ISTANBUL (AA) – Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at Istanbul’s Galata Bridge on New Year’s Day to express solidarity with Palestine. Participants marched from mosques across the historic peninsula and beyond after early morning prayers, beating the wintry chill and carrying Turkish and Palestinian flags. The event was organized b...
ANKARA (AA) – Syria is seeking regional cooperation after Iran halted oil shipments to Damascus following the end of the 61-year Baath regime, further worsening the country’s ongoing energy crisis. Sources say that the Assad regime got about 90% of oil from Iran — 60,000 to 70,000 barrels per day — and the remaining 10% […]...
BALIKESIR, Türkiye (AA) – A blast at an explosives production facility in Türkiye’s western Balikesir province Tuesday left 12 people dead and several others injured, according to authorities. According to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, 12 were killed and 4 others injured in the explosion in Karesi district. Earlier, Balikesir Governor...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The situation in Syria is “fragile” and talks with Türkiye are continuing, the Pentagon said Tuesday, amid ongoing tensions over US support for the SDF. Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said communication with Türkiye is focused on “the situation in Syria writ large,” including efforts “...
ANKARA (AA) — The Turkish flag has been raised at its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus as the mission resumed operations following a hiatus of 12 years. The embassy, which had suspended operations in 2012, officially reopened with Burhan Koroglu, Türkiye’s ambassador to Mauritania, as acting charge d’affaires. Turkish Foreign Minis...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House said Monday that it is in “active conversations” with Türkiye, Qatar and Egypt to broker a cease-fire to end Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip. “Without doubt, 100% of our energy and effort is being put to try to get this, and really the main stumbling block continues [&hell...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A four-day multi-national arms exhibition kicked off Tuesday in Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi, with Türkiye being the biggest participant. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2024), a mega event biennially organized in Pakistan, amid heig...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Turkish president has criticized the lack of response from Muslim countries in addressing the ongoing genocide in Gaza, while accusing Western nations of providing full support to Israel. “A handful of Western countries have provided all kinds of support to Israel, while the failure of Muslim countries to respond adequately...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is pressing Israel to provide a “thorough answer” and swiftly conclude an investigation into the cold-blooded killing of Turkish American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said US officials have engaged with Israeli authorities “in recent days” about the progress of...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Representative Pramila Jayapal has slammed the Biden administration for the lack of movement toward an independent investigation into the killing of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi last month by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Jayapal also urged the US government to demand accountability by stop...
