Sweden's NATO bid may have been derailed by Russian involvement in a Koran-burning incident outside Turkey's consulate.

Nothing could have happened at a worse time. When a far-right extremist burned a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, Turkey vowed to derail Sweden's NATO ambitions. On Friday, Ankara announced its decision on the NATO proposal by Sweden and Finland as a whole, saying that it would...

UAE and Turkey's export credit agencies have signed an agreement to boost trade and business

The UAE's federal export credit company, Etihad Credit Insurance, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkey's export credit agency, Turk Eximbank, to boost trade and improve economic relations between the two countries.

The two export credit organisations will c...

Turkey and Singapore may share knowledge and collaborate on smart cities

Turkey and Singapore have the potential to collaborate and share experiences on smart cities while also increasing their trade capacity, according to Sim Ann, Singapore's senior minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Development who oversees the Muni...

An official from the European Union has praised Turkey's efforts to bring peace to Ukraine

The president of the European Union-Turkey Friendship Group stated on Saturday that Turkey's efforts for peace in the aftermath of the war between Russia and Ukraine are "respected by EU authorities."

On the margins of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Ryszard Czarnecki told An...

Regional Power Shifts Observed in the Middle East Due to Global Events

Experts said that recently, the geopolitical situation has gone through changes and the United States has shown lesser commitment to the region, which could potentially let the world witness Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) working together and entirely putting focus on the practical coo...

Turkey Has Denounced Council of Europe for its Biased stance on the Kavala Case

On Thursday, the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that the country would not respect the Council of Europe if it did not show respect for Turkish courts.

On Wednesday, the Foreign Ministery of Turkey also criticized the Council of Europe for its biased stance in the Kaval...

UK OPEN TO HOST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL DUE TO TURKEY TRAVEL BAN

Highlights:

• United Kingdom is open to host the final of Champions League due to Turkey travel ban
• Turkey has now been officially added to the red list of the United Kingdom

The status of Turkey as the host city for the UEFA Cham...

CHINESE CRYPTO SCAMMERS RAN OPERATION IN TURKEY WITH 101 HOSTAGES AS EMPLOYEES

Highlights:

•     The "scammers " were all Chinese engineers and programmers

•     The Turkish authorities were alerted by the Chinese consulate 

A group of 18 Chinese computer engineers, programmers we...

RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN PLEDGES FOR STRONG HUMAN RIGHTS IN GOVERNMENT PLAN OF TURKEY

Highlights:

• The president of Turkey has been pledging stronger for human rights and freedoms in the government plan
• The plan has been promising that, in the upcoming months will be improving the judiciary system of the country

On Tue...

TURKEY CONDEMNED NETHERLAND’S RECOGNITION OF 1915 EVENTS AS ‘GENOCIDE’

Highlights:

• The government of Turkey has condemned the decision of the Netherlands for recognizing the 1915 incidents as ‘genocides’
• The spokesperson of the foreign ministry said that, the councils are not the venues for writing history an...

THE PRO-GOVERNMENT RALLIES CAUSE OUTRAGE IN TURKEY

Highlights:

• The pro-government rallies have been responsible for causing the outrage in the region of Turkey
• Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also attended some of these crowded events including the pop concerts

The Large rallies for the rul...

US REPORT SAYS SAUDI CROWN PRINCE APPROVED KILLING OF JOURNALIST JAMAL KHASHOGGI

Highlights

• The journalist, who was critical of the prince's policies and was killed in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in a city in Turkey on October 2, 2018

• The report said “We assess that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an o...

TURKEY COMPLETES FIRST STAGE OF CORONA VIRUS VACCINATION IN THE COUNTRY

Highlights:

• The government of Turkey has completed the first stage of the corona virus vaccination program
• The health minister of Turkey has been the first person to receive the corona virus vaccination in the country

According to th...

TURKISH PILOTS JAILED FOR HELPING GHOSN ESCAPE

HIGHLIGHTS

• A Turkish court has indicted two pilots and authority from a private air carrier over their association in previous Nissan director Carlos Ghosn's sensational departure from Japan in 2019 

The court in Istanbul condemned eve...

TURKISH DEPUTY FM: GREECE VIOLATING NON-REFOULEMENT PRINCIPLE

Highlights:

• The deputy finance minister of Turkey said that, Greece has violated the non-refoulement principle
• Yavuz Selim Kiran said that, Turkey has embraced the fleeing conflicts of the people

On Tuesday, Yavuz Selim Kiran, who is...

FOREIGN MINISTRY: TURKEY CONCERNED BY POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SOMALIA

Highlights:

• Turkey has been concerned by the political developments in Somalia
• The ministry said that, it has been that, all the parties will act with common sense by avoiding the steps that might lead to violence

The foreign ministr...

TURKEY TO LAUNCH NEW SPACE AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES IN 2021

Highlights:

• The country of Turkey is all set for launching the projects related to the health and space technological sectors
• The deputy minister for industry and technology said that, the country can be able pursue important technological projects in...

TURKEY’S PRESIDENT AIMS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIP WITH JOE BIDEN'S ADMINISTRATION

Highlights:

• The president of Turkey has expressed the desire for strengthening the bilateral ties with the United States of America
• Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been aiming to strengthen the relationship with the administration of Joe Biden

PRESIDENTS OF RUSSIA AND TURKEY DISCUSS DELIVERIES OF RUSSIAN COVID-19 VACCINE TO TURKEY

Highlights:

• Presidents of Russia and Turkey have discussed the prospects of the expansion of the co-operation in the fight against corona virus
• The discussion also included the organization of the production and deliveries of Russian vaccine in Turkey...

TURKISH PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATE DUTCH POLITICIAN ‘GEERT WILDERS’ OVER HIS COMMENTS ON ERDOGAN

Highlights:

• The prosecutors of Turkey have launched an investigation on Dutch Politician over Recep Tayyip Erdogan
• The Dutch Politician Geert Wilders have called Recep Tayyip Erdogan a terrorist on Monday

On Tuesday, the prosecutors ...