Turkiye summons Germany ambassador in protest against reactions to football...
Turkiye yesterday summoned Germany’s ambassador over a row that erupted following a Turkish footballer’s use of an alleged right-wing ultranationalist political symbol during a match this week. At the...
View ArticleErdogan: Gaza’s ruins reflect broken international system
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the rubble under which more than 16,000 Palestinian children were killed and nearly 90,000 others were injured in Gaza, represent the debris of an...
View ArticleAzerbaijani president, Turkish foreign minister discuss relations with Armenia
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed relations Friday with their common neighbor, Armenia, in a meeting in Shusha, the Azerbaijani Presidency said in a...
View ArticleTurkiye calls for unity, cooperation among Turkic nations at Shusha Summit
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday called for enhanced regional cooperation and solidarity among Turkic nations amid global power struggles, Anadolu Agency reports. “To prevent global...
View ArticleErdogan says he may invite Syria’s Assad to Turkiye through Russia mediation
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he may invite Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to Turkiye, amid the advancement of the two countries’ efforts to reconcile and restore diplomatic...
View ArticleTurkiye fans told to avoid ‘grey wolf’ gesture as player banned
German police urged Turkiye’s fans to refrain from displaying the contentious “grey wolf” gesture during the Euro 2024 quarter-final match against the Netherlands, following a report by Deutsche Welle...
View Article'End these inhumane massacres': President Erdogan urges Israel to halt...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday criticized Israel’s actions in the region, urging it to halt “inhumane” attacks on Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports. “Israel should stop insisting on...
View ArticleDynamics of Turkiye-Syria normalisation
In response to a question from journalists, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, recently gave positive signals about “normalisation” with Bashar Al-Assad. This statement, which coincides with a...
View ArticleTurkiye restores historic Sinan Bey Mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Turkish Directorate General of Foundations has successfully rebuilt the Sinan Bey Mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This historic mosque, originally constructed in the 16th century and later...
View ArticleCountdown begins for launch of Turkiye’s 1st home-grown communications satellite
Turkiye’s first indigenous communications satellite, Turksat 6A, will be launched into orbit on Monday at 5.00 p.m., EDT, from SpaceX’s Kennedy facility in Florida, according to Turkish Transport and...
View ArticleUK Elections: Turkiye-UK relations amid new immigrant policies
After the Labour Party won the British elections, new laws against immigration of Turks living in the UK are on the agenda. Based on a long and deep-rooted diplomatic history, Turkiye-UK relations have...
View ArticleSyrians in Turkiye fear for future after Erdogan plans talks with Assad
President Tayyip Erdogan’s sudden plan to invite his estranged Syrian counterpart, Bashar Al-Assad, for talks has raised fears among Syrians in Turkiye of being sent back, a week after a spate of...
View ArticleTurkiye's 1st home-grown communications satellite is the fruit of a decade of...
The project for Turkiye’s first indigenous communications satellite, Turksat 6A, set to launch on Monday, has been in the making for some 10 years, Anadolu Agency reports. Turksat 6A is scheduled for...
View ArticleDynamics of Turkiye-Syria normalisation
In response to a question from journalists, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, recently gave positive signals about “normalisation” with Bashar Al-Assad. This statement, which coincides with a...
View ArticleIstanbul protests rising anti-Syrian racism, violent attacks
Protests were held in Turkiye's financial capital, Istanbul, in support of Syrians in the country who have been subjected to rising racism and violent attacks in recent days. Activists also called for...
View ArticleChina electric car company BYD signs $1bn automobile factory investment deal...
China’s biggest electric-car maker, BYD, has agreed to a $1 billion (£780 million) deal to set up a manufacturing plant in Turkiye, as it continues to expand outside its home country, Anadolu News...
View ArticleTurkiye ranks 18th worldwide with population of 85.3m
With a population of 85.3 million people, Turkiye ranked 18th among 194 countries by population size in 2023, the country’s statistical bureau revealed on Tuesday. Turkiye’s population accounted for...
View ArticleTurkiye's unemployment rate hits 12-year low in May
The unemployment rate in Turkiye dropped to 8.4 per cent in May, hitting the lowest rate since November 2012, official figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) showed yesterday. The...
View ArticleChildren in Northern Cyprus urge the world not to let children die in Gaza
Sixty children from a school in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) visited the TRNC Assembly to express solidarity with Palestinian children in Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports. Organising a...
View ArticleSeven migrants found dead off coast of Turkiye
Turkiye’s Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, announced on Tuesday that Turkish authorities retrieved the bodies of seven irregular migrants off the country’s western coast, Anadolu News Agency reports....
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