Donald Trump and top Saudi officials discussed removing Turkey from the Syrian equation and shifting the headquarters of the Syrian opposition’s headquarters from Istanbul to Riyadh Details of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Saudi Arabia visit, [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* Founding anniversary commemoration ceremonies and activities are not only a means of a celebratory cheer and joy in the AK Party, but also of self-criticism and self-consciousness. The AK Party continues to play [ More … ]
Visit by Estonian leader — currently holding EU’s rotating presidency — could ‘revive’ relations, says Turkish PM The prime ministers of Turkey and Estonia met on Wednesday for high-level talks in the capital Ankara, where [ More … ]
In an attempt to enter the club of high-income countries, Turkey is diversifying its partners around the globe, and in addition to its long-time partner Europe, the country plans to increase its share in the [ More … ]
Turkish president says upcoming federal election of Bundestag lawmakers has swayed German criticism Domestic politics are at the heart of the current poor state of relations between Turkey and some European countries, President Recep Tayyip [ More … ]
Turkey’s Unit International which signed a drilling deal last week with Russia’s state-owned Zarubezhneft and Iran’s Ghadir Investment Holding says the contract is worth $7 billion. The drilling in Iran will take place at three [ More … ]
The newly-announced land trade route through Turkey, Iran and Qatar is expected to significantly reduce the cost of transportation of goods. The new trade line will lead to a decline of nearly 80 percent in [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* I know my headline is quite provocative. I know that nobody will even attempt such a thing, that our thousand-year-old Anatolian history is witness to the kind of price that will be paid for opening to debate even an [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* It would be naive to expect that a structure, in which lies have become a common code of conduct among all the members, to tell the truth in courts today. Fortunately, judges and [ More … ]
Major General Mohammad Bagheri arrived in Turkey with a senior military delegation upon the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar Developments in Syria and the region have accelerated diplomatic initiatives. Iranian Chief of General [ More … ]
The U.S. and NATO alliance are getting mixed signals from Turkey at a time when Russia is increasingly warming to Ankara. Turkey’s relationship with the U.S. is considered the worst it’s been in more than [ More … ]
Europe should be open, safe and provide fair ways to migrants instead of isolating them: Omer Celik Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs Omer Celik on Thursday criticized Europe for creating barriers against asylum seekers instead [ More … ]
New Russian ambassador to Turkey, Alexei Yerkhov, takes over following killing of predecessor in December Current relations between Moscow and Ankara are “promising”, Russia’s new ambassador to Turkey, Alexei Yerkhov, has told Turkish media. “In [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* The terror corridor formed in Syria’s north is a plan to annihilate Turkey. As soon as it is completed, the Turkey front will be opened, an area spanning hundreds of kilometers will be [ More … ]
Turkish authorities detained a Russian suspected member of the Islamic State for allegedly plotting a drone attack on an American warplane at a US base in southern Turkey. A Russian suspected member of the Islamic [ More … ]
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