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FM says joint working group to be established with US to discuss disagreements

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has announced that a working group will be established between Turkey and United States to discuss a wide range...

Rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to ensure protection of rights of Turkmen nationals residing in Turkey

Thirty-three nongovernmental organizations in a joint statement on Tuesday called on the Turkish government to uphold its international legal obligations and ensure the protection...

Turkey revokes accreditation of 9 honorary consuls before end of their tenure

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has revoked the accreditation of nine honorary consuls despite the fact that their tenure was expected to end in 2025,...

41 US lawmakers oppose possible F-16 sale to Turkey

Led by US Congressman Chris Pappas, 41 US lawmakers wrote a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken opposing US plans to sell Turkey...

Number of Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Netherlands has skyrocketed in 2021

The number of Turkish citizens who have sought asylum in the Netherlands this year has skyrocketed, according to statistics released by the country’s Immigration...

Bulgaria sends troops to tackle migrant influx from Turkey

Bulgaria on Monday deployed 350 soldiers to the border with Turkey to help police cope with the growing influx of migrants, Agence France-Presse reported,...

Dutch PM says envoy did not walk back call for Kavala’s release, will do it again if necessary

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters that his country's ambassador to Turkey did not walk back a call to release jailed Turkish philanthropist...

S-400 missiles will be deployed where necessary: Turkish Defense Ministry

The Turkish Defense Ministry has announced that Turkey has not given up its plans to use its S-400 missile defense system, whose purchase from...

Don’t blame us for Ukraine’s use of Turkish drones: Turkish FM

Turkey cannot be blamed for Ukraine's deployment of Turkish-made drones, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has been cited as saying, according to Reuters. On Wednesday, the...

Biden and Erdoğan pledge to improve US-Turkey ties

US President Joe Biden and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged Sunday to improve bilateral ties following a particularly tense period between Washington...

Biden to meet with Turkey’s Erdoğan Sunday: US official

US President Joe Biden will meet with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome, Agence...

Turkish-flagged migrant ship anchored off Greek island

A Turkish-flagged cargo ship carrying about 400 migrants that had sent a distress signal on Friday has safely anchored off the Aegean island of...

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