Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a two-day visit to Russia next week to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. The Turkish prime minister is set to attend the fourth meeting of the High Level Cooperation
Read More »Azerbaijan, Turkey sign bilateral agreements
A ceremony to sign Azerbaijan-Turkey documents has today been held in Ankara as part of President Ilham Aliyev’s official visit to the country. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a declaration on results of the Azerbaijan-Turkey High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council.
Read More »Turkish PM optimistic on Kurdish peace
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.
Read More »NATO representatives in Turkey to discuss cooperation
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.
Read More »Turkey, Azerbaijan Presidents discuss Nagorno-Karabakh situation
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
Read More »Turkish FM says relations with Kurds in near countries are not a threat
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
Read More »Turkey asks NATO for extension of Patriot missile system
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.
Read More »Greece backs Turkey’s EU integration
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
Read More »Turkish PM set to meet Iraqi Kurdish leader
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
Read More »Japan, Turkey are considering cooperation in defense-related technology
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.
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