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Some 20,000 Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood members live in Turkey: report

A report on the Turkish government’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood has estimated the majority of the Egyptian community living in the country are...

Erdoğan says no threats can deter Turkey’s operations in Mediterranean

No threats can deter Turkey from seeking natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday, adding that Ankara expects...

Turkey discovers energy resource in Black Sea, Erdoğan heralds ‘new era’: report

Turkey has made an energy discovery in the Black Sea, most likely natural gas, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg...

Germany convicts 60-year-old Turkish man of PKK membership

A court in western Germany has convicted a 60-year-old Turkish citizen of membership in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a banned Kurdish militant group,...

Egyptian parliament approves maritime deal with Greece over Mediterranean borders

Egypt’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a maritime deal setting the country’s Mediterranean Sea boundary with Greece and demarcating an exclusive economic zone for oil...

Tripoli gov’t signs military accord with Qatar, Turkey: report

Qatar and Turkey have signed an accord to send military advisers and instructors for the armed forces of Libya's Government of National Accord, the...

PKK claims it shot down Turkish helicopter in Iraqi Kurdistan region: report

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said Monday it had shot down a Turkish helicopter in Iraqi Kurdistan in retaliation for the death of one...

Cyprus, Greece urge EU to take tougher stance against Ankara: report

Cyprus and Greece on Tuesday urged the European Union to take a tougher stance against Turkey’s activities in the eastern Mediterranean, AFP reported. Greek Foreign...

Russian jets bomb Syria’s rebel-held Idlib as violence escalates: report

Jets believed to be Russian bombed several towns in rebel-held northwestern Syria in a new flare-up of violence since a Turkish-Russian deal that halted...

Cyprus says willing to engage on defining maritime zones in Mediterranean: report

Cyprus said on Tuesday it was willing to engage with all its neighbors on defining maritime boundaries, amid a tense standoff with Turkey in...

Turkey posts $21.3 billion budget deficit in first 7 months: report

The Turkish government ran a monthly fiscal gap of 29.7 billion lira ($4 billion) in July, bringing the deficit in the first seven months...

Biden’s remarks prove US tried to topple Erdoğan in the past, Turkish FM says

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has alleged that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s past remarks advocating a new approach to President Recep Tayyip...

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