Turkey

Officials want to rebrand the country, "Türkiye" as it is the best way to represent the nation, Erdogan says and Anadolu News Agency reports. According to the report, President...

As the UN Security Council marks the 76th anniversary of its first session, discussions on reforming the governmental body continue among many countries. A prominent Turkish expert pointed to...

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Albania's capital Tirana on Monday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Erdogan was welcomed by Albania's Prime Minister, Edi Rama, with an official ceremony...

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday that there is no "power vacuum" Middle East and is no need of a "foreign patriarch." Wang made the comments following a...

Turkey's annual inflation rate will be in single digits by the time presidential and parliamentary elections set for mid-2023 are held, Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati said on Saturday, reported...

Turkey has developed its own intelligence-gathering ship in a move that that could see its maritime and intelligence capabilities increase significantly. In a delivery ceremony at Istanbul's Shipyard yesterday,...

Sudan's Sovereign Council, on Thursday, hailed Turkey's supportive stance toward the country and its keenness to strengthen ties between Ankara and Khartoum, Anadolu News Agency reports. The Council issued...

The economic problems of Turkey can be resolved with justice, the main opposition leader has said, criticising President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for slamming the country's top business group over...

A Turkish international footballer has been killed at the age of 27 in a motorway crash in the capital city of Ankara, local media reports. According to the report,...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay a visit to China tomorrow, Anadolu reported today. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said Cavusoglu will address "bilateral relations as well as current...

Turkish police seized over 16,000 historical artefacts in the capital, Ankara, on Monday, according to security sources and reported by Anadolu News Agency. A total of 16,398 ancient coins...

Human rights organisations disagree with the decision to deem the Damascus area or any area in Syria safe for refugees to return to.

Somalia is encountering uncertainty due to the long-delayed parliamentary elections. The country was already struggling with protracted droughts, floods, famine and locusts which jeopardised the development. The constitutional mandate...

When assessing Turkey's military involvement over the past few years – including in Syria, Libya and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict – one thing must be highlighted: the significant capabilities of...

Turkish archaeologists have unearthed 10 relief masks depicting comedy and tragedy plays performed in the ancient city of Castabala, which dates back to 500 BC, Anadolu News Agency reports....

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his intention to visit Saudi Arabia in February, at the invitation of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz. The announcement came in Erdogan's answer to...

Weapons manufactured by Turkey have proven their effectiveness in the field, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said yesterday. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony of a new facility for a national...

Plunging into the icy waters of Istanbul's Golden Horn, Orthodox Christians, on Thursday, marked the anniversary of the birth and baptism of Jesus of Nazareth, the man they know...

Turkey, on Thursday, condemned Israel's approval of new plans to construct over 3,500 additional illegal settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu News Agency reports. "The settlements built by...

The four Turkish conditions for the withdrawal of its troops from Syria, as reported in the media, have raised questions about the reality of Turkey's position on the regime...

The first train carrying goods from Pakistan to Turkey arrived in Istanbul yesterday, completing the first such journey in a decade. The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) cargo train – made up...

Deputy Chairman of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, Numan Kurtulmus, yesterday condemned an attack carried out by a far-right Israeli against an Anadolu Agency cameraman, Faiz Abu Rmeleh, in Tel Aviv. "I condemn this perfidious assault which shows the real...

Russia's Gazprom Export and Turkish state energy company BOTAS signed a four-year natural gas supply deal, Gazprom Export announced today. The Russian company will send 5.75 billion cubic metres...

Turkey is deporting two Syrians after a video of them insulting Turkish women emerged on social media, further widening the tensions between Turkish nationals and Syrian refugees within Turkey....

Gendarmerie forces seized over 70 historical objects in an operation in north-western Kocaeli province, the governor's office said, and reported by Anadolu News Agency. A total of 77 bronze...

A member of the European Parliament, Moritz Korner, suggested to the European Central Bank (ECB) on Sunday that BionTech founders couple, Ozlem Tureci and Ugur Sahin, to be depicted...

An Afghan woman froze to death on the Turkish-Iranian border, local Turkish media reported on Sunday. According to one report, an Afghan mother died from severe cold in an...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he will make a visit next month to Saudi Arabia, whose ties with Ankara have been strained in recent years, reports Reuters....

Ugur Ibrahim Altay, Mayor of Turkish city of Konya, reportedly pledged to rebuild the house of a Palestinian family destroyed by the Israeli occupation in occupied West Bank city...

Here's how the MENA region celebrated the New Year!

The Armenian government has announced that it is lifting its embargo on Turkish goods from the beginning of 2022, marking a new step in the thawing of relations between...

A group of Iranian doctors received training in heart valve replacement surgery at a hospital in southern Turkey, Anadolu News Agency reports. In a statement, the City Training and...