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Erdoğan to visit Ethiopia, Somalia in early 2025 after brokering deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will visit Ethiopia and Somalia early next year after brokering a deal to end tensions between the two Horn...

Turkey reopens embassy in Syria as diplomats gather for talks

Turkey was set to reopen its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, nearly a week after president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by forces backed by...

Turkey says it told Russia, Iran not to intervene militarily in Syria rebel push

Turkey said Friday it had urged Russia and Iran not to intervene militarily to support Bashar al-Assad's forces as Islamist-led rebels mounted their advance...

Turkey continues arrests for terrorism based on scant evidence, minimal due process: US State Dept.

The US State Department said in its “Country Reports on Terrorism 2023” released this week that Turkey continued to detain and arrest individuals for...

Turkey aided in Assad’s escape as rebels closed in on Damascus: report

Turkey worked with Qatar and Russia to secure Bashar al-Assad’s safe departure to Moscow, sources told Reuters, ending his 24-year rule and a half-century...

Erdoğan tells Sudanese leader Turkey can step in to resolve dispute with UAE

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the chairman of Sudan's governing sovereign council, in a telephone conversation that Turkey is...

EU ‘air bridge’ to deliver Syria aid via Turkey

The European Commission on Friday announced the launch of an "air bridge" operation to deliver an initial 50 tons of health supplies to Syria...

Blinken asks Turkey to use influence with Hamas to reach Gaza ceasefire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday he saw "encouraging signs" of progress toward a ceasefire in Gaza, urging Turkey to use its...

‘Imperative’ to work against ISIL in Syria, Blinken tells Turkey

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State in Iraq...

Blinken asks Erdoğan for protection of Syrian civilians

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday that Syrian civilians need to be protected after Ankara-backed Islamists...

Turkey appoints interim envoy to Syria: report

Turkey has named a temporary chargé d’affaires to its long-closed embassy in Damascus, which it has pledged to reopen following the overthrow of strongman...

Orban visits Erdoğan to discuss war in Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on Thursday as part of his self-styled Ukraine "peace mission,"...

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