Accusing the US of delaying the set up of safe zones, Erdogan announces incursion into Syria to dislodge YPG militia. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed a pledge to carry out a cross-border military [ More … ]
The 15 July failed coup attempt in Turkey has its place within the Turkish people’s minds as one of the most catastrophic days for the country, with some even defining it as an ‘apocalypse’ There [ More … ]
Six Turkish citizens held by illegal militia loyal to East Libya-based commander Khalifa Haftar Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday expected immediate release of six Turkish citizens held by East Libya-based commander Khalifa Haftar forces. “Holding [ More … ]
Turkey has purchased the S-400 missiles. So, what now? Is the US going to attack us? What sort of a threat is this? What are you preparing for? – asks Ibrahim Karagul “If you buy [ More … ]
Turkey has a little more than two weeks to decide whether to complete a complex arms deal with the U.S. or risk severe penalties by going through with an agreement to buy a missile system [ More … ]
Amid the Egyptian-Greek-Turkish escalation due to gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean, New Turkish drilling ship will operate in region in following period, says Turkey’s vice president Turkey and Turkish Cypriots cannot be excluded from [ More … ]
The forces of Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord boasted Saturday of new weapons to fight off a rival’s offensive on Tripoli, despite an arms embargo on the country. The forces of Libya’s internationally [ More … ]
Egypt has demanded from the transitional military council in Sudan to hand over Muslim Brotherhood leaders, end border dispute on Halaa’ib and Shalatin triangle, and suspend Suakin agreement with Turkey. Egypt demanded that the transitional [ More … ]
UAE and Dahlan’s assassination teams… Who were you going to assassinate this time, emir? Istanbul has been seized. It’s not an election issue, but rather one of national security, asks columnist Ibrahim Karagul, in an [ More … ]
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is getting ready to apply to the Supreme Election Council (YSK) with its legal right to extraordinary objection to re-hold the municipal elections that saw a large [ More … ]
Russian presidential aide says Putin, Erdogan to discuss “sensitive issues” during one-on-one meeting The delivery of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia to Turkey may be on the agenda in a meeting between the two [ More … ]
AK Party candidates win 44.42 pct of all votes in local elections Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party led the weekend local elections, capturing 15 metropolitan municipalities and 24 cities, according to early results [ More … ]
The meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to be held in Istanbul in the wake of Christchurch massacre. Turkey has called an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the [ More … ]
Egypt has so far managed to keep its economic interests away from its foreign political disputes. The head of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, Rifat Hisarcıklıoglu, visited Cairo March 5 for [ More … ]
Vice President Fuat Oktay says terror and terrorists have ‘no religion, no race, no geography’ Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay on Monday has called on the world to stop promoting “provocative language” after Friday’s terrorist [ More … ]
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