President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey’s recent cross-border operation into northern Iraq solely aims to maintain the country’s border security. “Our aim with the operation, dubbed Claw-Lock, is to both clear the Iraqi [Read More]
The Turkish government announced on Wednesday that it will provide incentives for the project to develop a natural gas field in the Black Sea, according to a presidential decree published in the Turkey’s official gazette. [Read More]
The Arab League on Tuesday condemned the Turkish military operation in northern Iraq, saying it constitutes “unacceptable and deplorable” violation of Iraq’s sovereignty and international law. The military operations on Iraqi soil increased tension between [Read More]
Iraq said on Tuesday that the Turkish military operation in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is a threat to Iraq’s national security and a violation of its sovereignty. The latest Turkish military operation into the Iraqi [Read More]
Turkey said Monday it has launched a new ground and air cross-border operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Turkish air forces first hit the PKK’s shelters, bunkers, caves, tunnels, ammunition [Read More]
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday that it won’t allow foreign minesweeper ships to enter the Black Sea to defuse the drifting mines after they allegedly broke off from anchor cables near Ukrainian [Read More]
Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu has said that his country is trying to bring back its 22 cargo ships stranded on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. “We must [Read More]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday condemned Israel’s actions against the worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during his phone call with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas. “During our conversation, I expressed that I [Read More]
The Turkish justice minister has confirmed that he will accept a local prosecutor’s demand to transfer a case against suspects in the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the Saudi authorities, as Ankara seeks [Read More]
Turkey has announced a massive hike in energy prices because of the country’s heavy reliance on energy imports amid a global surge in prices. Turkey’s state-run BOTAS Petroleum Pipeline Company said natural gas prices for [Read More]
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