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Turkey refuses to cut Iranian oil imports despite demand from Washington

Turkey will not cut off trade ties with Iran at the behest of other countries, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Friday, after...

Report: Turkey, Japan discuss speeding up nuclear plant construction in Sinop

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a telephone call on Thursday discussed speeding up construction of a nuclear power...

European ministers say Turkey’s EU accession talks at a ‘standstill’

Turkey’s EU accession talks have come to a “standstill” as the country moves further away from the bloc, with little prospect of change in...

US official: Turkey’s Russian missile purchase could ‘spike the punch’ in F-35 deal

A top US State Department official warned Turkey on Tuesday that its purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets would be jeopardized...

Turks in Germany resemble right-wing populists, says integration minister

North Rhine-Westphalia State Integration Minister Joachim Stamp has likened Turkish voters living in Germany to supporters of the right-wing populist Alternative For Germany (AfD)...

US, Turkey need to resolve bilateral issues, State official tells Senate subcommittee

The United States is looking forward to working with Turkey’s newly re-elected president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a State Department official said on Tuesday but...

EU Commission hopes Turkey will remain ‘committed partner’ on key issues

The European Commission said on Monday it hoped Turkey would “remain a committed partner” after an election that gave President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping...

Turks who voted for Erdoğan would be better off in Turkey than Austria, deputy says

A prominent member of Austria’s Freedom Party, the junior partner in the country’s coalition government, has said Turks in Austria who voted for Turkish...

World leaders congratulate Erdoğan on election victory

World leaders have congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his election victory in Sunday’s elections, with Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán being the first...

US defense secretary opposes Senate efforts to halt F-35 transfer to Turkey

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is opposed to congressional attempts to block Turkey's receipt of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, CNN reported on Thursday,...

US Senate persists in attempts to block delivery of F-35s to Turkey

A US Senate subcommittee passed a spending bill on Thursday including a provision to block the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...

Concerns of fairness grow as 2 OSCE election observers refused entry to Turkey

The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has barred two European parliamentarians from entering Turkey to participate in an Organization for Security...

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