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Swedish far-right leader calls Erdoğan ‘Islamist dictator’

The leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats has attacked Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as an "Islamist dictator" as Ankara maintains its objections to...

Turkey asks US for F-16 jets amid NATO, Congress rows

Turkey on Wednesday appealed to the United States to expedite F-16 jets, a sale some US officials hope could coax Ankara to lift objections...

Iranian FM hails thaw in Turkey’s ties with Syria

Iran on Tuesday hailed the resumption of the first direct ministerial talks between arch-rivals Ankara and Damascus since the outbreak of the Syria civil...

Finland has not received an updated extradition list from Turkey: FM

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has said Finland has not received an updated list of people whose extradition is sought by Turkey in return...

Turkey’s foreign minister travels to US amid troubled ties

Turkey and the United States will aim to smooth out a series of disagreements between the NATO allies when the Turkish foreign minister visits...

Erdoğan says Sweden, Finland need to extradite 130 ‘terrorists’ to Turkey for their NATO bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has demanded the extradition of some 130 people from Sweden and Finland to Turkey whom he called “terrorists” in...

Syrian foreign minister rejects normal ties with Turkey without end to occupation

Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said on Saturday that Turkey would have to end its military presence in his country to achieve a full...

Turkey ‘not in a position’ to ratify Swedish NATO bid

Turkey said Saturday it was "not in a position" to ratify Sweden's NATO membership, despite a series of steps taken by Stockholm to meet...

Turkish offensive in Syria ‘possible at any time’: Ankara

A new Turkish ground offensive in Syria is "possible at any time," a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday, despite a...

Turkey ready to push for local ceasefires in Ukraine

Turkey said on Saturday it was ready to push for local ceasefires in Ukraine and warned that neither Moscow nor Kyiv had the military...

Senior US lawmaker objects to potential F-16 sale to Turkey

The Biden administration's announcement that it is preparing the potential $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey has sparked an immediate objection...

Sweden refuses to extradite 4 people on Turkey’s list, including a former police chief

The Swedish government has decided to reject Turkey’s request for the extradition of four Turkish citizens, including former police chief Murat Çetiner, the Stockholm...

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