A Saudi-led alliance against Qatar is planning to slap economic sanctions on Turkey for its support for Doha during the ongoing diplomatic crisis, diplomatic sources have said. A Saudi-led alliance against Qatar is planning to [ More … ]
Russia will not abandon the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, even if the South Stream project is revived, Deputy Director for energy of the Russian Institute of Energy and Finance Alexei Belogoryev said. “Russia will not [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia and allies boycotting Qatar have issued a list of demands that includes shutting down the Doha-based al Jazeera channel and cutting diplomatic ties to Iran. Kuwait has given Qatar a list of demands [ More … ]
US Defense Secretary Mattis claims the weapons sent to the YPG militia will be retrieved once Daesh is defeated. The weapons sent to the PKK’s Syrian offshoot, the YPG, in Syria’s Raqqa, will be retrieved [ More … ]
Agreement reached on increasing efforts to end tension between Gulf states and Qatar, sources from Erdogan’s office say. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and its new crown prince [ More … ]
Turkish Economy minister says Turkey will continue to help Qatar amid row between Gulf states Turkey will continue to help Qatar and plans to send the Gulf country another aid ship carrying 11 tons of [ More … ]
BY: İLNUR ÇEVIK* They did not even wait until they captured the northern Syrian city of Raqqa from Daesh to turn on Turkey and Turkish interests in Syria… The Americans have been telling us tales that [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* Iran is sending ballistic missiles from country to country for the first time. It is hitting a target in Syria which it claims to be responsible for the Tehran attack- much like [ More … ]
Turkey wants to make a “fresh start” with the European Union under a new vision, in the wake of soured relations over recent months, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım stated on June 19. “Unfortunately, the [ More … ]
Turkish Foreign minister says, after holding talks in Qatar and Kuwait, ‘problem can’t be solved with embargoes and sanctions’. As the rift between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc enters its second week, Turkey’s Foreign Minister [ More … ]
Statement by Pakistani reporter says he was held with his cameraman while covering a visit by Turkey’s foreign minister. Saudi Arabia detained a Pakistani journalist and his Turkish cameraman working for Turkey’s state-run English language [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* – Who made Sisi and Kılıçdaroğlu say, ‘Your turn will also come, Turkey’? First say it is supporting terrorism, then they suppress it, and then, apply sanctions, push it into a corner [ More … ]
Thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey return home for Eid after Turkish authorities open the border ahead of the upcoming festival marking the end of Ramadan. More than 3,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey crossed into [ More … ]
Tunisia is backing Turkey’s role as a mediator in the efforts to ease the Gulf-Qatar crisis, Foreign Minister Khamis Al-Jahnawi announced yesterday. The Turkish government is also seeking ways to resolve the crisis in Libya, [ More … ]
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in Mecca in a bid to resolve the Gulf’s worst diplomatic crisis in years. Turkey’s foreign minister is expected to visit Saudi Arabia on [ More … ]
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