Zeynep AzizThe United States announced that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a special-forces raid in northwest Syria.
Zeynep AzizTurkish forces began a cross-border operation in northeast Syria on 9 October after a US troop withdrawal.
Zeynep AzizA coordinated attack on Abqaiq and Khurais temporarily cut Saudi oil output and exposed infrastructure vulnerability.
Zeynep AzizWashington began removing Turkey from the F-35 programme after Ankara accepted delivery of Russia’s S-400 missile system.
Zeynep AzizThe first S-400 air-defence components arrived in Turkey on 12 July 2019, opening a serious dispute with NATO ally the United States.
Zeynep AzizEkrem İmamoğlu decisively won Istanbul’s repeated mayoral election on 23 June 2019, expanding his earlier narrow lead.
Zeynep AzizExplosions damaged two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, sharply increasing US-Iran tensions.
Zeynep AzizEuropean Parliament elections weakened the traditional centre-left and centre-right blocs while Greens and liberals gained ground.
Zeynep AzizWomen entered a Saudi stadium to watch a men’s football match on 12 January 2018, a highly visible change in access to public life.
