Hakan Fidan

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Trump expects Iran to seek deal to avoid US strikes

Iran has warned that it would respond instantly with missile strikes against US bases, ships and allies, notably Israel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 January, 2026
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Trump threatens Iran with armada, region seeks peaceful solution

The New Arab Staff
28 January, 2026
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

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
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Turkey in talks to rejoin US F-35 fighter jet programme

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10 December, 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
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Turkey FM Fidan meets HTS leader Al-Sharaa in Damascus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 December, 2024
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan shares his assessments on developments in the Middle East during an interview with Qatar-based Al Jazeera television in Ankara, Turkiye on December 18, 2024. (Photo by Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Turkey's FM rejects Trump claim of Ankara 'takeover' in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2024
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during the general session of ''the 15th Ambassadors Conference'' in Ankara, Turkiye on December 13, 2024.
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Turkey says Damascus embassy to be 'operational' Saturday

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 December, 2024
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Turkey to join EU meeting in Brussels after five year absence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 August, 2024
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Turkish parliament to debate Sweden's NATO bid on Tuesday

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 January, 2024
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Iraq and Turkey boost security ties in Ankara talks

Dana Taib Menmy
21 December, 2023
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Russia will talk with Turkey over alternative Black Sea deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 August, 2023
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Turkey ministers discuss oil exports with Iraqi Kurdistan PM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 August, 2023
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Turkey calls on Iraq to designate PKK a terrorist group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 August, 2023
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Blinken urges Turkey's support for Sweden to join NATO

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 July, 2023
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Hakan Fidan: From spymaster to Turkey's foreign minister

Ferhat Polat
12 June, 2023
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MI6 head tags parody account in tweet applauding Turkey FM

The New Arab Staff
05 June, 2023
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Turkish, Syrian intelligence chiefs meet: reports

William Christou
08 September, 2022
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Turkish, Syrian regime intelligence chiefs meet in Moscow

The New Arab
14 January, 2020
Hakan Fidan Turkish spy chief [AFP]
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Turkish spymaster 'secretly briefing US senators' on Khashoggi murder

The New Arab
07 December, 2018