Chris Kilford, a former senior Canadian military attaché to Turkey, says Ottawa can work on securing trade benefits from the country in such areas as nuclear technology. But he warns that as Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Ankara for the NATO summit,

As the US reduces its military commitment to the continent, Turkey is looking to benefit geopolitically and economically.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to leave for Ankara on Monday to attend the annual NATO summit — the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to Turkey since 2015.

WAR LEAVES behind economic wreckage. Over the past four months it has caused $600bn-worth of damage to Iran, according to the IMF, and up to 7% of the workforce have lost their jobs. The economies of Iran’s richer Gulf neighbours have shrunk and the conflict may knock two percentage points off GDP growth in the broader Middle East this year.

Turkey beat the United States with a last-minute goal to spoil a perfect 2026 World Cup group stage for the USMNT. Here's what happens next.

Deniz Göktaş is regarded as one of Turkey's most popular comedians and is accused of "insulting religious values" on stage.

Turkey, a NATO ​member and Iran's neighbour, has repeatedly accused Israel ⁠of ⁠trying to undermine the ⁠U.S.-Iran ​deal mediated by Pakistan, and has condemned Israeli operations ​in Gaza, Lebanon ⁠and Syria.

Turkey has emerged in better shape from America’s war with Iran than other regional powers. Its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, refused access to Turkish airspace for American warplanes without drawing the ire of Donald Trump,