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...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The review and objection process in the Congress regarding the sale of F-16s by the US to Türkiye completed on Saturday. In the 15-day review and objection process that began after the official notification sent to Congress by the US State Department on Jan. 26, the only objection presented to the Senate […]
ANKARA (AA) – Two pilots were killed in a helicopter crash in Türkiye’s southeastern Gaziantep province, the country’s interior minister said Sunday. The helicopter registered in the inventory of the General Directorate of Security Aviation Department had an accident in Kartal Village in Nurdagi district, Ali Yerlikaya wrote on X. Yerlik...
ISTANBUL (AA) — Seventeen suspected members of the ISIS group linked to a shooting at a Catholic church in Istanbul were apprehended in an operation on Saturday, said Turkish security sources. Simultaneous operations, centered in Istanbul, were carried out by security forces to disrupt the activities of the suspects and prevent potential viole...
ISTANBUL (AA) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed Türkiye’s approval of Sweden’s membership in NATO, saying the alliance “will be all stronger with Sweden as an Ally.” “Good to speak with President @RTErdogan, to welcome #Türkiye’s ratification of #Sweden’s #NATO membership. Türkiye’s legitimate...
