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Erdoğan calls Black Sea drone strikes a ‘worrying escalation’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday denounced drone attacks claimed by Ukraine on oil tankers heading for Russia near Turkey’s Black Sea coast,...

Iran, Turkey agree to build key trade rail link

Iran and Turkey have agreed to begin constructing a new joint rail link to serve as a strategic gateway between Asia and Europe, Iranian...

Pope visits İstanbul’s Blue Mosque

Pope Leo XIV visited İstanbul’s Blue Mosque early Saturday, marking his first visit to a Muslim house of worship since becoming head of the...

Pope and Orthodox leader mark early Christian milestone in İznik

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I gathered in the western Turkish town of İznik on Friday to mark the 1,700th anniversary of...

Berlin says ‘time to open a new chapter’ on Turkey’s EU accession

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said Turkey could see a fresh opening in its long-stalled bid to join the European Union, signaling Berlin’s...

Turkey says it is ready to join Ukraine ‘reassurance force’ after ceasefire

Turkey said Thursday it is prepared to take part in a proposed multinational “reassurance force” that would be deployed to Ukraine after a ceasefire...

Senior officials from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey hold talks on Gaza ceasefire deal

Senior representatives from Turkey, Egypt and Qatar met on Tuesday to review the status of the Gaza ceasefire and discuss steps to strengthen its...

AKP rejects Syrian Kurdish commander’s appeal to visit Öcalan, says SDF must give up arms

A senior official from Turkey’s ruling party on Tuesday dismissed a request by the commander of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to visit...

Erdoğan says he will speak with Putin on Monday

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday he would speak with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday, just days after the US unveiled a controversial...

Netanyahu says US unlikely to approve F-35 sale to Turkey

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he does not believe the United States will approve any transfer of F-35 fifth-generation fighter jets...

US ambassador to Turkey hails Ankara’s appointment of new envoy to post-Assad Syria

The United States ambassador to Turkey on Wednesday welcomed Ankara’s decision to appoint Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yılmaz as its new ambassador to Syria,...

Syrian Kurdish commander says his forces pose no threat to Turkey

Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has said his fighters pose no threat to Turkey or to the Syrian state. Abdi...

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