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The foreign ministers of Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan, on Thursday, held the US and its allies, who hastily withdrew from Afghanistan in 2020, responsible for the country's "disastrous...

The foreign ministers of Turkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria may hold consultations in early May as part of Russia's attempt to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and...

Greece on Monday reiterated its optimism on relations with Turkiye, which has seen a major thaw in the last two months. It would be wrong for Greece not to...

Finland said yesterday that it plans to purchase Israel's David's Sling missile defence system in a deal wotk $344 million. The announcement came a day after Finland joined the...

Sweden needs to take concrete steps in the fight against terrorism in order to secure Turkiye's ratification for its NATO membership bid, Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said Wednesday, local...

Following the latest Israeli police raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied East Jerusalem, Turkiye's presidential spokesman called on the international community on Wednesday to put pressure on Tel...

Turkiye's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is campaigning across the country to encourage voters to re-elect President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Campaign meetings have no songs or music...

Sweden's path to NATO membership remains blocked by Turkiye and Hungary as neighbour, Finland officially joined the 30-member alliance on Tuesday after its application was ratified in record time....

Finland's application to join NATO was approved by a vote in Turkiye's parliament yesterday.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry yesterday summoned the French Ambassador to Ankara, Herve Magro, to protest against the French Senate hosting members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG)....

Turkiye's presidential spokesman said Saturday that Ankara has left the door open to Stockholm's bid to join NATO if it shows will and determination, Anadolu reports. "The door is...

The final exchange, caught on camera between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian host and counterpart, Vladimir Putin, sums up the current geopolitical conflict, still in its...

What are the consequences of the war in Iraq for the US? The US's international credibility was seriously damaged because the invasion was carried out on the pretext of...

The Turkish parliament's Foreign Affairs Commission yesterday approved a bill that ratifies Finland's bid to join NATO. Deputy Foreign Minister Burak Akcapar briefed parliamentarians on the proposed bill. "We...

A Russian "expert" recently made controversial comments about Turkiye following the 6 February earthquakes. Semyon Bagdasarov is a reserve army colonel of Armenian descent. He served as a deputy...

On 20 March 2003, a US-led coalition invaded Iraq, a tragic event which has had a lasting impact on the country and the region. The invasion was launched just...

The Turkish Parliament is highly likely to ratify Finland's NATO membership before it closes mid-April for elections, the officials said, Reuters reported. "We are looking favourably at Finland's accession....

A resolution to withdraw US forces from Syria throughout this year was defeated in the House of Representatives yesterday, with the vast majority voting to keep troops in the...

Almost 100 flights loaded Israeli weapons worth billions of dollars were shipped to Azerbaijan between 2016 and 2021, an investigation by Haaretz has found. In exchange, Israel has been...

As is usually the case in long wars, the warring parties and their affiliated media in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have painted each other using uncompromising language, making it nearly...

Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said on Monday talks with Sweden and Finland over their NATO membership bids would resume on 9 March, although he said Sweden had still...

While the world is dealing with the first anniversary of the deadly war in Ukraine, the solidarity shown towards Turkish society after its devastating earthquake is one of the...

A senior official in the Swedish Security Service (SAPO) confirmed on Sunday that the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and like-minded Kurdish groups receive significant funding in Sweden. SAPO's...

Turkiye, Finland and Sweden will hold a meeting to discuss the NATO accession of the  two Nordic countries in March, the alliance chief announced today. Jens Stoltenberg spoke at...

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday urged Aegean Sea rivals, Greece and Turkiye, to engage to resolve differences and avoid unilateral actions that could increase tension, Reuters...

Finland has announced that it still wants to join the NATO alliance alongside its neighbour Sweden, despite chances that Turkiye will approve Helsinki's bid separately. Speaking at the Munich...

NATO countries must speed up military production to be able to keep supporting Ukraine and maintain stockpiles, the alliance chief said on Monday, reports Anadolu Agency. Addressing a press...

Turkish police said they had not found evidence of any concrete threat to foreigners after detaining 15 Islamic State suspects accused of targeting consulates and non-Muslim houses of worship,...

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu issued an angry statement on Friday to US Ambassador to Ankara Jeffry Flake, demanding: "Take your dirty hands of Turkiye." According to Haberturk newspaper,...

Turkiye summoned ambassadors of nine Western countries, including the United States and Sweden, on Thursday to criticise their decision to temporarily shut diplomatic missions and issue security alerts following...

Turkiye rules out green lighting Sweden joining NATO as long as it permits attacks on Islam's holy book, the Quran, the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday....

Turkish prosecutors, on Tuesday, launched an investigation into Islamophobic Danish and Dutch politicians on charges of hurting public enmity and insulting religious values, Anadolu News Agency reports. The move...