Turkey

Turkey arrests suspected spy for UAE

Oct 17, 2020 02:15

Turkey has arrested a man suspected of spying on foreign Arab nationals for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
EU denounces Turkey’s ‘provocations’ in Mediterranean Sea

Oct 16, 2020 12:21

Leaders of the European Union (EU) member states have reaffirmed their support for Greece and Cyprus against the “unilateral and provocative actions” of Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Iran waiting for Turkey’s response to extend gas export contract

Oct 13, 2020 16:30

The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has offered Turkey to extend a gas supply contract between the two countries beyond 2025 and is waiting for Ankara’s official response.
Turkey’s defense minister says Armenia must leave Azerbaijan's territory

Oct 13, 2020 02:52

Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says Armenian forces must immediately leave the Republic of Azerbaijan’s territory.
Greece denounces as ‘direct threat to regional peace’ Turkey’s decision to send back survey ship to disputed waters

Oct 12, 2020 11:54

Greece has condemned Turkey’s decision to send its research ship to the Eastern Mediterranean on a seismic survey mission, vowing to press the European Union to impose sanctions on Ankara over the move.
Incumbent president, Turkey-backed premier to vie in Northern Cyprus runoff

Oct 12, 2020 10:03

Incumbent President Mustafa Akinci and Ankara-backed Prime Minister Ersin Tatar will go to a presidential run-off in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus following an election Sunday.
Turkey once again sending seismic survey ship to disputed waters with Greece

Oct 12, 2020 09:58

Turkey is once again planning to send its research ship to the Eastern Mediterranean on a seismic survey mission, after hopes for deescalation of tensions with its NATO ally Greece were dashed with the European Union’s sanctions threat against Ankara.
Turkey, EU trade barbs despite signs of rapprochement

Oct 07, 2020 05:45

Despite recent signs of rapprochement between Turkey and the European Union (EU), ties between the two sides took a turn for the worse after Brussels threatened Ankara with sanctions and accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government of ruining the country’s chances to join the bloc.
17 killed, dozens wounded in bomb attack in northwest Syria: Reports

Oct 06, 2020 12:31

At least 17 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in a car bomb explosion in northwest Syria, reports says.
President Assad: Turkey sending Takfiris to Karabakh after instigating war

Oct 06, 2020 07:59

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has called Turkey the “main instigator” of the Azerbaijan-Armenia military conflict, saying Damascus can confirm that Ankara is sending Takfiri terrorists from northern Syria to operate in the disputed Karabakh region.