• Turkmenistan to supply 2bcm gas to Turkiye: Turkish minister

    Ankara, Turkey - Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced on Friday the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Turkiye and Turkmenistan, focusing on collaboration in the natural gas sector and hydrocarbon partnerships. Under the agreement, the initial phase will involve the transportation of up to two...
  • Phallus and the boar: Turkey digs yield clues to human history

    For researchers, the carved statue of a man holding his phallus with two hands while seated atop a bench adorned with a leopard, is a new clue in the puzzle of our very beginnings. The 2.3-meter (7.5-foot tall) work was discovered at the end of September at Karahantepe, in the...
  • Erdogan submits Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkish parliament

    Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO members yet to ratify Sweden's membership request, which came after Stockholm dropped its long-standing policy of non-alignment last year after Russia launched its war on Ukraine. Erdogan agreed at a NATO summit in Vilnius in July to put the ratification of Sweden's membership...
  • Russia FM to visit Iran amid tensions in Middle East

    Iran and Russia have bolstered ties in many fields over the last few years and Moscow has turned to Tehran for military support and economic partnerships as both countries face a raft of Western sanctions. The West has accused Tehran of supporting Russia's offensive in Ukraine by providing it with...
  • Russia ready to discuss Turkey’s idea about guarantors for Israel, Palestine, says Lavrov

    PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - Russia is ready to discuss and consider Turkey’s initiative to establish a guarantor system in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with Moscow and Ankara staying in touch on the issue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said here. "We are ready to discuss any constructive proposals. The said initiative...
  • Turkey’s Atis Yapi opens Dubai office

    This is the real estate giant's first office in the UAE.
  • Emirati investments in Turkey reach $5.6 billion in 2022

    ABU DHABI, UAE – Ahmet Burak Daglioglu, Head of the Investment Office of the Turkish Presidency, said that the cumulative foreign direct investment from the United Arab Emirates to Turkey has surged to $5.6 billion (AED 20.6 billion) from 2002 through August 2023. Speaking to the WAM during the eighth...
  • Iran says time running out for political solution in Gaza war

    TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran on Monday said time was running short to reach a political solution in the Israel-Gaza conflict, warning of the "possibility of expanding the scope of war and conflict to other fronts". Israel declared war on the Palestinian group Hamas a day after waves of its fighters broke...
  • World leaders try to contain Israel-Hamas war

    As Israel prepares for a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip, the international community has mobilized to try to protect civilians and prevent the conflict spreading across the region. But Tel Aviv's avowed determination to crush Hamas, the group behind the October 7 attack on Israel, are hampering mediation efforts.
  • Turkish excavations offer vital clues of human history

    Gobekli Tepe - which experts believe was never actually inhabited - may be part of a vast sacred landscape that encompasses other hilltop sites that are believed to be even older.
  • Edge signs deal with Saha Istanbul

    It will deepen cooperation between the UAE and Turkey.
  • Turkey set to realize long-term goal with bid to host Euro 2032

    Turkey missed out to Germany for Euro 2024, with UEFA's evaluation of the bid highlighting concerns about the country's "lack of an action plan in the area of human rights". After four failed attempts, and having joined forces with Italy, the lack of any rival contenders means Turkey is now...
  • US shoots down Turkish drone over Syria

    US troops observed drones carrying out strikes early Thursday, some of them inside a "restricted operating zone" (ROZ) near Hasakeh, about a kilometer (less than a mile) from American troops, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder told journalists. A few hours later, a Turkish drone returned to the ROZ and...
  • Turkish strikes on Kurdish targets kill two in Syria: monitor

    Turkey has also launched strikes on positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq since Sunday, when two policemen were wounded in an attack in Ankara claimed by the PKK. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan alleged the perpetrators of the attack had been trained in Syria and warned...
  • Turkey threatens to expand strikes in Iraq and Syria after Ankara attack

    A branch of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) -- listed as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies -- claimed responsibility for the first bombing to hit Ankara since 2016.
  • Turkey arrests dozens in raids after Ankara attack

    The raids across a swathe of Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast came two days after a branch of the PKK -- listed as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies -- claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack. Turkish police shot dead one of the attackers while the other died in...
  • Turkey’s inflation hovers near 60% after policy U-turn

    The data suggest that Turkey's inflation rate is starting to peak after Erdogan signed off on a series of sharp interest rate hikes that have taken the policy rate to 30 percent from 8.5 percent in four months. "The small (by Turkey's recent standards) rise in inflation to 61.5 percent...
  • Iran says it opposes ‘geopolitical changes’ in Caucasus

    Foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani, while voicing support for Azerbaijan's reclamation of the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region last month, said Tehran is "against making geopolitical changes in the region and this is our clear position." He was referring to the Zangezur land corridor which would connect mainland Azerbaijan to its exclave...
  • Turkey pounds PKK bases in Iraq after Ankara bombing

    In the wake of the bombing, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had already vowed that "terrorists" would never achieve their aims. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), listed as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies, claimed responsibility for the blast. It has waged a deadly insurgency against Ankara...
  • Threats and violence as Turks feud over soaring rents

    The government has capped property rent increases at 25 percent for households, and aligned them with the official inflation rate for businesses. But experts say the measures have only heightened tensions, prompting many landlords to use any means -- including illegal ones -- to evict tenants and find new ones...
  • China slams US sanctions over Iran aircraft program

    Washington last week slapped sanctions on "seven individuals and four entities" based in Iran, China, Russia and Turkey it said had facilitated shipments and financial transactions involving Tehran's military hardware program. The United States accuses Iran of supplying Russia with drones, which have become a major feature of Moscow's war...
  • Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit Turkey: Erdogan

    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in New York that he will visit Israel too once Benjamin Netanyahu will have visited Turkey. Erdogan, after meeting with Netanyahu, added that drilling work with Israel will be started soon and operating transmission lines to Turkey and further to Europe will also...
  • ITFC collaborates with Turk Eximbank for providing joint loan of US$277m

    JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), which is a member of the Islamic Development Bank, has collaborated with Turk Eximbank to provide a joint loan worth $277 million. This loan includes murabaha facilities, an Islamic finance and investment instrument. This collaboration aims to enhance trade...
  • Turkey expected to hike interest rate to 20-year high

    The mercurial Turkish leader performed one of his trademark policy reversals after winning a difficult re-election in May. The vote came during Turkey's worst economic crisis in decades -- one that analysts universally blamed on Erdogan's unorthodox conviction that high interest rates contribute to inflation.
  • Erdogan, Netanyahu meet as Turkey, Israel seek to improve ties

    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in New York with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said "ties between the two countries were improving". After more than a decade of tensions, relations have improved with recent high-level visits, including that of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Ankara last year.
  • Drone which killed three Kurdish officers came from Turkey: Iraq

    Turkish military action has principally targeted the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) and its Syrian Kurdish ally, the People's Defence Units (YPG). A Turkish drone strike on Sunday killed a senior PKK official and three fighters in the Sinjar Mountains of northwestern Iraq, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said.
  • Erdogan invites Musk to establish his next Tesla factory in Turkey

    "President Erdogan called on Tesla to establish its seventh factory in Turkey," the Turkish leader's office said.
  • India-Middle East trade corridor hits Turkey hurdle, alternate route proposed

    Ankara, Turkey - Turkey is engaged in “intensive negotiations” with regional partners to propose an alternative to the India-Middle East trade corridor plan agreed upon at the recent G20 summit, Financial Times reported on Sunday. The country aims to reinforce its historical role as a vital transport route for goods...
  • Three firefighters die in Turkey helicopter crash

    ISTANBUL, TURKEY - Turkish divers searched on Sunday for the bodies of three firefighters who died when their helicopter crashed into a water reservoir near the western resort city of Izmir. The helicopter went down while picking up water to douse a forest fire on Saturday night. The team included three...
  • Turkish clubs financially hit attracting big names in transfer market

    Eyes have been on Saudi clubs' transfer outlays which have rivaled those of the top European sides, but Turkish teams have been signing big names under the radar.
  • Turkey accuses Brussels of disinterest in its EU membership

    Istanbul, Turkey - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday accused the European Union of pulling away from Turkey, whose efforts to join the bloc have stalled amid criticism of Ankara's efforts to address democracy and rule of law concerns. Erdogan secured a pledge from Brussels to resurrect the membership talks first...
  • Turkey-China nuclear power plant deal possible soon: Minister

    Dubai, UAE -- The talks between Turkey and China to build a nuclear power plant in eastern Thrace are progressing and a deal is possible in a few months, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Thursday. Middle East Eye reported that Bayraktar told reporters that senior officials from the Chinese government...
  • Turkey casts doubt on need for new Russian gas hub

    Putin first raised the idea of creating "a gas hub in Turkey for supplies to other countries" during talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Kazakh capital Astana last October. Erdogan then instructed his government to start immediate preparations for "an international distribution center" in Turkey.
  • UN Chief to hold meetings with Lavrov, Zelensky, Erdogan to discuss grain deal

    New York, UN - The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will discuss the revival of the grain deal with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as well as with presidents of Turkey and Ukraine Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Zelensky next week. The discussions will be held during personal meetings...
  • GCC looks to deepen international ties to resolve conflicts, achieve security

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) intends to deepen the process of dialogue with the international community in order to achieve achieve global security and stability, and resolve all conflicts through peaceful means. This was stated by the GCC Secretary General Jassem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi while participating in the...
  • Derna counts the cost of Libya flood disaster

    Derna was home to about 100,000 people, and many of its multi-storey buildings on the banks of the riverbed collapsed, with people, their homes and cars vanishing in the raging waters. With global concern about the disaster spreading, several nations offered urgent aid and rescue teams to help the war-scarred...
  • Red Cross warns death toll may surge as 10,000 missing in Libya floods

    The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warned. Officials in Libya have said at least 150 people were killed in the sudden flooding on Sunday afternoon after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, lashing Bulgaria, Greece...
  • Ailing US explorer rescued after nine days in Turkish cave

    The 40-year-old explorer developed stomach problems while examining the depths of the Morca Cave, a remote complex of twisting underground passageways in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains. The cave, Turkey's third deepest, reaches nearly 1.3 kilometers (0.8 miles) below ground at its lowest point.
  • 150 dead in Libya after storm Daniel results in floods

    "At least 150 people were killed as a result of flooding and torrential rains left by storm Daniel in Derna, the Jabal al-Akhdar region and the suburbs of Al-Marj," Mohamed Massoud, a spokesman for the Benghazi-based administration in Libya, said. "This is besides the massive material damage that struck public...
  • With no deal in place with Ukraine, Russia starts grain supply initiative

    Moscow, Russia - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin has confirmed the commencement of the implementation of the Russian grain supply initiative, which aims to deliver one million metric tons of grain to countries in need, Russian news agency TASS reported on Friday. Vershinin stated that practical steps are now...
  • Turkey to showcase market-friendly turn at investment roadshow

    inance Minister Mehmet Simsek told reporters he would then travel to New York and European economic powerhouses Germany and Britain to meet with dozens of top chief executives. "There will not be an investor that we are not in dialogue with," Simsek said.
  • EU asks Turkey to address democracy before membership

    EU chief Charles Michel said last month that the bloc should get ready to admit new members from eastern Europe and the Balkans by 2030.
  • Turkish Airlines orders 10 A350 Airbus

    The airline disclosed no financial details in a statement.
  • Iran expects cooperation with Turkey to grow in Erdogan’s new term

    Tehran, Iran-- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi expects cooperation between his country and Turkey to grow during the "new term" of Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The president made the remarks during a meeting with with the visiting Turkish foreign minister and his accompanying delegation in Tehran on Sunday. Referring to...
  • Clashes between army and Turkey-backed rebels in Syria kill 23

    The clashes broke out after pro-Ankara rebels tried to infiltrate Kurdish-held northeast Syria, killing 23 people, a war monitor said. The spike in violence comes amid days of separate clashes in Kurdish-held parts of neighboring Deir Ezzor province after US-backed, Kurdish-led fighters detained the head of a local military body...
  • Iran targets $30bn in annual trade with Turkey: Amirabdollahian

    Tehran, Iran -- Iran and Turkey target $30 billion in annual trade in their endeavor to broaden political and economic relations, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Sunday. Speaking at a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, held in Tehran on Sunday, Amirabdollahian said they have held...
  • Istanbul dams run low after scorching, dry summer

    The bank of screens in Ismail Aydin's Istanbul water management system control room flashes a worrying number: 29.7 percent. That is the capacity level to which Istanbul's water reservoirs have dropped after another steamy summer put Turkey's largest city on the edge of a potential catastrophe.
  • Turkey asks Russia to renew grain deal for global food security

    Moscow, Russia - Turkey's foreign minister said on a visit to Moscow on Thursday that reviving a deal to ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea was "critical" for food security. "We underlined its critical role for global food security and stability in the Black Sea," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan...
  • Bitay to expand in UAE’s burgeoning crypto market

    DUBAI, UAE –   Bitay, a cryptocurrency platform from Turkey, announced its expansion into the UAE's burgeoning crypto market. The UAE, which has an impressive 99% internet penetration rate according to a McKinsey study, welcomes Bitay. This move aligns with the UAE’s growing stature as a global digital hub and its...
  • Turkey to ask Russia to resume grain deal in original form

    According to TASS, quoting a diplomatic source, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will propose to Russia at the upcoming talks in Moscow to resume the grain deal in its original format. The source said that Turkey is all for restarting the grain corridor in its original "format involving parties to...
  • DP World, Evyap Group ink pact

    The partnership aims at enhancing trade infrastructure.