Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he sensed a great welcome from the leaders of the Gulf countries to normalize relations with Egypt and upgrade diplomatic representation. In Friday’s statements to journalists who accompanied him [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is embarking on a trip to the Gulf this week, marking his first post-reelection multi-country tour that is expected to yield new agreements to further diplomacy and economic cooperation with [ More … ]
The two regional powers announce this significant development in a joint statement after high-level talks over months Turkey and Egypt have appointed ambassadors to restore their relations at the highest diplomatic level. In a joint [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his brand new cabinet following his re-election in Turkey’s May 28 runoff vote, with only two ministers retaining their seats. The head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Hakan [ More … ]
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Sisi agreed to reappoint ambassadors to revive Turkish-Egyptian ties following a phone call on Monday. Sisi called Erdogan to congratulate him on his election victory, according to the [ More … ]
‘The only winner is Türkiye,’ President Erdogan said in his election victory speech, as the veteran leader’s new tenure ushers in a new era in Turkey, after a presidential race watched by the world A [ More … ]
About 500,000 million Turkish nationals abroad have cast their votes in the country’s foreign missions and customs gates in the second round of the country’s presidential election scheduled for May 28 at home, reported Anadolu [ More … ]
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry criticized the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) election observer mission’s report on Türkiye’s elections for being politicized and accusatory. In a statement, the ministry said the report fails to [ More … ]
Turkey’s Supreme Election Council makes its final announcement Monday on election results, with all ballot boxes across Turkey opened, giving more than 49% of the vote to incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan The Turkish Supreme [ More … ]
It’s time to recognize that sanctions against the Assad regime have failed and that a more realistic policy could yield real benefits and reduce escalatory risks, states Responsible Statecraft. “Most Middle East countries are now [ More … ]
The Turkish Iyi (Good) Party announced Friday its withdrawal from the main opposition alliance at the backdrop of differences on selection of a unified nominee to compete in coming presidential elections. The selection of a [ More … ]
Egypt’s Sisi on Tuesday held a phone call with Turkey’s Erdogan and Syria’s Assad to offer condolences and sympathy to the victims of the destructive earthquake that hit the two countries early Monday. Egyptian presidential [ More … ]
At least 1,500 people died Monday in Turkiye when two major earthquakes and 145 aftershocks struck the southeast of the country, Turkish officials said. Vice President Fuat Oktay said 1,541 people were killed and 9,733 [ More … ]
Palestine Islamic Resistance Movement has strongly denied, in a statement issued Monday, Haaretz’s media reports about Hamas-Turkish relations. A senior Hamas official on Monday strongly denied Israeli claims that Turkey has imposed restrictions on leaders [ More … ]
Turkiye-Syria ties could develop in the future in a similar manner to how Turkiye developed ties with Egypt, Turkish President said Sunday. “Just as Turkiye-Egypt relations started to normalize, in the next period it can [ More … ]
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