US decision on Ukraine missiles ‘big mistake’ that could ‘escalate conflict’: Erdogan ISTANBUL: Washington’s approval for Ukraine to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside... Published 20 Nov, 2024 05:02pm
World Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia next week ANKARA: Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar... Published 09 Nov, 2024 01:51pm
World Turkiye presses UN for arms embargo on Israel in joint letter ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign ministry said Sunday it had submitted a letter to the United Nations, signed by 52... Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am
World Erdogan says he asked Putin to help with Turkiye-Syria normalization ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for assistance in ensuring... Published 25 Oct, 2024 02:24pm
World Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies ISTANBUL: The US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkiye and beyond but spent... Published 21 Oct, 2024 07:27pm
World Russia, Syria, Iran should take measures after Israel’s strike on Damascus, Erdogan says ISTANBUL: Russia, Syria and Iran should take more effective measures to protect Syria’s territorial integrity,... Published 12 Oct, 2024 03:46pm
World Turkish lawmakers discuss Mideast in closed session after Erdogan’s Israel claim ANKARA: Turkey’s lawmakers held a closed-door session on Tuesday to discuss the spread of war in the Middle East, a... Published 08 Oct, 2024 11:00pm
World Erdogan says Israel will be stopped ‘sooner or later’ ANKARA: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned Israel’s ground operation in Lebanon and urged... Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:44pm
World Turkiye’s Erdogan says UN, Western values dying in Gaza UNITED NATIONS: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the values of the United Nations’ system and... Updated 24 Sep, 2024 11:00pm
World Erdogan calls for US to lift sanctions hindering defence purchases ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for U.S. sanctions blocking some defence purchases by his country... Published 24 Sep, 2024 12:18pm
World Turkiye to press criticism of Israel over Gaza war ANKARA: Turkiye, among the world’s sharpest critics of the Israeli military operation in Gaza, will use the UN... Published 23 Sep, 2024 03:41pm
World Erdogan wants to meet with Syria’s Assad over ties ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had asked to meet Syria’s Bashar al-Assad on... Published 21 Sep, 2024 10:10pm
World Turkey probing killing of activist in occupied West Bank ANKARA: Turkey is investigating the killing of a US-Turkish activist during a protest in the West Bank, the justice... Published 12 Sep, 2024 10:56pm
World Turkey’s Erdogan calls for summit of Muslim country leaders on Gaza war ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to convene an emergency... Published 10 Sep, 2024 02:05am
World US urges Israel to conclude probe into killing of American activist in West Bank WASHINGTON: The United States called on Israel on Monday to complete a full inquiry into the killing of an American... Published 10 Sep, 2024 12:17am
World Turkiye’s Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what... Published 07 Sep, 2024 08:26pm
World Israeli troops shoot Turkish-American woman dead at West Bank protest, officials say RAMALLAH: Israeli troops shot and killed a Turkish-American woman who had been taking part in a protest against... Published 07 Sep, 2024 12:56am
World Egypt’s Sisi in Turkiye on Wednesday to seal mended ties ISTANBUL: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on... Published 03 Sep, 2024 09:24pm
World Erdogan, MBS discusses Gaza, Turkish presidency says ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed Gaza as well as regional and global developments in a phone ... Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am
World Russia's Putin to talk Middle East crisis with Palestinian President Abbas, Kremlin says Russia's President Vladimir Putin will discuss the situation in the Middle East with Palestinian President Mahmoud... Published 13 Aug, 2024 11:44am
World Turkey plans to build its own anti-missile defence system ANKARA: Turkey plans to build its own anti-missile system, which it has dubbed “Steel Dome”, the president of the... Published 07 Aug, 2024 10:44pm
World Turkiye blocks access to Instagram ISTANBUL: Turkiye on Friday blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications... Published 02 Aug, 2024 11:45am
World No plan for Erdogan to meet Assad, Turkish source says MOSCOW: A newspaper report that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is... Published 23 Jul, 2024 05:10pm
World Turkiye ready to build Cyprus naval base ‘if necessary’: Erdogan ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that his country was ready to build a Cyprus naval... Published 21 Jul, 2024 05:45pm
World Erdogan says end near of military operation in north Iraq, Syria ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the imminent end to the Turkish forces’ operation... Published 13 Jul, 2024 08:59pm
World Erdogan says Biden, US complicit in alleged Israeli war crimes ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said US President Joe Biden and his administration are complicit in... Published 11 Jul, 2024 07:30pm
World Turkiye’s Erdogan warns against NATO-Russia conflict ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that any possibility of a direct confrontation... Published 11 Jul, 2024 05:53pm
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World Erdogan says may invite Syria’s Assad to Turkiye ‘at any moment’ ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he might invite his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to... Published 07 Jul, 2024 05:11pm
World Erdogan says Putin visit could help Turkiye-Syria ties ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said a possible visit to Turkiye by Russia’s Vladimir Putin could pave the... Published 05 Jul, 2024 05:22pm