NATO doing more that it has for decades: Stoltenberg
By Agnes Szucs
BRUSSELS
NATO leaders will celebrate 70 years of the military alliance and discuss future strategies during a summit next month in London.
Plans for further improvement of NATO forces...
Turkey repatriates 2 foreign terrorists to Belgium
ANKARA
Turkey repatriated two foreign terrorist fighters to Belgium on Friday, said the Interior Ministry.
On Twitter, the Turkish ministry said the Belgium nationals were sent back to their countries of...
Turkish president meets PM of Iraq's Kurdish region
ANKARA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday received Masrour Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in the capital Ankara.
Erdogan hosted the visiting official at the presidential...
Turkey to send 11 Daesh/ISIS members back to France
ANKARA
As part of Turkey’s policy of repatriating foreign Daesh/ISIS members to their home countries, 11 French national members of the terror group will be sent back to France at...
Turkey, Libya signs 2 memoranda of understanding
ISTANBUL
Turkey and Libya have signed two memoranda of understandings, the Turkish Presidential Communications Directorate announced Wednesday.
"The Security and Military Cooperation" and "Restriction of Marine Jurisdictions" agreements were signed when...
Turkey, US to discuss Russian S-400 issue next week
BERLIN
Turkey and the U.S. will hold talks next week to overcome differences over Ankara’s purchase of the Russian S-400 air-defense system, a top Turkish presidential aide said on Tuesday.
Speaking...
Turkey conveys condolences to Albania over quake
ANKARA
Turkey on Tuesday conveyed condolences to Albania over a powerful earthquake that hit the country.
"We received the news with deep sorrow that an earthquake of 6.4 magnitude occurred in...
Turkey, Qatar central banks raise swap limit
ANKARA
The swap agreement between the central banks of Qatar and Turkey has been amended, an official statement said Tuesday.
The overall limit has been increased to $5 billion from $3...
Turkey: 370,000 Syrians return to terror-free areas
GAZIANTEP, Turkey
Around 370,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey voluntarily return to terror-free areas of their home country, said Turkey’s vice president on Tuesday.
"Around 370,000 people from our country have returned...
'Turkey-Qatar force command serves stability of region'
ANKARA
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday a joint force command of Ankara and Doha serves stability and peace of not only Qatar but also the Gulf region.
"It ...