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Turkey detains 39 more people over suspected affiliation to Gulen movement
Feb 08, 2021 13:57Turkish security forces have arrested dozens of people on suspicion of affiliation to a movement led by US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Ankara government accuses of having orchestrated the July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Damascus slam Turkey's 'dangerous' plan to open schools in Syria
Feb 08, 2021 09:57Damascus has strongly objected to Turkey’s decision to open schools in northern Syria, calling the decision a “dangerous act” and a “flagrant violation of international law.”
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Turkey, Iran to cooperate on several issues
Jan 30, 2021 04:22In a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Zarif underlined that the moment the United States fulfills its commitments, Iran would be prepared to fulfill ours.
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Iran, Turkey say regional stability can only be restored through 'synergy'
Jan 29, 2021 17:51Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said both Iran and Turkey have a common stance that stability will be restored to the region only through “synergy”.
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US nuclear demand from Iran 'will never happen': Zarif
Jan 29, 2021 10:19Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will not accept the US demand that it resume full nuclear compliance before Washington lifts sanctions on Tehran.
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Iran, Russia, Turkey reaffirm commitment to Syria sovereignty, territorial integrity
Jan 29, 2021 03:38Iran, Russia, and Turkey that act as the guarantors of an all-Syria ceasefire have issued a joint statement in support of the resolution of the Arab country’s conflict on the sidelines of a gathering aimed at devising a new constitution for the war-weary nation.
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Turkey, Greece hold first round of exploratory talks since 2016
Jan 25, 2021 05:48Greece and Turkey have started a new round of exploratory talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul to settle a long-running dispute over energy exploration and territorial rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Pirates attack Turkish ship in Nigeria; kill sailor, kidnap 15
Jan 24, 2021 03:49Pirates have attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the coast Guinea, abducting 15 people after killing an Azerbaijani sailor.
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Iran in no rush to fill Turkey’s void in Armenia: Trade official
Jan 24, 2021 02:45A senior Iranian trade official says the country is in no rush to fill a Turkish trade void in Armenia where public sentiments have turned against Ankara because of a war in neighboring Republic of Azerbaijan last year.
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Incoming US intel chief vows to release report on who ordered Khashoggi murder
Jan 20, 2021 05:17US President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for the United States’ top intelligence position has pledged to release an unclassified report on who directed the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as per a congressional demand that the outgoing Donald Trump administration defied.