ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca met his Egyptian counterpart Khaled Abdel Ghaffar in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss aid supply to Gaza and the transfer of cancer patients to Türkiye. Koca arrived in the Egyptian capital earlier in the day and was received by Abdel Ghaffar and other officials. Last week, Koca [&helli...
ANKARA (AA) – Events that have been unfolding in the Gaza Strip amid over a month of Israeli attacks amount to “disaster, catastrophe, a crime against humanity,” Türkiye’s president has said. Turkish people will keep supporting Gaza’s residents as they refuse “to leave their homes and lands to the end,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has called on all regional actors to play a role in reaching lasting peace in the occupied Palestine. Addressing a press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Ankara, Hakan Fidan said a necessary platform should be developed to discuss comprehensive peace ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Thousands of people in Istanbul joined the “Great Palestine Meeting,” a rally in support of Palestinians’ freedom in Istanbul. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited the nation to attend the rally to show “brotherhood between Turks and Palestinians to the world.” People from different walks of li...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – At least four civilians were killed in attacks by Syrian armed forces in northern Syria, local sources said Sunday. The Syrian army and Iranian-backed groups carried out intense attacks in Idlib city center using ground-to-ground weapons. At least 15 others were wounded in the attacks and were transferred to nearby hospital...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye has called on Israelis and Palestinians to ‘act with restraint’ in the light of the events that took place in Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “We call on the parties to act with restraint in the light of the events in Israel this morning and to stay away from […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The downing of a Turkish drone in Syria has in no way affected the ongoing anti-terrorism operation there, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday. “Following the terrorist attack that took place on October 1, 2023, our Armed Forces and Intelligence Organization carried out comprehensive operations against PKK/YPG ter...
ANKARA (AA) – One of the two suspects allegedly responsible for Sunday’s attack in the Turkish capital Ankara has been identified, the Turkish Interior Ministry said on Monday. PKK member Hasan Oguz, codenamed Kanivar Erdal, was identified as a result of research and DNA analysis, the ministry said in a statement. Efforts and investigations to...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Türkiye’s ambassador to Washington on Saturday slammed an attack by Armenian protesters against Turkish and Azerbaijani officials in the US state of California, saying all necessary legal measures have been taken. “Our attorney has gathered essential information and documented videos. We have also submitted these ...
ANKARA (AA) – Two police officers were slightly injured when one of two terrorists on Sunday morning blew himself up in front of the General Directorate of Security in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the interior minister said. “…Two terrorists, who arrived in a light commercial vehicle in front of the gate of the General […]
