Turkish FM to Zarif: Erdogan was unaware of sensitivity of the poem
In a telephone conversation between the Turkish Foreign Minister and Iranian Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu emphasized the close and friendly relations between Iran and Turkey and assured that the Turkish ...
Erdogan denounces French manifesto calling for removal of Qur’an passages
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced an anti-Islam manifesto published last month by 300 French figures calling for parts of the Qur’an, the holy book of Muslims, to be ...
Turkish president sues opposition party leader over Gulen comments
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has filed a lawsuit against the leader of the main opposition party over "baseless" comments linking him to the US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, who ...
Iran’s military chief visits Turkey for security talks
Iran’s military chief who visited Ankara on Tuesday said he had begun a trip to Turkey to exchange views with Turkish officials on security issues and campaign against terrorism in ...
Turkey’s temptation for Afrin
Yasar Yakis On Aug. 5, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “By launching the military operation Euphrates Shield, we had thrust a dagger at the heart of the new terrorist ...
Turkey to erect wall on border with Kurdistan Region in months
Turkish governmental sources have stated that Ankara is seeking to erect a wall on its border with Kurdistan Region and the process would start in October or November 2017. Turkey ...
Erdogan Warns Turkish Banks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week launched a fresh barrage of criticism and warnings at banks, charging that they are making unfairly large profits during a time of economic ...
Germany abetting terrorists: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused Germany of assisting terrorists by failing to respond to Turkey’s requests to hand over suspects wanted by Ankara. Speaking during a conference ...
Kurds are represented in government: Turkish president
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed claims that Kurds are not represented in the Justice and Development Party (AKP)-dominated government. “We don’t have such a problem,” Erdogan remarked during a ...
Turkey tells a story with major military personnel moves
Metin Gurcan Al-Monitor colleague Amberin Zaman summarized the results of the Supreme Military Council's (SMC) critical decisions on promotions of generals in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Today we will ...




