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Turkey appoints Ümit Yalçın as new undersecretary of foreign affairs

  Ambassador Ümit Yalçın has been appointed as the new undersecretary of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to succeed Feridun Sinirlioğlu, who was posted...

Putin may visit Turkey in October, Turkish businessman says

Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit Turkey in October, a prominent Turkish businessman said on Wednesday. Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)...

European Commission: Turkey still needs to meet 7 benchmarks for visa liberalization

According to a European Commission statement released on Wednesday, Turkey still must meet seven remaining benchmarks for visa liberalization. The criteria described in the Second...

Boris Johson promises help for Turkey to join EU despite Brexit prospect

Boris Johnson, Britis Foreign Secretary who was a staunch critic of Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and had used a prospect during Brexit referendum that...

US, Turkish officials meet in Ankara to discuss combatting ISIL terrorism

Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Brett McGurk and US Deputy Secretary...

Leaked email: FBI questions pro-AKP figure in US

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) questioned Halil Danışmaz, the executive director of the Turkish Heritage Organization, a pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) think...

Energy minister’s leaked email reveals Turkey’s tacit support for ISIL

A leaked email belonging to Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s energy minister and son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, shows weapons supply routes to the terrorist...

Demirtaş says European Parliament could take initiative in peace process

Meeting with European officials in Brussels on Tuesday, pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-chairman Selahattin Demirtaş urged the European Parliament (EP) to take the initiative...

British foreign secretary surprised no Turkish official brought up rude poem about Erdoğan

During a press conference with his counterpart on Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that much to his surprise, until a journalist asked...

US Consulate warns of terror attacks on US hotels in Adana

The US Consulate in Adana warned its citizens on Monday that it had received credible threats of potential terrorist activity targeting US-branded hotels in...

Turkey issues diplomatic note to Germany over graft probe prosecutors

Turkey has sent a diplomatic note to Germany asking it to look into claims that two public prosecutors who took part in a corruption...

UK foreign secretary to face Erdoğan after writing offensive poem

Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary and former mayor of London, began his first official visit to Turkey on Monday and will meet with...

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