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 … ]
In the first round of the Turkish presidential elections held on May 14, neither candidate crossed the 50-percent mark for an outright win, triggering an unprecedented run-off vote. On Sunday, 28 May, at 8:00 am. [ 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 … ]
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 … ]
Most influential Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi died Monday at age 96, according to his official Twitter account. The tweet on Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi’s official Twitter account read: His Eminence Imam Yusuf al-Qaradawi who spent [ More … ]
An order of 120 TB2s is being discussed in the latest example of growing ties between UAE and Turkey, reported MEE citing exclusive sources The United Arab Emirates is reportedly in negotiations to make a [ More … ]
NATO member Turkey changed its rhetoric to call Russia’s assault on Ukraine a “war” on Sunday and pledged to implement parts of an international pact that would potentially limit the transit of Russian warships from [ More … ]
The central banks of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have inked a swap agreement with a nominal size of 18 billion UAE dirhams and TL 64 billion ($4.7 billion), the Central Bank of [ More … ]
Turkish president says he will visit Riyadh next month, following warming relations and the resumption of ties with the UAE Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he plans to visit Saudi Arabia [ More … ]
Turkish Prosecution have indicted 16 people suspected of spying for Israel, a Turkish daily newspaper reports. Istanbul’s Public Prosecutor on Friday indicted 16 people suspected of spying for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, according to Turkish [ More … ]
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