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UN-backed Libyan gov’t accepts Turkey’s military, logistical support offer: report

Libya's United Nations-recognized government has accepted an offer from Turkey for military and logistical support as it seeks to repel an offensive led by forces loyal...

Turkey denies allowing Hamas to operate from Turkish territory: report

Turkey on Thursday denied accusations that a militant Palestinian group is using its territory to plan attacks against Israel, The Associated Press reported. The denial came following media...

Turkish currency slides to weakest level since May: report

Turkey’s lira slid to its weakest level in daily trade since May on Thursday after the government’s latest heavy-handed effort to curb market volatility exacerbated lingering...

Erdoğan claims 50,000 people fleeing to Turkey from Syria’s northwest: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said 50,000 people were fleeing Syria’s northwestern region of Idlib to Turkey and slammed Muslim nations for...

Trump position on Armenian genocide unchanged despite US Senate resolution recognizing it

The State Department said Tuesday that recent congressional action to recognize the Armenian genocide does not reflect Trump administration policy, TIME magazine reported. In a short statement likely...

Arsenal’s Özil removed from Chinese version of PES video game after China criticism

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil has been removed from China's version of the Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2020 video game following his criticism of China's treatment of...

Romania denies extradition request for Turkish teacher over Gülen links

A Romanian judge on Wednesday rejected a Turkish request for the extradition of a 24-year-old teacher arrested by police and sought by the authorities in Ankara...

[UPDATE] Trump signs defense bill calling for sanctions on Turkey over S400 purchase

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $738 billion defense bill calling for sanctions against Turkey over its purchase of the Russian S-400...

US congressmen demand information on Turkey’s alleged white phosphorus use in Syria

Four members of the US House of Representatives have written to President Donald Trump’s Syria envoy asking him to spell out what information the US has...

Turkey ranks 130th out of 153 countries in gender gap report

Among a total of 153 countries, Turkey ranks 130th with respect to inequalities between men and women, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender...

Turkey remains a top jailer of journalists, RSF report reveals

Reporters without Borders (RSF), an independent NGO that defends and promotes journalistic freedom and independence worldwide, has described Turkey as being among the top jailers of...

US to seek clarification of Erdoğan’s threat to close İncirlik Airbase: report

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has said he needs to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was when...

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