Real reasons behind Turkey-Egypt rapprochement
Alwaght – Turkey-Egypt relations in past few years have gone through a series of highs and lows with the major reason being…
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Africa springboard for Erdogan’s foreign policy
Alwaght – Since the rise to power of Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey in 2002, Africa came into focus of…
Angry at Iran & Turkey, UAE pleads for Saudi ‘leadership’
Press TV – Angered by growing Iranian and Turkish influence, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – a Saudi Arabian satellite state –…
Turkish banker’s New York trial on a break until next year
AP — A New York jury deliberating the fate of a Turkish banker charged with helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions is off…
US, Turkish military forces must leave Syria: Jaafari
Press TV – Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations and head of the government delegation to intra-Syrian peace talks, Bashar al-Jaafari, says US…
Turkey, traditional allies: escalating tensions amid deepening differences
Alwaght– The West Asia region’s developments are going fast, complicated, and unpredictable. Such a situation renders the regional and international actors to…
Pres. Rouhani arrives home after attending OIC summit
MNA – President Hassan Rouhani who departed the country for Istanbul to attend extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, arrived…
Pres. Rouhani: Muslims undivided in defending holy Quds
MNA– Iran’s President Rouhani speaking at OIC summit on al-Quds on Wed. called on Muslim countries to set aside their differences for…
OIC extraordinary Summit to support Holy Quds kicks off in Istanbul
IRNA – The OIC extraordinary Summit aiming to support Holy Quds (Jerusalem) started in Istanbul Wednesday with the attendance of Iranian President…
Muslim leaders to discuss al-Quds at OIC emergency summit in Turkey
Press TV – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is set to convene an emergency summit in the Turkish city of Istanbul…
Turkey, Egypt eyeing regional hegemony: Ex-diplomat
MNA – Touching upon tensions between Ankara and Cairo Nosratallah Tajik says both Turkey and Egypt are seeking regional hegemony. Turkish President…
France suggests Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran join Contact Group on Syria
MNA – Paris has suggested that Ankara, Cairo, Riyadh and Tehran join the Contact Group on Syria in the future, French Ambassador…
Turkey, Iran, Pakistan see big trade boost with Qatar
Al Jazeera – The move by Turkey, Iran and Pakistan to increase bilateral trade with Qatar, following a Saudi-led blockade, has benefited all four…
Turkey’s Erdogan says will not succumb to U.S. ‘blackmail’ over court case
Reuters – Turkish President Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey would not succumb to “blackmail” by the United States in the trial…
Turkey: US trial of gold trader meant to ‘corner’ economy
Press TV – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has denounced as politically motivated a recent testimony given by Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab…
Erdogan says U.S. sanctions on Iran weren’t binding for Turkey
Bloomberg – Turkey’s president has argued that his country did not break a trade embargo on Iran as it hadn’t committed to…
Turkey’s Erdogan helped Iran evade US sanctions, witness claims
CNN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally intervened in a scheme that allowed Iran to dodge US and UN sanctions, a…
He broke U.S. law to help Iran, but it is Turkey that fears what he might say in court
The Washington Post | Devlin Barrett: A Turkish Iranian gold dealer is expected to testify Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan, the…
Turkey: Trump promised to halt U.S. arming of Syrian Kurds
Chron – President Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the U.S. would stop arming Kurdish fighters in Syria, Turkey’s…
Erdogan does not rule out contact with Assad
Press TV – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not ruled out possible contact with Bashar Assad, signaling a break with his…
Larijani lands in Turkey to attend APA meeting
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani arrived in Turkey on Tuesday to attend the 10th meeting of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA).…
APA to address regional security, economic convergence
MNA – Parliament Speaker Larijani who is en-route to Turkey to attend the 10th meeting of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) said the…
Turkey to continue fighting Daesh, solve Syrian crisis on diplomacy
IRNA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says his country will continue cooperation with Iran and Russia to fight Daesh group and…
Turkey says Gulen network behind U.S. case against Turkish trader
Reuters – The U.S. case against a Turkish gold trader accused of evading U.S. sanctions on Iran is based on evidence fabricated…
First Islamic states Water Council meeting held in Turkey
IRNA – The first ministerial meeting of OIC member states Water Council was held in Turkey. The meeting was held on Thursday…
Is it Erdogan’s turn to leave power?
Iranian Diplomacy | Sadegh Maleki: Hope and fear have always been part of the relations between Turkish and Western leaders. This has been…
Turkish PM offers condolences for Iran quake victims
MNA – Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım offered condolences Monday to Iran for the victims of Sunday’s earthquake that struck along the Iraq-Iran…
Iran rejects Turkmen proposal for gas shipments To Turkey
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – Energy politics around the Caspian Sea breeds complications, as a recent example involving Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey,…
Foreign Min. Zarif to visit Turkey in near future
MNA – Turkish envoy to Tehran told the media that the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay an official visit…
Syria urges Turkish pullout from Idlib
Tasnim – A Syrian deputy foreign minister on Wednesday reiterated opposition to Turkey’s military presence in the Arab country’s province of Idlib,…
Iran, Turkey, Iraq cooperation foils US sinister plot in ME
IRNA – Cooperation of Iran, Turkey and Iraq has foiled US sinister plot to create a new crisis in the Middle East,…
Turkey’s turn to Eurasia became main reason for the Turkish-US fallout
Sputnik – The main reason for the crisis in Turkish-US relations is Turkey’s turn to Eurasia, Turkish commentators have told Sputnik, explaining…
Turkey banking shares weaker, regulator dismisses Iran sanctions report
Reuters – Shares of Turkey’s banks and the lira currency fell on Monday as comments from the national banking regulator failed to…
Turkey bank regulator dismisses ‘rumors’ after Iran sanctions report
Reuters – Turkey’s banking regulator urged the public on Saturday to ignore rumors about financial institutions, in an apparent dismissal of a…
Photos: D-8 Summit opens in Istanbul attended by Iran’s 1st vice president
IRNA – The 9th Summit of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation opened in Istanbul attended by Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri.…
D-8 Summit opens in Istanbul attended by Iran’s 1st vice president
IRNA – The 9th Summit of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation opened in Istanbul attended by Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri.…
Iran, Turkey support Iraq’s territorial integrity: VP President
MNA – At a press conference with Turkish Prim Minister, Binali Yıldırım, Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri reiterated that Turkey and…
Iranian VP in Turkey for D-8 Summit
Tasnim – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri left Tehran for Turkey for an official visit to the neighboring country during which he…
D8 preliminary session begins in Istanbul
IRNA – The preliminary session of the Group of Eight Developing Countries (D8) inaugurated in Ankara on Tuesday morning. The three-day meeting…
People’s Assembly Speaker: Turkish incursion into Syrian territories unjustified
SANA– Speaker of the People’s Assembly Hammouda Sabbagh has strongly condemned the incursion of Turkish army into Idleb province, considering it as…