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...

The first significant Turkish acquisition by the UAE since relations have improved

The first significant business transaction between the two nations since relations between them thawed is the purchase of a 50% stake in a Turkish company with ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by a United Arab Emirates company managed by the nation's national security adviser.

Turkey and the EU will hold a high-level political meeting

Turkey and the European Union will hold a political discussion in Ankara on May 31, according to a written announcement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

The meeting will take place at the level of political directors, with deputy foreign ministers Faruk Kaymakç and Sedat nal fr...

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...

Cyprus Charges Back at Turkey for Holding Alleged Irregular Migration

Nicos Nouris said to AFP, “For us, this is a state of emergency.” He further added that now up to 4.6% of the population of the country is seeking asylum or protection. This is by far the highest ratio in the EU.

Since 1974 Turkey’s troops have taken control of the nor...

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...

Europe to Learn from Turkey’s Drone Diplomacy

Turkey has set an amazing example of how drones are a powerful asset for foreign policy. The European Union and its member states can learn a lot from the country in terms of developing and regulating this technology.

Turkish drones have been used in Yemen, Syria, Kazakhstan, and even i...

US makes it clear that it made no financing offers to Turkey on F-16 jets

The United States has declined Turkish President’s comment saying that Washington had made no such offer to Ankara for the sale of F-16 fighter jets.

Highlights

• United States declines claims of making an offer to Turkey
• Turkey made a ...

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...