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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Turkey

Delhi fruit traders to halt apple imports from Turkey

Traders across Delhi are protesting, demanding a ban on the import and marketing of Turkish goods, citing the current diplomatic situation.

After JNU, Jamia & Hyderabad’s MANUU suspend ties with institutions in Turkey over support to Pakistan

Both central universities announce suspending ties with immediate effect. On Wednesday, Jawaharlal Nehru University declared that it had suspended MoU with Inonu University.

US okays $304 mn missile sale to Turkey. Most advanced AMRAAM variant, short-range missile on offer

This comes after India said it noted Turkish support to Islamabad in flare-up last week & provided evidence of use of Turkish-made drones during aerial assaults by Pakistan.

Taking note of Ankara’s patronage of Islamabad, JNU suspends MoU with Inonu University in Turkey

Boycott of Turkish goods, services in India has intensified following Turkey’s vocal support for Pakistan in aftermath of Operation Sindoor.

How 4-day India-Pakistan conflict made travel agents cancel Turkey, Azerbaijan bookings

Travel website Ixigo suspended all flight and hotel bookings to the two nations, while smaller travel websites announced solidarity with India's military action.

NATO member Türkiye expresses solidarity with Pakistan against ‘India’s unprovoked aggression’

Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan is the first to speak with Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar, following India’s Operation Sindoor. Ankara is one of the few steadfast allies of Islamabad.

Pakistan-Turkey defence ties in spotlight post Pahalgam. How they’ve grown to be strategic allies

Turkey, China & Azerbaijan have expressed political and military solidarity with Pakistan in the aftermath of the attack, signaling a tightening regional axis in South Asia.

Who is backing Pakistan? India must guard against Turkey & China’s dirty games

India's military is preparing a suitable retaliatory strategy in response to the Pahalgam attack. But these actions are only the beginning—a more complex challenge lies beneath them.

Why’s Turkey erupting for Ekrem İmamoğlu? He’s the biggest threat to Erdoğan yet

İmamoğlu emerged from obscurity in 2019, defeating the candidate supported by Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party by 13,000 votes.

Mass protests take place in Istanbul after Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest

The arrest comes amid a broader crackdown on opposition figures, which has been slammed as politically motivated & an attempt to silence dissent.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.