Iraq picks French, Spanish, Turkish firms and Deutsche Bank for Baghdad metro...
Iraq said yesterday it had selected France’s Systra and SNCF, Spain’s Alstom, Talgo and SENER, and a number of Turkish construction firms, alongside Germany’s Deutsche Bank to design, execute and...
View ArticleTurkiye decries Israel's recent attacks on journalists
Turkiye on Friday slammed Israel’s recent attacks on journalists, underlining their commitment to supporting media professionals reporting on the Palestinian plight, Anadolu news agency reported. “We...
View ArticleErdogan denounces ‘shameless’ celebration of Netanyahu before Congress
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced the US Congress for “shamelessly” celebrating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose hands are stained with the blood of Palestinians. This...
View ArticleIsrael bombed Nuseirat camp 63 times in 7 days
Gaza’s Government Media Office revealed that the Israeli occupation army has bombed the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip 63 times in seven days, killing 91 Palestinians and wounding 251 others.
View ArticleTurkish parliament adopts resolution that says Netanyahu's speech to US...
The Turkish parliament adopted a resolution Saturday that said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before the US Congress was a picture of disgrace, Anadolu Agency reports. “We declare...
View ArticleTurkish parliament approves 2-year military deployment in Somalia
The Turkish parliament approved a Presidential motion to deploy the military in Somalia for two years to support security against terrorism and other threats under the Turkiye-Somalia defense...
View ArticleTurkish, Armenian officials ‘to hold normalisation talks’ after 2-year lull
Special representatives from Turkiye and Armenia will hold a new round of talks aimed at normalising ties between the neighbours on Tuesday, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Monday. This will resume...
View ArticleTurkiye FM set to attend inauguration of Iran’s President-elect
The Foreign Ministry announced that Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, will attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s President-elect, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Tuesday in Tehran, Turkish media reports. “Our...
View ArticleTurkiye coastguard rescues 94 irregular migrants off Izmir coast
The Turkish Coastguard rescued 94 irregular migrants, including children, in the Cesme and Seferihisar districts of Izmir, according to a statement from the Turkish Coastguard command, Turkish local...
View ArticleFears of ‘mass cull’ as Turkiye passes law to put stray dogs in shelters
Turkey’s parliament yesterday passed a law to round up millions of stray dogs and put them in shelters despite protests by animal lovers and criticism from the main opposition party, which vowed to...
View ArticleHaniyeh was the pragmatic leader of Hamas
Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was assassinated in what the group said was a “Zionist raid” in Iran, was the tough-talking face of the Palestinian group’s international diplomacy as war raged...
View ArticleErdogan says Israel poses threat to whole world, not just Palestine and Lebanon
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Tuesday that Israel poses a threat to the whole world, not just Palestine and Lebanon. He said that the occupation state is acting “like a terrorist...
View ArticleTurkish Cyprus sees US warship presence in Limassol as a threat
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) warned yesterday that the continued deployment of US warships in the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GASC) will escalate tensions. “The...
View ArticleAnkara to sign long-term LNG purchase contracts - Minister
Turkiye is set to finalise long-term contracts for liquefied natural gas (LNG) to cover the 2027-2037 period, Energy Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, said, Turkish local media reports. According to the...
View ArticleFuture of international law to be discussed at Turkiye’s Bogazici University...
Turkiye’s Bogazici University will host the “Rethinking International Law After Gaza” conference that is scheduled for 3 – 4 August in Istanbul, Anadolu Agency reports. The conference, organised by the...
View ArticleTurkiye-Syria rapprochement: how Erdogan the dove is trying to correct his...
“… For the sake of peace for the people, the country and the region, finally step down.” That was Turkiye’s Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, back in November 2011 calling on Syrian President,...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Israel confirms ‘eliminating’ Hamas military wing chief Al-Deif
Israel today announced that it had 'eliminated' the head of Hamas’s military wing, Mohammed Deif. In a tweet, the Israel Defence Forces wrote: 'We can now confirm: Mohammed Deif was eliminated.'
View ArticleIsrael media slams renowned footballer Mesut Ozil over Palestine map
Hebrew websites have launched a scathing attack on former German national team star, Mesut Ozil, after he published a map of historic Palestine on his Instagram page. Ozil published a map of Israel...
View ArticleTurkish shooter's picture hitting silver medal at Olympics attracts global...
Yusuf Dikec, a Turkish Olympic silver medalist who shoots without special equipment, has gone viral on the internet. Dikec and his teammate Sevval Ilayda Tarhan won the silver medal in the 10 metres...
View ArticleTurkiye: court rules stripping of jailed opposition MP of seat invalid
Parliament’s decision to strip a jailed opposition MP of his seat is “null and void”, Turkiye’s Constitutional Court has ruled, prompting calls by his lawyer and the opposition for his release and...
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