Turkey

Russia, Turkey, Qatar jointly making attempt to seek political resolution to Syria’s conflict

Mar 12, 2021 03:03

Russia, Turkey, and Qatar are making a joint attempt to help find a lasting, political solution to Syria’s decade-long conflict, the Turkish foreign minister says.
Iran, Turkey slam controversial Kurdish stamp marking Pope’s visit to Iraq

Mar 11, 2021 10:28

Iran and Turkey have strongly censured the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for its reported plans to print a contentious postage stamp commemorating Pope Francis’ recent trip to the Iraqi semi-autonomous region.
Turkey gives life sentences to 5 over 2016 killing of Russian ambassador

Mar 10, 2021 04:46

A Turkish court has handed down life sentences to five individuals in the 2016 assassination of the then-Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara, local media reports say.
'Russian, Syrian missile strikes target terrorists smuggling oil to Turkey'

Mar 07, 2021 11:40

Russian and Syrian military forces have launched a barrage of missiles at makeshift refineries in Syria’s northwestern province of Aleppo, causing a massive blaze as hundreds of tankers caught fire.
Iran’s top general offers condolences to Turkey after chopper crash

Mar 07, 2021 03:33

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri expressed his condolences to Turkey over fatalities in an army helicopter crash in the neighboring country.
Iran summons Turkey’s ambassador over ‘unacceptable’ PKK claim

Feb 28, 2021 11:21

Iran has summoned Turkey’s Ambassador Derya Ors to protest the Turkish interior minister’s “unacceptable” claim about the presence of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group's members in the Islamic Republic.
Khashoggi's assassins flew on planes under control of MBS: CNN

Feb 25, 2021 09:14

Leaked Saudi documents show that the assassination squad that killed Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi flew to the Turkish city of Istanbul on private jets owned by a company under the full control of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), a report says.
US plans to release report incriminating bin Salman for Khashoggi murder

Feb 25, 2021 09:07

The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to release an unclassified intelligence report that will likely incriminate Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
Turkey slams EU for expression of support for pro-Kurdish party

Feb 24, 2021 09:17

Turkey has slammed the European Union (EU)'s support for the country's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), saying the bloc should rather be concerned about the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)'s crimes in northern Iraq.
Turkey accuses Greece of 'harassing' research ship in Aegean Sea

Feb 24, 2021 04:47

Turkey has accused the Greek military of "harassing" a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea, despite efforts by Athens and Ankara to resolve their differences over the disputed waters.