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Turkish FM meets Trump national security advisor-designate Flynn

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, in Washington, D.C., to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, met on Wednesday with Trump’s national security advisor-designate, Michael Flynn. The...

Turkish chief of staff urges NATO to provide more support to Turkey against terror

Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday that NATO should assume more responsibility in counterterrorism efforts and provide tangible support to Turkey...

Reina gunman wanted in Uzbekistan

The suspect in an attack at İstanbul’s Reina nightclub that killed 39 people on New Year’s Eve is also wanted in his home country...

Deputy PM Kurtulmuş: Turkey switching its Syria policy track step by step

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Monday that Turkey is going through a process in which it is reconfiguring its Syria policy...

Pro-gov’t paper: Çavuşoğlu, Juncker argued over money in Cyprus talks

A pro-government paper claimed on Sunday that Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker debated the use of money as...

PACE’s Godskesen: I wouldn’t return home if I were a Turk seeking asylum

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteur Ingebjorg Godskesen has said she would not return to Turkey if she were a Turkish...

Erdoğan says solution for Cyprus should not be expected without Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday that a solution to the Cyprus problem should not be expected without Turkey, a day after...

Report: 89 Turkish citizens sought asylum in Norway in 2016

A Norwegian newspaper reported on Friday that 89 Turkish citizens had applied for asylum in Norway in 2016, including military officers and diplomats, saying...

Erdoğan’s spokesman slams CENTCOM for sharing statement of Syrian Kurd militia

İbrahim Kalın, spokesperson for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, slammed the US military on Thursday after it posted a tweet sharing a statement from...

UN secretary-general on Cyprus: Don’t expect miracles

As one of the most contentious issues of Turkish foreign policy, the Cyprus issue is once again being negotiated in Switzerland among stakeholders, with...

Turkish deputy PM says allies arming Kurdish militia, no room for it at Syria talks

Turkey's allies are still providing weapons to the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said on Wednesday,...

US says Syrian Kurds, including YPG, must take part in Syrian peace talks

US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner said on Tuesday that all Syrians, including the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) group, must take part in...

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