Nicosia, Cyprus – AFP Turkish Cypriots in north Cyprus hope to end their international isolation, their leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview, as the Mediterranean island marks fives decades of religio ethnic division. “Every day, we are working for recognition,” said the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his condolences to the people of Iran over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, stressing that Ankara will stand by Iran “in these difficult and sad times.” In a post on X, Erdogan prayed for Allah’s mercy upon Raisi who died in a helicopter […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is one of the primary causes of instability in the Middle East region. “The occupation of Palestinian territories by Israel and the unconditional support of the West for this are one of the main reasons for the instability ...
Ankara, Turkey — AFP Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the main person to blame for Iran’s first direct attack on Israel. “The main person responsible for the tension that gripped our hearts on the evening of April 13 is Netanyahu and his bloody administ...
This election also witnessed the emergence of new Islamic political forces, the Yeniden Refah Partisi (New Welfare Party), which managed to carve out its niche in political landscape By Iftikhar Gilani Under the gentle embrace of a vernal sun in Ankara on Sunday, a narrative of political metamorphosis unfolded. Murat Oktay, once a linchpin in ...
Istanbul, Turkey’s vibrant metropolis and economic center, has become the focal point of this election campaign By Iftikhar Gilani ANKARA – The battle lines are being drawn in Turkiye’s 81 provinces as the country prepares for Sunday’s crucial local elections. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Par...
ANTALYA, Türkiye (AA) – Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has demanded that the European countries recognize the Palestinian state to reach a solution to the ongoing war. “Such countries (European countries) have to take their initiative on their own and they have to start by recognizing the state of Palestine,” al-Maliki said durin...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish security forces have detained six suspects for allegedly passing information to Chinese intelligence about ethnic Uyghur Muslim individuals and groups in Türkiye. Judicial sources said the operation in Istanbul was part of a ‘terrorism’ and organized crime investigation which determined that seven susp...
CAIRO (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for a historic official visit. Erdogan was welcomed at Cairo International Airport by his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Türkiye’s Ambassador to Egypt Salih Mutlu Sen. This is the Turkish president’s first visit to Egypt since 2012. Accompany...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged all “conscientious” countries to protect the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which he said provided a “lifeline for 6 million refugees in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.” Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, the Unite...
