Hakan Fidan

Turkish flag and Pakistani flags are hung for decoration ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's (not seen) visit to the country in Islamabad, Pakistan on February 12, 2025.
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Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey defence deal in pipeline, minister says

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have prepared a draft defence agreement after nearly a year of talks, Pakistan’s defence production minister says.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani (R) hold a joint press conference after their meeting in Damascus, Syria on December 22, 2025
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Turkish FM casts doubt on Kurdish integration in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 December, 2025
A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a display flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025
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Turkey in talks to rejoin US F-35 fighter jet programme

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 December, 2025
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Turkey to host meeting on Gaza administration, security

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 November, 2025
Turkiye's Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz speaks as he attends the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine at the UN
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Turkey appoints new ambassador to Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 October, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (L) in Ankara, Turkiye on October 12, 2025.
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Syria FM leads security delegation for talks in Turkey

The New Arab Staff
12 October, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
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Turkey bars Israeli ships, flights from its territory

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 August, 2025
Hakan Fidan - Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani meeting in Ankara
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Ankara, Damascus top diplomats warn Israel over Syria action

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 August, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a joint press conference after their meeting in El-Alamein, Egypt, on August 9, 2025
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Turkey says Muslim world must unite against Israel Gaza takeover

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 August, 2025
Fidan in Syria [Getty]
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Turkey, Syria vow to deepen ties during FM Fidan's visit

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 August, 2025
The SDF receive training and funding by the US
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Turkey warns Kurdish forces not to exploit Syria unrest

The New Arab Staff
17 July, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan in Qatar
Hakan Fidan
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Turkey mulls Syria defence pact amid Israel deconfliction talks

The New Arab Staff
10 April, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) and Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlic-Radman (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting in Ankara, Turkiye on March 06, 2025
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Turkey wants no conflict with Israel in Syria: foreign minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 April, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) meets with the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi (L) in Doha, Qatar
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Iran, Turkey embroiled spat over Ankara's Syria warnings

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 March, 2025
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Turkey slams Israel expansionism amid call for Syria federalism

The New Arab Staff
25 February, 2025
The PKK’s disarmament follows an appeal from jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan [Getty]
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Turkey floats Syria troop withdrawal if Kurd militias eliminated

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 February, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and the Qatari Prime Minister (not pictured) hold a joint press conference following their meeting in Doha
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Turkey says it will join with neighbors to fight IS in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 February, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) is being received by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani (R) in Baghdad, Iraq on 26 January 2025
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Turkey FM calls for regional cooperation to fight PKK

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2025
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Rubio backs 'inclusive' transition in Syria in call with Turkey

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 January, 2025
Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus [Getty]
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Syria: Al-Sharaa says all weapons to come under 'state control'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2024
Fidan and Al-Sharaa in Damascus [Getty]
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Turkey FM Fidan meets HTS leader Al-Sharaa in Damascus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 December, 2024