'Military coups are crimes against humanity'
ISTANBUL
The Turkish president on Sunday spoke against military coups, particularly the 1997 "post-modern" coup by the Turkish armed forces.
In a video message on the coup's 24th anniversary, Recep Tayyip...
Erdogan urges all parties to pitch in on new Constitution
ANKARA
Turkey's president on Wednesday urged all political parties to participate in drafting a new Constitution.
"We want all political parties to take part in this process. We will make a...
Turkey appoints Lutfi Elvan as new finance minister
By Gokhan Ergocun
Turkey appointed Lutfi Elvan as the country’s new treasury and finance minister early Tuesday, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette.
The move comes after...
Turkish interior minister tests positive for COVID-19
ANKARA
Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu and his family are under treatment in a hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, the minister said Saturday on Twitter.
Soylu said that they started...
Turkish presidential board discusses foreign policy
ANKARA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chaired a meeting of the Presidential High Advisory Board on Wednesday on Turkey's foreign policy.
Following the two-and-half hour meeting, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said...
'Greece now is rogue state in Eastern Mediterranean'
ANKARA
Greece is now a rogue state in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, overreaching and crossing the line, said Turkey's ruling party spokesman on Tuesday.
Turkey will not accept or forgive any...
Turkey's ruling party censures Biden's remarks
ANKARA
Spokesman of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party on Sunday criticized recent remarks by Joe Biden, a front-runner in the US presidential race, who hinted he could seek...
Turkish opposition lambasts Biden’s remarks on Turkey
ANKARA
Senior members of Turkish opposition lashed out at US presidential candidate Joe Biden who in a newly-surfaced video calls on the US to try to interfere in Turkish domestic...
Turkey’s CHP convenes on 2nd day of regular congress
ANKARA
The second and last day of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) 37th regular congress started on Sunday in the capital Ankara.
The two-day congress, which will elect 60...
Turkey: 3 opposition lawmakers test positive for virus
ANKARA
Three opposition lawmakers in Turkey tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, officials said.
The three are members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), party officials confirmed without identifying the individuals.
In...
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Turkish president, UN chief discuss ways to end crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war
ANKARA
The Turkish president and UN secretary-general on Monday spoke over phone and discussed initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine...
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Russia becomes China’s largest oil supplier
ANKARA
Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China's largest oil supplier, as refiners bought up Russian crude oil offered at a huge discount...
EU, Egypt agree on partnership priorities until 2027
BRUSSELS
The EU and Egypt have agreed on the partnership priorities guiding their relationship until 2027.
The Association Council of the European Union and Egypt...
Syria's Tal Rifat surrounded with tunnels by YPG/PKK terrorists
TAL RIFAT, Syria / ANKARA
The YPG/PKK terror group is using a sophisticated network of tunnels in the Tal Rifat district in northern Syria to...