• Erdogan in Tehran for summit with Putin, Rouhani

    Erdogan in Tehran for summit with Putin, Rouhani

    Sep 07, 2018 04:44

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Tehran for a summit with his counterparts, Hassan Rouhani of Iran and Russia's Vladimir Putin, to discuss key issues of interest, mainly a planned Syrian operation to retake Idlib.

  • Why Trump is trying to crush Turkey

    Why Trump is trying to crush Turkey

    Sep 06, 2018 15:40

    The United States and Turkey, as of the second week of August 2018, are ready to break off diplomatic relations as a result of broad US sanctions on Turkey. However, not only is Turkey a full NATO member, an organization whose charter legally prohibits President Trump’s actions under its “mutual assistance” tenets, but Turkey also hosts US forces as well.

  • Onus on Iran, Turkey & Pakistan to knit ranks against US plots

    Onus on Iran, Turkey & Pakistan to knit ranks against US plots

    Sep 05, 2018 05:07

    Till now, Iran was the lone voice in the region vis-à-vis the enmity of successive US administrations against independent Muslim countries, which are beginning to realize the roguish nature of Washington, as Turkey is experiencing with sanctions on its economy, and as Pakistan has begun to suffer with cuts in the hundreds of millions of dollars it used to receive as aid for the so-called campaign against terrorism.

  • Erdogan warns against missile strikes during upcoming Idlib liberation operation

    Erdogan warns against missile strikes during upcoming Idlib liberation operation

    Sep 05, 2018 03:17

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned against missile strikes during an upcoming military campaign by the Syrian army to liberate Idlib Province, the last major terrorists’ stronghold in the Arab country.

  • Turkey says to start controversial drilling for gas in East Mediterranean

    Turkey says to start controversial drilling for gas in East Mediterranean

    Sep 04, 2018 01:36

    Turkey says it may begin drilling for gas in the Eastern Mediterranean this fall in reaction to the Greek Cyprus’s “unilateral” drilling in the disputed region.

  • Turkey will pursue non-dollar transactions in trade: Erdogan

    Turkey will pursue non-dollar transactions in trade: Erdogan

    Sep 03, 2018 00:25

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at the United States for behaving like "wild wolves," saying Ankara would pursue non-dollar transactions in trade with Russia and other countries.

  • Turkey to acquire Russia’s S-400s ‘in shortest time’ despite US warnings

    Turkey to acquire Russia’s S-400s ‘in shortest time’ despite US warnings

    Aug 31, 2018 14:19

    Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will procure Russia's S-400 air defense missile system "in the shortest time," paying no heed to warnings issued by the US, a NATO partner.

  • Turkey says working with Iran, Russia to avoid Idlib 'disaster'

    Turkey says working with Iran, Russia to avoid Idlib 'disaster'

    Aug 31, 2018 03:07

    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is working with Iran and Russia as the Syrian army is preparing for a decisive battle to drive terrorists out of the Northern Idlib Province.

  • Turkey detains over dozen Gulen-linked gendarmerie officers

    Turkey detains over dozen Gulen-linked gendarmerie officers

    Aug 30, 2018 01:37

    Turkish police forces have arrested more than a dozen gendarmerie officers on suspicion of affiliation to a movement led by US-based opposition Cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Ankara government accuses of having masterminded the July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

  • Pentagon chief: Ankara's decision to buy Russian S-400 concerns Washington

    Pentagon chief: Ankara's decision to buy Russian S-400 concerns Washington

    Aug 29, 2018 03:51

    US Secretary of Defense James Mattis says his country is concerned about Turkey’s intent to purchase Russian S-400 air defense systems and that Washington takes a dim view of such a move.