Turkish riot police pushed back the protesters and used pepper spray, as demonstrators clashed with the police at a rally marking the 100th day since the detention of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Amid violent protests, Turkey’s President Erdogan reacted strongly to Le Man magazine's controversial cartoons of Islamic prophets. Calling for respect and warning against insults to the Prophet, Erdogan underscored their significance in Turkish history
Turkey: Protests have erupted in İzmir following the July 1st arrest of 120 officials from the opposition CHP (Republican People's Party), including former mayor Tunç Soyer and provincial leader Şenol Aslanoğlu. Turkish authorities issued 157 arrest warrants
Turkish President Erdogan has agreed to release 420 cubic meters per second of water to Iraq — State TV
Turkish Intelligence Chief İbrahim Kalin has arrived in Erbil and is expected to hold meetings with President Barzani and other senior officials of the Kurdistan Region
Greece has deployed three missile frigates from its naval fleet between Libya and Turkey. In an official statement, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the ships have been positioned to intercept vessels transporting people from the Libyan coast. The press has already noted that this move by Athens coincides with the ratification of the maritime agreements signed between Libya and Turkey in 2019
SANA: There is no truth to what was circulated by several media outlets about the Syrian army and Turkish intelligence thwarting an assassination attempt against President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
1 week agoErdogan spoke to Trump on the sidelines of NATO summit, saying the SDF should stop delays and integrate into Syria’s army and US support for group should end. He emphasized Turkish-Syrian anti-ISIS cooperation, the need to end Israeli airstrikes and support Syrian sovereignty
Turkish Foreign Ministry: US strikes on Iran have increased the risk of conflict escalation and heightened instability in the region.
An automated message that was sent out to U.S. military personnel at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey Friday afternoon warning of a ballistic missile was sent in error, and there was no incoming missile, a U.S. official told the Associated Press. Officials are still looking into why the alert message was sent
A German government spokesman announced that the country's Chancellor spoke by phone with the Turkish President on Friday about the tension between the Islamic Republic and Israel.
Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Arrives in Turkey on Working Visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Netanyahu has proven once again that he poses the greatest threat to regional security.
Considering latest developments, Turkey is making production plans to bring its short- and long-range missile stocks to level of deterrence, Says President Erdogan -Anadolu
Turkish Presidency: President Erdoğan informed his Iranian counterpart that Ankara is capable of playing a mediating role in the nuclear negotiations.
PM Modi visits the Green Line in Cyprus (that divides the Island) along with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides
Turkish Presidency: President Erdoğan stressed to Trump the need for immediate action to prevent a catastrophe that could ignite the entire region.
Turkish President: Israel's attack on Iran is a clear provocation
Turkish Foreign Ministry: We call on Israel to end its aggressive actions, which could lead to greater conflicts.
Israel presented its "red lines" in Syria to Tom Barrack, the U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria. These include no Turkish bases in Syria, demilitarization of southern Syria, and no renewed presence of Iran or Hezbollah. Source: Axios
Syrian Airlines operates its first flight today from Damascus to Istanbul.
Egypt and Turkey foreign ministers discuss Libya situation
Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement on the next round of talks, Türkiye is expecting the meeting, said Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan
6.2-MAGNITUDE Earthquake STRIKES GREECE NEAR TURKEY BORDER A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Dodecanese Islands of Greece early Tuesday, close to the Turkish border, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 5 km S of İçmeler, Turkey
White House on Erdogan's proposal re: Putin-Zelenskyy-Trump meeting in Türkiye. Spox Leavitt: “President [Trump] has said he’s open to it if it comes to that, but he wants both of these leaders and both sides to sit down at the table together."
Ukraine and Russia will exchange 6,000 fallen Ukrainian soldiers for 6,000 fallen Russian soldiers
Russia gave Ukraine during the meeting in Istanbul its "Peace Memo" with terms for ceasefire and conditions for ending the war, Ukrainian source says
1 month agoRaqqa: Turkish drones destroyed grain silos in the village of Jalabiya, west of Ain Issa
1 month agoRussia and Ukraine to discuss ceasefire terms and prisoner and civilian exchange at second round of talks in Istanbul — Turkish Foreign Minister
