Russia welcomes Turkiye’s reported desire to join BRICS
Russia welcomes Turkiye’s reported desire to become part of the BRICS group of nations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Peskov added that the subject would be on the agenda of the...
View ArticleTurkiye repatriates 55 historical artefacts to Iran
Turkiye repatriated 55 historical artefacts identified as belonging to Iran on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. The artefacts were taken to Erzurum province and sent to Iran with a ceremony at the...
View ArticleTurkiye, Azerbaijan extend key natural gas agreement until 2030
Turkiye and Azerbaijan have extended an agreement to share and supply natural gas resources until the end of 2030, in the latest development in relations between the two Turkic nations. At the...
View ArticleTurkiye Fidan visits China, will travel to Uyghur region
Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, is expected to visit the cities of Urumqi and Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region where Muslims live, before wrapping up his trip on Wednesday, according...
View ArticleTurkiye told Beijing it wants to boost agricultural and food exports to...
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister told Chinese officials during a visit this week that Ankara wanted to narrow its trade deficit with Beijing partly via more agricultural and food exports, a Turkish...
View ArticleMigrants from around the world cross California desert to reach US
Propped up against the rusty steel slats of the California border wall, migrant families who hours before crossed the US-Mexico border rest under tarpaulins and tents and await Border Patrol officers....
View ArticleTurkiye’s 1st indigenous communications satellite set to launch to space
Turkiye’s first indigenous communications satellite is set to launch into space in July, Anadolu Agency reports. Turksat 6A was delivered Wednesday to the Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida,...
View ArticleTurkiye Ethnosport culture event dramatises plight of children of Gaza
While stressing the importance of traditional games and play, Turkiye’s Sixth Ethnosport Culture Festival is also taking time to commemorate children whose lives have been upended and lost in a brutal...
View ArticleAir Cairo launches direct flights to Istanbul
Egyptian airline, Air Cairo, on Thursday launched direct flights from Cairo to Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkiye’s second-busiest airport located in the Anatolian part of the bi-continental...
View ArticleTurkiye, Palestine ministers ink protocol on economic cooperation in Istanbul
Turkish and Palestinian ministers inked a protocol on economic cooperation in Istanbul, according to a statement from Turkiye’s Trade Ministry on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. Trade Minister, Omer...
View ArticleTurkiye signs letter of offer, acceptance for F-16 jets from US
Turkiye has signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the United States, the US State Department confirmed, Daily Sabah reports. “Getting this particular sale...
View ArticleTurkiye ruling party demands cancellation of twinning between Izmir, Tel Aviv
The Justice and Development Party bloc in the Izmir Municipal Council (on the Aegean Sea in western Turkiye) is preparing to submit a proposal to cancel the twinning between Izmir and Tel Aviv, the...
View ArticleQatar defence minister: ‘Gaza is the largest mass grave in the world’
Qatari Defence Minister Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah on Friday described Gaza as: “The largest open prison in the world and now the largest mass grave” as a result of the devastating Israeli war on...
View Article'We cannot remain silent': Turkish foreign minister condemns Israeli...
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday spoke out against “Israeli oppression” in the Gaza Strip, following a summit of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation in Istanbul, Anadolu...
View ArticleThose responsible for massacre in Gaza will be held accountable: Turkish...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that there is no doubt those who perpetrated the massacre in Gaza will eventually be held accountable, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking at the...
View ArticleD-8 Council of Ministers calls for 'immediate, permanent, unconditional'...
The D-8 Council of Ministers on Saturday called for an “immediate, permanent, unconditional” cease-fire and an end to Israeli aggression against the Palestinians in the besieged enclave, Anadolu Agency...
View ArticleThe Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran, 1639 - 1682
Between 1514 and 1639, the Ottomans and Safavid Empires engaged in a series of wars, clashes, skirmishes and destabilisation attempts. After the Treaty of Zuhab on 17 May 1639, the hostilities between...
View ArticleTurkish foreign minister holds meeting with Hamas leader in Qatar
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a meeting Sunday in Qatar with the head of the Palestinian group Hamas’ Political Bureau, Anadolu Agency reports. “Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan met...
View Article2nd Turkish space traveler expresses sorrow over suffering of Palestinians
Turkiye’s second space traveler Tuva Cihangir Atasever on Saturday expressed sorrow over the suffering of Palestinians, Anadolu Agency reports. “The suffering experienced by the Palestinian people is a...
View ArticleTurkish foreign minister to attend BRICS+ meeting in Russia
Turkiye’s foreign minister will travel to Russia on Monday for a two-day visit to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS bloc and several other countries, or BRICS+, Anadolu Agency...
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