Nato has urged the EU and Turkey to improve their relations as US President Donald Trump’s retreat from European security forces the continent’s capitals to rapidly rethink their alliances.

Turkey will block any new cooperation, including military drills, between Israel and Nato until a permanent ceasefire is reached in Gaza, Turkish official sources told Middle East Eye on Monday.

Trump’s call for NATO member states to increase their defense contributions to 5 percent of GDP has prompted discussions about strengthening ties with non-EU countries, including Turkey.

EPA-EFE [OLIVIER HOSLET] As Europe presses ahead with its rearmament, Turkey has blocked the transfer of classified military targets from NATO to the EU, sources involved in the discussions told ...

"Blocking Israel’s cooperation with NATO does not contribute to stability; rather, it undermines the alliance’s core values,” an Israeli official said.

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Turkey has allegedly withdrawn some of its forces from NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise amid a fresh dispute with Greece over airspace and search-and-rescue jurisdiction in the Aegean.

"Turkey is at a crossroads, but Erdogan has made his choice," Schneider said in a statement. "His government harbors Hamas operatives, props up Putin’s war machine, and obstructs NATO unity ...

The decision comes after the May re-election of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and days before Sweden and Turkey are set to resume NATO membership talks. The 35-year-old individual in ...

Fatih Ceylan, Turkey's former ambassador to NATO, pointed out that Turkey was ... "It's not enough to say: 'I'm sending troops!' This must be determined either through multilateral negotiations ...