The Turkish and French presidents have exchanged letters in which they have agreed to resume talks aimed at mending ties. Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan wrote a New Year message to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, [ More … ]
The United Arab Emirates is open to the possibility of normalizing relations with Turkey, its chief diplomat has announced. Although Turkey has welcomed UAE’s positive statement on relations, however, it is not yet fully convinced. The [ More … ]
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited Turkey Thursday to discuss regional, bilateral, economic ties Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was in Ankara this week for meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both countries want strong bilateral ties. They share [ More … ]
Erdogan questions US’ NATO alliance with Turkey, condemns sanctions over S-400s [ More … ]
Turkey and Qatar signed 10 new deals on Nov. 26 at a joint meeting held at the presidential palace in Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Emir Tamim Hamad al-Thani co-chaired the closed-door meeting. The 10% sale of [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to further boost the country’s defense industry “We can never tolerate procuring [defense-related] products from abroad when we can produce them ourselves,” said Turkish President Erdogan at the inauguration ceremony of a new [ More … ]
pledged a new economic growth strategy on Wednesday based on stability, lower inflation “We are building a growth structure which creates qualified employment, which does not cause inflation and a current account deficit,” he said. [ More … ]
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Seferihisar district in the western province of Izmir on Friday according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). The tremors occurred in the Aegean Sea at [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the discovery of an additional 85 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, following a historic find this summer, reports Anadolu Agency. “Total amount [ More … ]
Turkey is preparing to revise upward its estimate of its natural gas discovery in the Black Sea, Bloomberg reported, citing sources with direct knowledge of the plans. The Bloomberg report says Turkey expects to raise [ More … ]
Erdogan in Qatar after official visit to Kuwait [ More … ]
Military de-confliction mechanism established between Greece, Turkey, NATO says NATO said Thursday that a military de-confliction mechanism between Greece and Turkey for the Eastern Mediterranean disputes has been established. Turkish and Greek military delegations reached [ More … ]
The Turkish president on Monday called on Armenia to immediately end the occupation of Azerbaijani territories, so the peace will reign in the region again. “The crisis in the region that started with the occupation [ More … ]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has asked his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to support the internal Palestinian reconciliation efforts and the plans for Palestinian elections. The Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported that Abbas spoke [ More … ]
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Monday received the commander of Libya’s naval forces in the capital Ankara, the ministry announced. Meanwhile, Libyan authorities have reportedly invited Turkish companies to assist in production by taking [ More … ]
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