The parliamentary and presidential polls had previously been slated for November 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for snap parliamentary and presidential elections to be held on June 24, more than a year earlier than [ More … ]
‘Our goal is to bring political solution, peace in Syria,’ says Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu Turkey is not taking sides between Russia and the U.S., Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday. “We are [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump have discussed developments in Syria amid the political crisis following the Douma chemical attack, presidential sources said early Thursday. The presidents exchanged views about [ More … ]
By: Shahap Kavcioglu* As the Turkish economy grew by 5.4 percent in the first and second quarters of 2017, it reached a peak of 11.3 percent in the third quarter, and its strong growth performance [ More … ]
Turkish president’s comments follow condemnation of Israeli army’s killing of 17 Palestinian protesters in Gaza. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his comments targeting Turkey’s ongoing military operation [ More … ]
State media says seven others wounded on attack on military base in Eruh district of Siirt province PKK militants staged an attack near a military base in southeast Turkey’s Siirt province, killing six Turkish security [ More … ]
We reject the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt dated 19 March regarding the operation conducted by Turkey in Afrin. Taking the lead among countries defending the territorial integrity and political unity [ More … ]
Egypt’s foreign ministry on Sunday expressed condemnation of Turkey’s military intervention in Afrin, , saying it constitutes a “fresh violation of Syrian sovereignty.”!! Turkey’s army said it shelled shelters and hideouts used by militants in [ More … ]
Turkish forces will press their offensive against Kurdish YPG fighters along the length of Turkey’s border with Syria and if necessary into northern Iraq, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Turkish troops and [ More … ]
A 12-room underground ammunition depot belonging to the PKK terror group’s Syrian affiliates the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its armed wing the People’s Protection Units (YPG) was discovered Sunday amid Operation Olive Branch in [ More … ]
A Turkish business jet carrying eight passengers and three crew members crashed into a mountain in central Iran on Sunday, killing all on board, the Iranian authorities said. The plane was carrying the daughter of [ More … ]
Mohammed bin Salman, the youthful and ambitious Saudi crown prince, arrived in London on Wednesday for a three-day visit shrouded in controversy. Critics protested the British government’s close ties to Riyadh, lambasting the kingdom’s human [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. established an “anti-Turkey front.” Even though it seems like it is targeting Iran, the country which the new axis is [ More … ]
BY: Mohamed Abu Saada* Introduction U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday, February 15, 2018 in attempt to calm the tense relations between the two countries [ More … ]
It was reported this week that Turkish and U.S. delegations will start their meetings next week It was reported this week that Turkish and U.S. delegations will start their meetings next week. A few weeks [ More … ]
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