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F35s, S-400s cannot operate together: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday told the Senate that American-made F-35 fighter jets cannot operate in the same airspace as the Russian S-400 missile...

France’s Macron declares April 24 Armenian genocide commemoration day

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed a decree designating April 24 as a day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide, sparking an angry reaction from Turkey’s foreign...

Turkey, Qatar object to US designation of Iran’s military as terrorist group: report

Qatar and Turkey have voiced objections to Washington’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, the pro-government NTV reported, according to...

PACE elects Yüksel as new Turkey judge on European rights court

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved law scholar Saadet Yüksel in a vote on Tuesday as the new judge from Turkey on...

US senators introduce legislation sanctioning Turkish officials over detentions

Two US senators on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill requiring the imposition of sanctions on Turkish officials responsible for the detention of US citizens and local...

Turkey may purchase additional Russian S-400s if cannot buy Patriots: minister

Turkey may expand its planned purchase of a Russian air defense system if it cannot buy a US Patriot missile defense system, and it will also...

Turkish economy to shrink 2.5 percent in 2019: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its World Economic Outlook (WEO) report for April 2019 in which it forecast that the Turkish economy would contract 2.5...

Turkey summons Italian envoy over Armenian genocide bill in parliament

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has summoned Italian Ambassador to Turkey Massimo Gaiani after a motion recognizing incidents against Armenians in Turkey in 1915 as genocide was...

Turkey fails in attempts to extradite tycoon İpek from UK: report

The Turkish government has failed in its attempts to overturn a decision blocking the extradition of Turkish tycoon Akın İpek to face criminal charges in Ankara,...

Turkey, Russia want to eliminate terrorists from Syria’s Idlib region, says Erdoğan

Turkey's president said on Monday that Turkey and Russia both want to eliminate terrorists from Idlib, a region in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border. "Ankara...

Turkey starts imposing VAT on Facebook ads

The Turkish government has begun imposing Value Added Tax (VAT) on Facebook ads, the Bloomberg HT news website reported on Monday. The practice entered into force as of...

Italy’s Salvini calls for ultimate rejection of Turkey’s EU bid

Italy’s Deputy Premier, Interior Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini on Monday called for Turkey's application to join the EU to be definitively rejected as he...

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