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...
Turkish officials hail withdrawal from European treaty
By Omer Olcay, Sefa Sahin and Buket Guven
ANKARA
Turkish officials on Saturday voiced support for a decision to withdraw from a European treaty on preventing and combating violence against...
'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...
Turkish interior minister announces resignation
ANKARA
Turkey’s interior minister announced Sunday he is stepping down from the post, citing recent incidents ahead of this weekend’s coronavirus curfew across much of Turkey.
“In a process carried out...
Turkey: Opposition HDP lawmaker gets prison sentence
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced a lawmaker from the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to over six years in prison for being a member of an armed...
Greece, Egypt agreement ‘unethical’: Turkish party head
ANKARA
Greece's controversial move last week to sign a maritime delimitation agreement with Egypt, while also sitting for talks with Turkey in Germany, is unethical, said a Turkish political party...
Turkey: President Erdogan re-elected ruling party head
ANKARA
Turkey's president on Wednesday was unanimously re-elected leader of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in a congress in the capital Ankara.
After being nominated by top party officials,...
'Turkey not to allow injustices against Turkish Cyprus'
ANKARA
Ankara will not allow any injustice against the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Turkey's ruling party said on Wednesday.
Omer Celik, the spokesman for the Justice and Development (AK)...
Turkey: Erdogan rejects interior minister's resignation
ANKARA
Turkey’s president turned down Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu’s resignation late Sunday which he had tendered over incidents that occurred ahead of a weekend curfew across much of the country...
Turkey: 2021 to be year of national anthem
ANKARA
Turkey’s parliament approved a motion early Thursday announcing 2021 as the year of the Turkish national anthem.
Mustafa Sentop, the speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, was the first...
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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...