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German, French backing of NATO reform plan expected to irk Ankara

The German and French foreign ministers on Tuesday expressed support for a NATO development strategy plan devised by experts that includes restricting the veto...

Turkey, Russia strike deal to monitor truce in Karabakh region

Turkey and Russia have agreed to monitor a truce over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave from a joint peacekeeping center, the Turkish defense ministry said...

Turkey has secretly been engaging in talks with Israel to normalize relations: report

The head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has been holding secret talks with Israeli officials as part of an effort launched by Ankara...

Turkish survey vessel back in port as ‘watershed’ EU summit looms

The Turkish seismic survey ship Oruç Reis, searching for potential hydrocarbon reserves in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean, returned to port on Monday,...

Turkish foreign minister meets with Saudi counterpart in attempt to repair relations

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, in Niger on Friday to discuss bilateral relations and...

NATO’s reform plan to make veto more difficult likely to be blocked by Turkey

NATO-appointed experts on Wednesday presented to the foreign ministers of member countries a plan on reforming the alliance, including a proposal to make it...

Turkish prosecutors launch investigation into German search of Libya-bound ship

The chief public prosecutor’s office in the Turkish capital city of Ankara has launched an investigation into the search earlier this week of a...

Turkey accuses France of bias over Senate motion to recognize an independent Nagorno-Karabakh

Turkey has accused France of bias after a recent resolution adopted by French lawmakers called on the government to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed enclave...

Turkey protests German boarding of ship off Libya in search of arms

Germany said on Monday that Turkey prevented German sailors belonging to an EU military mission from completing a search of a Turkish cargo ship...

‘Watershed moment’ in December will determine EU’s future relations with Ankara, bloc’s top diplomat says

Ankara's behavior is "widening its separation" from the European Union, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday, stressing that the bloc's relations...

Russian media points finger at Turkey, UK for downed helicopter in Nagorno-Karabakh

News reports in the Russian media have said Russian officials do not blame Azerbaijan for the downing of a Mi-24 Russian military helicopter in...

3 Kurdish asylum seekers in Romania facing deportation to Turkey

Romanian authorities are trying to deport to Turkey three Kurds including a journalist who are seeking political asylum in the country, the Yeni Yaşam...

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