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      Lizzie Porter

      Lizzie Porter

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      Lizzie Porter is The National's Istanbul correspondent. She has been a foreign correspondent for nearly a decade, and was previously based in Beirut and Baghdad. She covers diplomacy, politics, conflicts and crises in Turkey and across the Middle East, and has won multiple awards for her reporting on topics ranging from missing persons in Iraq to the region's climate crises. A native English speaker, she also speaks fluent French, Arabic and Farsi. Her Turkish is improving.
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      Turkey and the PKK shorthand cover illustration. The National
      Special reportAfter 40 years, can Turkey find peace with the PKK?

      The Kurdish militant group is laying down its weapons. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is considering expanding minority rights. But some people say they cannot forgive and forget…

      NewsOctober 17, 2025
      Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Gaza peace summit in Sharm El Sheikh, at which Turkey was a central player. Getty Images
      AnalysisTurkey steps out of shadows in Gaza peace plan

      Nato member preparing to help retrieve hostage remains and join Gaza task force, but Israel remains sceptical

      MENAOctober 17, 2025
      Breakfast in the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir draws on ingredients from the agricultural land in the surrounding area. Photo: Lizzie Porter / The National
      Does Diyarbakir serve the best breakfast in Turkey?

      The nation may be a republic, but it takes the adage 'breakfast like a king' very seriously - especially here in the Fertile Crescent where farming first developed

      MENAOctober 10, 2025
      Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani, left, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara on Wednesday. EPA
      Kurdish integration deal still just ink on paper, Syrian Foreign Minister says

      Asaad Al Shibani visits Ankara as Turkey and US push for the implementation of March 10 agreement

      MENAOctober 08, 2025
      Turkish policemen on a street in Istanbul. Getty Images
      Suspect in killing of Turkish ultranationalist shot dead in Istanbul

      Five people arrested after shooting of man on trial in killing of Grey Wolves' leader

      MENAOctober 06, 2025
      Leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, Ozgur Ozel, gestures as he gives a speech during the party's extraordinary congress in Ankara, Turkey, 21 September 2025. EPA
      Troubled Turkish opposition re-elects leader before court ruling

      Republican People's Party re-elects Ozgur Ozel as it fights what it calls moves by the government to replace its leadership

      MENASeptember 22, 2025
      HTS fighters took control of Syria in a lightning offensive late last year. EPA
      Britain 'forged relationship' with HTS in Syria before Assad's fall, spy chief says

      Relationship with Syrian rebel group helped speed UK return to the country, Sir Richard Moore says

      MENASeptember 19, 2025
      Ahmet Davutoglu, former prime minister and foreign minister of Turkey, at the Future Party offices in Istanbul. Lizzie Porter / The National
      InterviewNo safety in Middle East after Israeli strike on Qatar, says former Turkish PM

      More diplomatic pressure needed to rein in Israel, Ahmet Davutoglu tells The National

      MENASeptember 14, 2025
      A Turkish military post by the Euphrates River, on the Syrian border. The SDF and Damascus have traded accusations of attacks at the river. Reuters
      Syria's Kurds recover footing as Al Shara's push for control falters

      Failure to resolve Kurdish issue has affected Syria’s relations with countries including the US

      MENASeptember 13, 2025
      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh before talks at the Dolmabahce Presidential Working Office in Istanbul, in April 2024. Turkish Presidency / EPA
      Hamas presence in Turkey under spotlight after Israeli air strike on Doha

      Similar attack on group's members unlikely but covert Israeli operations cannot be ruled out, sources say

      MENASeptember 11, 2025
      "Father and son silhouettes with beautiful Istanbul sunset.Shot taken with 5D Mark II, 24-70 canon lens, selective focus and copy space." iStockphoto
      Special reportTurkey urges bigger families but many aren't convinced - or can't afford it

      With the rising cost of living, limited childcare options and a general sense of insecurity, can Ankara's incentives to encourage larger families bear fruit?

      MENASeptember 05, 2025
      Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel was the face of a 'welcome culture' towards Syrians a decade ago. Getty Images / The National
      Special reportGermany’s Syrian generation not ready to pack up and go home

      Fewer than 2,000 Syrians have taken up Berlin’s flagship offer to return, figures show

      EuropeAugust 27, 2025
      Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, right, in his Benghazi office meeting Turkey's intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin. Photo: Libyan National Army
      Turkish spy chief holds rare meetings with Libya's Haftar in Benghazi

      Ibrahim Kalin visits eastern Libya after joint naval exercises held

      MENAAugust 26, 2025
      From left, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, US President Donald Trump and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the signing ceremony for the TRIPP deal. EPA
      Special reportDoes Trump's Armenia-Azerbaijan trade corridor deal pave the way to peace?

      South Caucasus route under US control could boost global trade, but move sparks suspicion in Iran

      MENAAugust 15, 2025
      Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani, left, with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Ankara. EPA
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      Syria and Turkey strike new military deal

      Countries' foreign ministers accuse Israel of creating sectarian strife in Syria

      MENAAugust 13, 2025
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