The Turkish Iyi (Good) Party announced Friday its withdrawal from the main opposition alliance at the backdrop of differences on selection of a unified nominee to compete in coming presidential elections. The selection of a [ More … ]
Egypt’s Sisi on Tuesday held a phone call with Turkey’s Erdogan and Syria’s Assad to offer condolences and sympathy to the victims of the destructive earthquake that hit the two countries early Monday. Egyptian presidential [ More … ]
At least 1,500 people died Monday in Turkiye when two major earthquakes and 145 aftershocks struck the southeast of the country, Turkish officials said. Vice President Fuat Oktay said 1,541 people were killed and 9,733 [ More … ]
Palestine Islamic Resistance Movement has strongly denied, in a statement issued Monday, Haaretz’s media reports about Hamas-Turkish relations. A senior Hamas official on Monday strongly denied Israeli claims that Turkey has imposed restrictions on leaders [ More … ]
Turkiye-Syria ties could develop in the future in a similar manner to how Turkiye developed ties with Egypt, Turkish President said Sunday. “Just as Turkiye-Egypt relations started to normalize, in the next period it can [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia is in discussions with Turkiye to deposit $5 billion in the Turkish Central Bank, Reuters reported a spokesman of the Ministry of Finance in Riyadh as saying on Tuesday. “We are in final [ More … ]
At least six people were killed and 53 others injured when an explosion hit Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue on Sunday. The casualties were confirmed by official sources. “The relevant units of our state are [ More … ]
The Republic of Turkiye on Saturday held a series of nationwide miscellaneous events to mark Republic Day, 99 years since the country adopted a new regime which stands strong despite challenges “Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to [ More … ]
Most influential Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi died Monday at age 96, according to his official Twitter account. The tweet on Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi’s official Twitter account read: His Eminence Imam Yusuf al-Qaradawi who spent [ More … ]
An order of 120 TB2s is being discussed in the latest example of growing ties between UAE and Turkey, reported MEE citing exclusive sources The United Arab Emirates is reportedly in negotiations to make a [ More … ]
Ukraine conflict has highlighted repositioning of Turkish foreign policy lauded in the East, West, and Arab world, says article by the French daily Le Figaro As diplomatic efforts by Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to [ More … ]
The gathering marks the first visit to Ukraine by the Turkish president since Russia’s invasion on 24 Feb. and the second visit by U.N. Secretary-General Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Ukraine today, Thursday, [ More … ]
U.S. President Joe Biden may meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit this week to discuss Turkiye’s concerns about bids by Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, U.S. national security adviser Jake [ More … ]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday arrived in the capital, Ankara, on an official visit to the Republic of Turkiye. The Saudi crown prince’s Wednesday visit to Turkiye comes for the first time [ More … ]
NATO member Turkey changed its rhetoric to call Russia’s assault on Ukraine a “war” on Sunday and pledged to implement parts of an international pact that would potentially limit the transit of Russian warships from [ More … ]
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