Turkey

Turkey's economy shows active state intervention and strategic positioning: Erdogan announces a merger of Islamic banks, and Turkey raises transit fees for the straits from July. Arcelik takes full control of Beko Europe, simplifying its Whirlpool partnership, while EU demands that Turkey not supply Russian gas to the union.

• 4EU demands Turkey does not supply Russian gas to union
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• 3French intelligence ends cooperation with US company Palantir
• 3Google invests in AI computing and mosquito project

Erdogan escalates a war of words with Netanyahu, accusing Israel of threatening Turkey's security and casting Israel as the region's villain. Turkey asserts NATO is adapting to a new security landscape, while Trump criticizes NATO but praises Erdogan, and a NATO parliamentary delegation visits drone giant Baykar ahead of the Ankara summit.

• 11Netanyahu says Erdogan threatens to destroy Israel
• 11Erdogan says Israeli strikes threaten Turkey's security
• 6Donald Trump criticizes NATO, praises Recep Tayyip Erdogan, doesn't think US struck Minab school
• 6Trump threatens Iran with attacks and oil infrastructure takeover
• 6Erdogan and Netanyahu escalate war of words

Turkey's security posture is shaped by regional escalation: Iran and Israel exchange missile attacks, and US-Iran attacks escalate in the Gulf. Domestically, Turkey detains 209 in anti-terror raids ahead of the NATO summit, while the US reviews F-35 sales and moves forward with jet engine sales to Turkey.

• 24Iran and Israel exchange missile attacks for first time since April
• 9Ukraine-Style Maritime Drone Explodes Inside Romanian Black Sea Port, Triggers Coastwide Alert
• 7Ukrainian drone hits bus carrying children
• 6Attacks between US and Iran escalate again
• 6Ukraine greift Russland erneut massiv mit Kampfdrohnen an

The dominant societal tension is state restriction of public assembly: at least 50 arrested at Istanbul Gay Pride, and activists protest the Pride ban. Released activists in Istanbul renew Gaza support, indicating continued political mobilization.

• 4At least 50 arrested at Istanbul Gay Pride
• 4UNHCR has no issue with deportation centers in third countries
• 3Swedish man forced wife to have sex with 120 men, gets prison
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