a move widely seen as signaling the start of a new Middle Eastern chapter, Turkiye is seeking to join the Saudi-Pakistan Mutual Defense Agreement signed on September 17, 2025.

“Israel” is considering a joint “intervention force” with Greece and Greek Cyprus to deter Turkiye’s expanding influence in the eastern Mediterranean, amid energy disputes and rising regional tensions.

Turkiye has been trying to deploy radars on Syrian soil in recent weeks, amid an escalating confrontation between “Israel” and Turkiye over Ankara's presence in Syria.

Turkiye faces a demographic crisis of falling fertility and an aging population, prompting urgent government measures to support families, expand elderly care, and protect social cohesion.

The Israeli Occupation is worried about Turkiye’s military presence in Syria, its involvement in the Palestinian issue, and the potential for friction in the eastern Mediterranean.

Turkiye uncovered an alleged Emirati spy network, later denied involving the UAE, possibly linked to “Israel,” amid rising security concerns and the expansion of its defense industry and “steel dome” air defense system.

Turkiye has used water diplomacy to secure a historic agreement with Iraq, addressing its water crisis while boosting Turkiye's political and economic influence.

As the US moves to finalize two key elements of Trump’s second-phase plan for Gaza, the shape of “the day after” in Gaza is coming into focus, and it may not be what the Israeli Occupation hoped for.

Plans to form an international force to stabilize Gaza after the war remain unclear, as its mandate, oversight, and operations have yet to be defined.

As part of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Gulf tour, which included Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman and resulted in the signing of 24 agreements, declarations, and joint statements across various fields, Al-Estiklal spoke with two Turkish academics about the visit’s broader implications.