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Lizzie Porter

Lizzie Porter

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Istanbul
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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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a resort in Belek, Antalya, Turkey. Photo: Syrian Presidency
Golf club diplomacy: Syria’s bid to rejoin global arena

Antalya Forum talks warn Israeli strikes now top danger to rebuilding efforts

MENAApril 14, 2025
Lorry drivers wait to enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing from Egypt. Aid supplies in the enclave are not expected to last long amid an Israeli blockade. EPA
InterviewGaza aid supplies will last only 10 days, UNRWA chief warns

Philippe Lazzarini tells The National some Palestinians want to die with their families as situation becomes 'absolutely unbearable'

MENAApril 13, 2025
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha attends a Nato Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on April 1. EPA
Ukraine's Foreign Minister restates aim to join Nato

Andrii Sybiha says Ukraine's increased military capabilities would benefit the alliance

EuropeApril 12, 2025
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Turkey and Jordan meet the Palestinian Prime Minister before a panel on Gaza at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in the Turkish resort city. Photo: Turkish Foreign Ministry
Jordan and Egypt train police and security forces for duty in Gaza

Foreign ministers reveal more details about Gaza reconstruction plan

MENAApril 11, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received DEM Party Deputy Pervin Buldan and Istanbul Deputy Sirri Sureyya Onder at the Presidential Complex. Photo: Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye
Pro-Kurdish party 'more hopeful' after rare Erdogan talks

Politicians say meeting with Turkish President was positive, but much remains unclear in disarming of PKK

MENAApril 10, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said the talks were needed to 'prevent misunderstandings'. Reuters
Turkey in talks with Israel to avoid military conflict in Syria

Mechanism needed to prevent military misunderstandings, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says

MENAApril 10, 2025
A sign reading 'We are together' outside the American embassy in Moscow. Russia and the US are seeking to rebuild ties. AFP
US and Russian officials to meet for more embassy talks in Istanbul

Thursday's discussions will focus on diplomatic missions and not cover Ukraine, says Washington

MENAApril 09, 2025
Syrian soldiers in the historic city of Palmyra. Reuters
ExclusiveTurkey sets sights on Syria's Palmyra airport as a military base

Ankara is planning to form a base at site in central desert city, Syrian military official tells The National

MENAApril 04, 2025
Admiral Vasileios Gryparis at the headquarters of the EU Naval Force Operation Aspides in the Greek city of Larisa. Matt Kynaston / The National
InterviewWe're not here to fight the Houthis, EU Red Sea commander says

In recent days, the US Central Command has launched multiple strikes on the Yemeni rebels

MENAApril 03, 2025
Iman Al Alwani holds photos of her father, Maan Abdul Latif Al Alwani, and one of her brothers, Muhaid Al Alwani. Maan was killed in the 1982 massacre in the city, and Muhaid in the government crackdown to the protests that began in 2011. Lizzie Porter / The National
Special reportHama massacre survivors break 40-year silence

Generations of trauma have haunted those who lived through the 1982 massacre

MENAMarch 28, 2025
Ekrem Imamoglu was chosen as presidential candidate by the opposition Republican People's Party on the day he was arrested. AFP
New Istanbul mayor selected as Ekrem Imamoglu remains in custody

Nuri Aslan is made interim mayor, as protests continue over arrest of rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

MENAMarch 26, 2025
Demonstrators face police during protests in Istanbul in support of the city’s incarcerated former mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. Getty Images
Hundreds to appear before Turkish judiciary over Istanbul mayor protests

Demonstrations in support of the arrested opposition figure have been staged for six days in a row

MENAMarch 25, 2025
Istanbul's city council will appoint a new mayor after Ekrem Imamoglu's suspension and arrest on corruption charges. AFP
Istanbul mayor to be replaced after corruption charges

Officials deny political motivation for detention as widespread protests are held across country in support of mayor

MENAMarch 24, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Brics summit in Kazan in October 2024. AP
Special reportTurkey treads fine line in Russia-Ukraine diplomacy

Ankara has presented itself as host of negotiations as the EU eyes Turkish role in bloc's security

MENAMarch 24, 2025
Ismail Al Shalil, whose family home in the Syrian city of Palmyra was occupied by Iran-backed militants and then destroyed in an Israeli strike last year (Matt Kynaston for The National)
VideoInside the abandoned Iranian bases in Palmyra

Tehran’s influence in Syria has nose-dived since the fall of the Assad regime, confounding its regional aims

MENAMarch 14, 2025
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