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Turkey says France should refrain from escalating Mediterranean tension: report

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Friday France should refrain from steps that escalate tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, where Ankara is embroiled...

Arab League stands with Iraqi gov’t against Turkish ‘aggression’ in region: report

Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Thursday discussed with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein recent developments in the region and the Turkish "aggression"...

US politicians urge Pompeo to put more pressure on Ankara over east Med drilling

Two US senators and two members of the House of Representatives have urged US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to pressure Turkey into calling...

Turkish forces cut off water from Kurdish-held city of Hasakah in Syria: report

Turkish forces on Thursday cut off water from Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah to exert pressure on Kurdish-controlled areas in the province, the Xinhua...

India accuses Erdoğan gov’t of radicalizing its Muslim population: report

Islamist radical organizations in parts of India including Kerala and Kashmir are being supported and funded by Turkish outfits backed by the Recep Tayyip...

Russia, Turkey halt joint patrols in Syria’s Idlib after militants attacks

Russia and Turkey have suspended joint military patrols carried out along the M4 highway in Syria’s northwestern region of Idlib over increasing militant attacks...

Turkey may suspend diplomatic ties with UAE over Israel deal: Erdoğan

Turkey is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and withdrawing its ambassador over the Gulf state’s agreement to normalize ties with...

Greek, Turkish warships in ‘mini collision’ Ankara calls provocative: report

A Greek and a Turkish warship were involved in a mild collision on Wednesday during a standoff in the eastern Mediterranean, in what a...

Erdoğan says any attack on Turkish ship in Mediterranean will incur a ‘high price’: report

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that any attack on a Turkish ship exploring for oil and gas in disputed Mediterranean waters would...

Greece thanks France for pledge to boost forces in Mediterranean

Greece’s prime minister warmly thanked France Thursday for its pledge to boost its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, where Greek and Turkish warships...

Turkey rebuffs Iraq’s criticism of cross-border airstrikes on PKK targets: report

Turkey rebuffed Iraqi criticism of its cross-border attacks on autonomy-seeking Kurdish militants which Baghdad says killed two of its military officers this week, Bloomberg...

Some Turkish banks begin charging for FX withdrawals: report

Some Turkish banks have begun charging a fee to withdraw foreign currencies in cash, bankers said on Thursday, after a slide in the lira...

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