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Turkish FM will travel to Cairo in August to discuss Sisi’s visit to Ankara

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced plans to visit Cairo in early August to prepare for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's upcoming visit to...

Putin meets Assad amid calls to defuse Turkey-Syria tensions

President Vladimir Putin held talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Moscow amid calls for Russian mediation to cool tensions between Turkey and Syria,...

Turkish official denies report about Erdoğan-Assad meeting in Moscow

A Turkish diplomatic source has denied a report in a pro-government newspaper in Turkey which claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would meet with Syrian...

Turkish envoy to UN says Kurdish groups in Syria should not be treated as legitimate actors

Ahmet Yıldız, Turkey's permanent representative to the United Nations, has called on the international community to refrain from treating Kurdish militant groups in Syria...

Our F-35s ‘may come suddenly one night’ to Ankara: Greek minister

Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has made provocative remarks about Greece's military capabilities, suggesting that the country's F-35 fighter jets could strike Turkey "suddenly...

Opposition MP raises concerns over Turkish navy presence in Somali waters

An opposition lawmaker expressed serious concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent proposal to deploy the Turkish navy to Somali waters following a hydrocarbon...

Five things to know about Turkey’s interests in Africa

Turkey is pushing for diplomatic and economic influence on the world stage -- not least in Africa, when it announced plans last week to...

Turkey-Syria rapprochement likely to be gradual: analysts

After a long estrangement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, may be edging towards a meeting, but analysts say...

Turkey ready to build Cyprus naval base ‘if necessary’: Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday that his country was ready to build a Cyprus naval base "if necessary,” 50 years after Turkish...

Turkey calls Israeli claims about Erdoğan arming Hamas ‘lies’

Turkey on Sunday slammed Israeli claims Ankara was arming and funding Palestinian militant group Hamas as "lies,” accusing Israel of trying to direct attention...

Erdoğan says ‘no benefit’ in resuming UN-led Cyprus talks

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in northern Cyprus on Saturday to mark 50 years since Turkish forces invaded, said he sees no point in...

Turkey to send navy to Somalia after agreeing oil and gas search: report

Turkey is set to send navy support to Somali waters after the two countries agreed Ankara will send an exploration vessel off the coast...

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