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Athens making effort to de-escalate tension with Turkey, Greek defense minister says

Greece is making a concerted effort to react calmly to “dangerous incidents” in the Aegean, where Turkish violations “are reaching very high levels,” Defense...

British Rolls-Royce scales back on joining Turkish fighter jet project: report

British engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc confirmed it had scaled back efforts to join a Turkish program to build a new fighter jet with...

Ankara triggers Berlin protest after refusing renewal of 2 German journalists’ press cards

Turkey on Friday refused to renew the accreditation of two long-serving German journalists working in the country, triggering protests from Berlin, which said the...

Turkish FM says negotiation to buy Patriots from US has begun

Ankara and Washington began negotiating Turkey’s purchase of a Patriot missile defense system from the US, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Friday...

Turkey ranks 109th among 126 countries in rule of law index

According to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2019 released on Thursday, Turkey ranks 109th among 126 countries in adherence to the...

Brazilian national footballer lambastes former TFF president after resignation

Brazilian national football player Felipe Melo reacted on Instagram to the resignation of Turkey’s football chief, stating, “Thank god, the Turkish football’s cancer resigned.” Melo,...

Italian parliament rejects gov’t motion endorsing Turkey’s EU accession bid

An Italian government document endorsing Turkey's status as a candidate for EU membership was rejected on Thursday by members of the Italian government, Politico...

Turkey rejects latest US offer to sell Patriot missiles

Turkey has rejected a US proposal to deliver one Patriot missile defense system by the end of 2019, which was conditional on Ankara abandoning...

China’s envoy says Turkish Uighur criticism could hit economic ties

Turkey risks jeopardizing economic ties with China if it continues to criticize Beijing’s treatment of Uighur Muslims, China’s envoy to Ankara warned, just as...

Kyrgyzstan to transfer assets of Turkish company to gov’t over Gülen links

Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court has ruled to transfer the assets of Turkish company Kaynak Holding to Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) over suspected links...

Pakistani PM seeks help of Turkey’s Erdoğan in strained relations with India

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said he would seek Turkey's help in defusing tensions with nuclear-armed neighbor India in the aftermath of...

Turkey bars European journalists from summit with EU

A number of European journalists were shut out of a meeting on Thursday between Turkish and EU officials, the Diken news website reported. The journalists...

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