Turkey

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed hope that an upcoming meeting with Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani in Diyarbakır over the weekend will be a historic occasion that crowns an ongoing resolution process in the country.

The NATO Industry Forum commenced in Turkey’s capital on Thursday as about 300 representatives from the government, defense businesses and the military discussed long- term strategic issues related to NATO military capabilities.

Turkey and Azerbaijan discussed issue of Nagorno-Karabakh during the official talks between Turkish President Abdullah Gul and visiting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Gul said on Tuesday. “We discussed territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and liberating the occupied lands, issues which we also consider national

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said Turkey’s relations with Kurds living in neighboring countries are not a threat and added that taboos regarding ties with Kurds should be broken. Davutoğlu’s comments came as he was on his way back to Turkey from a two-day-visit to Iraq on Monday

Turkey has asked NATO to extend for another year the deployment of surface-to-air Patriot missiles to protect its troubled border with Syria because of a continuing “serious” threat, officials said on Wednesday. “We have received a letter from the Turkish government requesting the continuation of the Patriot mission,” a NATO official said.

Greece supports Turkey’s bid to join the European Union, Greek Ambassador in Ankara Kyriakos Loukakis said on Monday. “I hope that the necessary conditions for Turkey’s accession to EU will be fulfilled and Turkey will join the union as

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to meet the leader of Iraq’s Kurdish regional government, Massoud Barzani, on Saturday to discuss the role of the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) and the situation of

Japan and Turkey are considering joint development of tank engines as they aim to strengthen bilateral cooperation in defense-related technology, Kyodo News Agency reported Tuesday, citing a Japanese government source.

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador to Cairo on Nov. 11 over Ankara’s calls for ousted President Mohamed Morsi to be released. Hüseyin Avni Botsalı met with Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister Hatem Seif al-Nasr who said that

Turkish President Abdullah Gül has presented the State Medal of Honor to Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev, who is in Ankara for an official visit.