Binali Yildirim says German companies should not suffer due to tense relations German companies working in Turkey should set themselves apart from any political tension between the two countries, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Thursday. [ More … ]
Turkey’s prime minister has slammed the PYD’s seizures in northern Syria and urged cooperation against the PKK, FETÖ and Daesh terrorist organizations in a joint statement with northern Iraqi leader Masoud Barzani in Erbil, Iraq [ More … ]
BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* The PKK is an existential threat for both Iraq and Turkey. Baghdad, Irbil and Ankara need to work more closely on counterterrorism to succeed A nationwide cease-fire in Syria helped Turkey make a [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, has arrived in Ankara on a two-day visit to Turkey. The Saudi crown prince was welcomed by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim [ More … ]
Turkey will invest 2 billion Turkish liras ($675 million) to rebuild Sur district in southeastern Diyarbakir province, which was devastated in attacks of the PKK terrorist organization, reportd Anadolu Agency. In a written statement Friday, Ministry of [ More … ]
Turkish forces and Syrian rebels have driven out the Islamic State (ISIS) group from its remaining territory along the Syrian-Turkish border, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim had said. Speaking from the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Yildirim [ More … ]
Turkey will never allow the formation of an “artificial state” in northern Syria, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Sunday, referring to the U.S.-backed Kurdish militias whose advance Ankara is now aiming to stop. “We [ More … ]
Turkish forces will remain in Syria for as long as it takes to cleanse the border of Islamic State and other militants, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Friday, after a truck bombing by Kurdish [ More … ]
Turkish forces will remain in Syria for as long as it takes to cleanse the border of Islamic State and other militants, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Friday, after a truck bombing by Kurdish [ More … ]
Months of speculation about Turkey inching toward a radical change in its Syrian policy have finally ended. On Aug. 20, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim officially announced Ankara’s new policy, which aims to settle the crisis with the involvement of all the [ More … ]
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said his country works towards normalizing its relations with regional powers and its neighbors in the Middle East. Yildirim said in a news briefing on Saturday that Ankara would step [ More … ]
By: Hilal Kaplan* When the U.S.’s pretense of weapons of mass destruction to invade Iraq was exposed, it changed it to the argument of exporting democracy. Today, by looking at the current situation in Iraq, [ More … ]
By: Dr. Basheer Mousa Nafi* Shortly before eleven pm on July 15, Turkey witnessed the beginning of land and air military movements, which later turned out to be a coup attempt. Given the number of [ More … ]
– Binali Yildirim reacts to European Commission president’s warnings on death penalty Turkey’s prime minister on Tuesday warned the EU against rash statements as the country undergoes a state of emergency following the July 15 [ More … ]
Israel reacted tersely on Sunday to a thwarted coup in Turkey, saying it expected a new reconciliation deal between the two regional powers following a six-year rift to be implemented as planned, Reuters reported. Israeli [ More … ]
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