Turkey

Turkey says to honor Russia deal as US pressure

Mar 29, 2019 07:51

Turkey says it will honor the deal to purchase S-400 defense systems from Russia after US senators threatened to ban the transfer of F-35 fighter jets if Ankara goes ahead with the plan.
US Senate introduces bill to ban transfer of F-35 fighter jet to Turkey

Mar 29, 2019 02:52

A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced a bill that, if passed, will ban the transfer of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey in case Ankara takes delivery of Russia's S-400 missile defense system.
UN: Saudi Khashoggi investigation falls short of intl. standards

Mar 29, 2019 01:30

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, Agnes Callamard, says Saudi Arabia’s so-called investigation into the murder of prominent dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi falls short of international standards.
Turkey defies US with more imports of Iranian gas

Mar 26, 2019 08:09

Iran is increasing its natural gas exports to a number of countries, including Turkey which plans to raise imports from its energy-rich neighbor, a senior official says.
Turkish president vows to take issue of occupied Golan Heights to UN

Mar 25, 2019 01:36

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to take to the UN the issue of the Israeli regime’s claim over the occupied Golan Heights, as the US president is to recognize Tel Aviv’s sovereignty over the Syrian territory.
Turkey’s Erdogan urges New Zealand to restore death penalty over mass shooting

Mar 19, 2019 15:07

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged grief-stricken New Zealand to restore capital punishment for the mass murderer who shot dead scores of people in the Pacific Ocean country last week, vowing that Ankara would make the assailant “pay” for his “heinous” crime if Wellington did not.
Erdogan says anyone trying to attack Turkey will go back home ‘in caskets’

Mar 19, 2019 03:36

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says recent mass shooting of Muslims in New Zealand is part of a wider attack on Turkey, calling on Wellington to launch a serious investigation into the massacre and threatening to send back “in caskets” all those who try to take the battle to Istanbul.
Iran not involved in Turkey’s operation against PKK: Military source

Mar 19, 2019 02:17

An informed Iranian military source has denied Turkish interior minister's comments that Tehran carried out a joint operation with Ankara against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group.
US to keep 1,000 troops in Syria despite Trump’s full withdrawal plan: Report

Mar 18, 2019 09:14

The US plans to keep about 1,000 troops in Syria, despite an earlier announcement by President Donald Trump to completely withdraw them from the Arab country, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
Erdogan hits back at Netanyahu's son over 'occupation' claims

Mar 17, 2019 03:26

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit back at the son of Zionist regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yair, for claiming that the city of Istanbul is under "Turkish occupation."