Jonathan Spicer

Reuters bureau chief in Turkey. Previously covered U.S. economy. Native of Canada. Views my own; re-tweets my curiosities.

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Turkey targets more defence sales as West rearms and alliances shift - and it hopes hosting #NATO leaders next month will help https://t.co/ZFTIqxRoJl

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A war meant to break Iran could leave Tehran stronger, and Gulf exposed - https://t.co/ym6MpEce8M

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Pakistan hosts regional powers Turkey, Saudi, Egypt for talks on ending war, with focus on proposals to reopen Strait of Hormuz, sources say https://t.co/X4x0egbqA8

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Iran players held schoolbags and wore black armbands during the anthem before their match in Turkey on Friday, a stark protest over the killing of schoolgirls at the start of the Iran war.

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@gonultol To your point, the Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan-Egypt bloc appears to be strengthening https://t.co/HW84qzCi21

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Efforts by emerging regional bloc Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi-Egypt to end Iran war appear to accelerate https://t.co/HW84qzCi21

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Turkish gold reserves in largest drop in 7 years amid war fallout, with central bank selling some $3 bln of it ⁠last week for the first time https://t.co/Dkt2CJi3oP

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Turkey or Pakistan could host U.S.-Iran talks after Islamabad conveyed U.S. proposal to Tehran, senior Iranian official says - https://t.co/qrJ5w9WT1P

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Turkey conveying messages between Iran-US, ruling party official says - https://t.co/NXOdkJZxlO

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Scoop: Trump rejects efforts to launch Iran ceasefire talks, sources say - https://t.co/wzJw7CKWKK

[Ece Toksabay @ecetoksabay]

'Maybe we die together': Voices at the Iran-Turkey mountain crossing

At a snowy border gate in eastern Turkey, travellers arriving from Iran describe fear, exhaustion and impossible choices as conflict spreads across the region.

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Turkey's Halkbank secured what appears to be a very friendly deal with the U.S. Justice Department that resolves its long-standing criminal charges, with no money changing hands and Washington saying it will help its effort to curb support for Iran https://t.co/38RtSBigkX

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Scoop: Turkey's MİT asks Britain's MI6 to step up protection of Syria's leader Sharaa after recent Islamic State assassination plots, sources say  https://t.co/MmBXaup7zd

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Isolated and under fire: Iran strikes out as far as Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Gulf states - as allies Russia and China make a cold calculation and stand aside https://t.co/LexJEVKZtJ

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From behind bars, İstanbul's mayor dares Erdoğan to call early elections now: "He will run and he will lose. And Turkey will be the winner," İmamoğlu tells @Reuters https://t.co/XDd3QwjFwn

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Turkey’s disinflation path may hit another bump: analysts expect the central bank to raise its 2026 inflation forecast and potentially slow — or pause — rate cuts after stronger-than-expected January price data.

Story by @nvztdev & @jonathanspicer

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Turkey calls Syria's integration deal with Kurdish #SDF an "historic turning point" ahead of which its intelligence agency held "intensive" contacts to ensure restraint by parties involved, security sources tell @ecetoksabay https://t.co/79a1mB093E

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Syria poised to attack Kurdish-held towns to pressure stalled talks, sources say https://t.co/gbzJnd7DNo

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Scoop: Armed Kurdish groups sought to cross into Iran from Iraq, sources say, potentially seeking to take advantage of instability after days of crackdown on protests https://t.co/2j9xXLcCTg

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Scoop: Syria and Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline with an 11th-hour proposal https://t.co/TLoywNGIBH