World Athletics has denied 11 requests from athletes to transfer allegiance to Turkey over what the sport’s governing body said “formed part of a coordinated recruitment strategy” by the Turkish government to attract athletes through lucrative contracts.

Turkey’s top economic policymakers told investors this week that the fallout from the Iran war is likely to weigh on Turkish growth and raise price pressures in the short term, according to people with knowledge of the conversations.

World Athletics rejects the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey as the requests were "part of a coordinated recruitment strategy" by the country's government "to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts".

Israel-Turkey tensions escalate sharply as Netanyahu and Erdogan clash over Gaza, Iran and regional influence, creating a diplomatic challenge for Trump.

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Turkey is preparing to host talks later this week about creating a regional security platform with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and possibly Egypt, according to officials familiar with the matter.

Competing claims over deterrence, restraint, and regional credibility are turning an already damaged relationship into a sharper strategic confrontation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan