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Turkish defense minister says purchase of Russian S-400s not a preference but a must

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has said Turkey’s plans to buy a Russian-made S-400 missile defense system is not a matter of preference but...

Turkey ranks 85th in economic equality for women: World Bank

In a report recently released by the World Bank, Turkey ranked 85th out of 187 countries in terms of equal economic rights for women,...

Syrian Kurds want multinational force to protect border, reject Turkey-controlled ‘safe zone’: report

Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria want a multinational force to deploy at the Turkish border and reject the creation of a large “safe zone”...

Turkey, Russia to start patrols around Syria’s Idlib city

Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has claimed that Turkey and Russia will begin patrols in and around the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, under...

Turkey submits a fourth list of candidates to replace its judge on ECtHR

The Turkish government has submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) a new three-person list of candidates after its previous three lists...

Only Turkey is fighting against ISIL in Syria, Vice President Oktay says

Turkey is the only country fighting against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), said the country’s vice president, according to the...

Former US Attorney Bharara says Erdoğan tried to get him fired over Zarrab case

Prett Bharara, the former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York overseeing a sanctions evasion case against Iranian-Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab,...

Erdoğan accounts for largest increase in populist rhetoric in world: study

According to a study commissioned by The Guardian newspaper based on speeches of over 140 political leaders for the past 20 years, Turkish President...

Germany warns citizens after Turkish minister’s threat to detain tourists suspected of terrorist links

The German government on Wednesday urged its citizens to follow the foreign office’s travel warnings following the Turkish interior minister’s threat earlier this week...

Turkey buying Russian S-400s a done deal: Erdoğan

Turkey’s president said Wednesday that Ankara has finalized an agreement to purchase Russia’s S-400 missile defense system, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. "We concluded...

Turkey, Iran to conduct joint operation against PKK: minister

Turkey and Iran will carry out a joint operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Turkish interior minister said on Wednesday, the...

Turkey cannot become an EU member, says EPP’s Weber

Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union, said Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party’s (EPP) lead candidate for the upcoming European elections,...

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