This file handout picture released by Turkish presidential office on Nov 28, 2021 shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) posing with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (left) as they attend the 15th Summit of Economic Cooperation Organization in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. (MURAT CETIN MUHURDAR / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian President Ebrahim […]
The Netherlands clinched the final automatic place in European qualifying for the 2022 World Cup as late goals from Steven Bergwijn and Memphis Depay sealed a 2-0 win over Norway on Tuesday, with Turkey and Ukraine grabbing play-off spots. The Dutch, with injured coach Louis van Gaal watching from the stands in Rotterdam, only needed […]
US President Joe Biden meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the G20 leaders summit on Oct 31, 2021, in Rome. (EVAN VUCCI / AP) President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sought to defuse tensions over Turkey’s failed bid to buy fighter jets from the US at a meeting on Sunday […]
This file photo taken on July 15, 2017 and released by Turkey's Presidential Press Service shows an F-16 fighter jet flying on the wing of the Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plane, while travelling from Ankara to Istanbul, to attend the "July 15 Democracy and Unity Day" commemoration of first year anniversary of the 2016 […]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept 21, 2021 at UN headquarters. (EDUARDO MUNOZ / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday threatened to expel the ambassadors of ten western countries over their statement for the release of a detained […]
In this file photo on June 8, 2021, police officers patrol the delta of Evros river, near Alexandroupoli, along the Greek-Turkish border. ( SAKIS MITROLIDIS / AFP) Turkey warned Greece that acts of “provocation” in the Aegean Sea between the two nations won’t go unanswered. Speaking to a group of reporters on Sunday, Defense Ministry […]
The French warship stealth frigate La Fayette sails off Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus and Turkey, on October 27, 2020. (THOMAS COEX / AFP) ANKARA – Turkey on Friday condemned a recent defense deal reached between Greece and France, and claimed that the deal threatens the NATO alliance. "Greece's maritime jurisdiction area and national airspace claims are […]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept 21, 2021 at UN headquarters. (EDUARDO MUNOZ / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) WASHINGTON – President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, a move that could deepen a […]
In this Sept 22, 2020 photo, a rocket launches from a S-400 missile system at the Ashuluk military base in Southern Russia. (DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP) MOSCOW – Russia and Turkey are close to signing a new contract to supply Ankara with additional S-400 air defense units in the near future, the Interfax news agency […]
People use a boat to evacuate from smoke-engulfed Mazi area with a burning house and a car in the background, in Bodrum, Mugla, Turkey, Aug 1, 2021. (PHOTO / AP) ISTANBUL – The death toll from wildfires on Turkey's southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as firefighters battled for a fifth day to contain blazes […]
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he gives a press conference after the cabinet meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, on Sept 21, 2020. (ADEM ALTAN / AFP) ANKARA – Turkey and Israel have agreed to work towards improving their strained relations after a rare phone call between their presidents, a […]
In this April 21, 2021 photo, Turkish soldiers parade in front of Anitkabir, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's mausoleum, in the Turkish capital Ankara. (ADEM ALTAN / AFP) WASHINGTON – The United States on Thursday added Turkey to a list of countries that are implicated in the use of child soldiers over the past year, placing a […]
A giant petition hung by women's rights activists with the hastag 'Olmekistemiyorum-Idontwanttodie' or 'I don't want to be-Idontwanttodie' shows a letter of complaint to the prosecutor to protest against Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, in the Besiktas district of Istanbul on April 5, 2021. (OZAN KOSE / AFP) ANKARA – Turkey officially withdrew on Thursday […]
In this photo taken on May 08, 2018, people arrive at the domestic terminal of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed earlier this week that Turkey would play a leading role in securing Kabul airport, but the […]
Aaron Ramsey and Connor Roberts scored as Wales took a huge step towards reaching the last 16 at Euro 2020 with a 2-0 win over Turkey in Baku on Wednesday. Turkey are facing an uphill challenge to reach the knockout stages after losing their first two Group A matches without scoring. Wales, semi-finalists five years […]
US President Joe Biden (right) speaks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prior to a plenary session of a NATO summit at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, on June 14, 2021. (OLIVIER MATTHYS / POOL / AFP) BRUSSELS – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here on Monday that he held […]
This handout photograph released by the Turkish Defence Ministry on Aug 12, 2020, shows Turkish seismic research vessel 'Oruc Reis' heading in the west of Antalya on the Mediterranean Sea. (HANDOUT / TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTRY / AFP) ISTANBUL – Turkey may drill more boreholes in its search for gas in the eastern Mediterranean, Energy Minister […]
The ability for Turkey to stage the all-English Champions League final has been placed into jeopardy after England added the country to the list of destinations requiring mandatory hotel quarantine for 10 days on return. Chelsea and Manchester City are due to meet in the final on May 29 in Istanbul, with around 10,000 fans […]
Armenians march from the Turkish Ambassador's Residence to the Turkish Embassy on the 106th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide during a protest in Washington, DC on April 24, 2021. President Joe Biden's recognition of the Armenian genocide was met Saturday by tempered satisfaction from the nation's US diaspora, with some saying the words need […]
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (left) speaks as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu listens during a joint media statement following their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, April 15, 2021. (BURHAN OZBILICI / AP) A meeting to foster reconciliation between estranged neighbors went dramatically off-script on Thursday as the foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey argued live […]