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Turkey downplays EU threat of sanctions
Oct 03, 2020 02:52Turkey has downplayed as “unconstructive” the European Union (EU)’s threat of sanctions on Ankara over a dispute with Greece and Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Turkish-backed militants destroy archeological sites in northern Syria
Sep 28, 2020 14:58Turkish military forces and Ankara-backed Takfiri militants have reportedly destroyed several archaeological sites in Syria's Northern Province of Raqqah in an attempt to wipe out the Arab country’s cultural identity.
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Saudi Arabia officially boycotts Turkish products: Report
Sep 28, 2020 04:55Saudi Arabia will officially ban Turkish products this week after months of pressure it imposed on local businesses not to trade with Ankara as part of a “secret” embargo, a Turkish media report says.
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Ankara lashes out at Pelosi for suggesting Turkey not democratic
Sep 26, 2020 01:51The Turkish foreign minister has slammed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “blatant ignorance” for suggesting that Turkey is not democratic.
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Turkish VP says Greek president should drop discourse of war
Sep 23, 2020 04:58Turkey says Greece’s President Katerina Sakellaropoulou should drop the discourse of war and adopt one of peace, as tensions continue between Ankara and Athens over maritime borders in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkish-backed militants rob commuters, loot properties in northern Syria: SANA
Sep 21, 2020 04:14Turkish-backed Takfiri militants have blackmailed and forcibly snatched cash from commuters in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah as they continue to commit various crimes against local populations.
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IranAir restores flights to Turkey’s Istanbul after 7 months of shutdown
Sep 20, 2020 15:45Iran’s main airline company Homa, known internationally as IranAir, has announced it is restoring flights to Istanbul after a seven-month halt that was caused by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Iran and other parts of the region.
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Turkey says may resume talks with Greece amid tensions, warns against EU sanctions
Sep 20, 2020 10:54Turkey says it may soon resume talks with Greece over contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where Ankara and Athens are locked in a dispute over oil and gas resources in the region.
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Work to begin on railway link between Iraq’s Mosul and Turkey: Governor
Sep 20, 2020 10:52Governor of the Iraq’s Nineveh province says the provincial capital of Mosul will be linked to Turkey via a railway, adding that construction for the project will begin within the next few days.
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US-sponsored SDF militants abduct dozens of Syrian civilians in Raqqah
Sep 20, 2020 09:19US-sponsored militants affiliated with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have abducted dozens of civilians in Syria’s northern province of Raqqah as public outrage boils in areas controlled by them over deteriorating security conditions.