Georgian Foreign Minister visiting Turkey
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili, who is currently visiting Turkey, will meet the country’s top officials on February 15 to …
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Türkiye calls on PACE to approve Azerbaijani delegation
The Turkish Parliament condemns the biased attitude of PACE towards the delegation from Azerbaijan and calls on the Council of Europe to reconsider the decision in the near future
Türkiye praises itself for gas supplies from Russia to world markets
Türkiye plays an important role in the transit of gas from the Russian Federation to the world markets
Sweden and NATO: what Türkiye demands?
Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus, speaking about the likelihood of Ankara endorsing Sweden's NATO membership by the summit in Vilnius, said …
Azerbaijan and Turkey launch talks on tourist transportation via railway line Baku-Tbilisi-Kars
Culture & Tourism Minister of Azerbaijan Abulfaz Garayev participated in the 3rd National Tourism Summit in Ankara. The summit was held with participation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The summit …
Turkish Deputy PM urges Saudi Arabia to drop demands against Qatar
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus called on Saudi Arabia to drop 13 demands it and other Arab states had made of Qatar, saying they represent an infringement on its sovereignty. Speaking in an interview …
State of emergency extended in Turkey
Turkey has extended its state of emergency by three months, its third such extension after a coup attempt last July, the Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said. The decision came after the National Security Council …
Turkey refuses to liberate Raqqa alongside PYD
Turkey will not join a campaign to liberate Raqqa from ISIL if it involves the PKK's Syrian offshoot the Democratic Union Party (PYD), Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said. "Turkey will also …
Turkey suspends high-level diplomatic ties with Netherlands
Turkey is suspending high-level diplomatic relations with the Netherlands after Dutch authorities prevented Turkish ministers from speaking at rallies of expatriate Turks, deepening the row between the two NATO allies, the country's Deputy …
Turkish government bans Dutch envoy
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said that Ankara is closing its air space to Dutch diplomats until the Netherlands meets Turkish requests. "We are not allowing planes carrying Dutch diplomats or …
Turkish Deputy PM comments on Russia's airstrike against Turkish servicemen
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus described the incident with the killing of three Turkish soldiers in Syria as an accident. He said it was important that Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Turkish police obtains fingerprints of Istanbul terrorist
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said authorities have obtained the fingerprints and a basic description of the gunman who attacked an Istanbul nightclub attack and are close to identifying him. Speaking to …
Ankara: Istanbul attack bore significant differences to previous ones
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said that the terror attack on a nightclub in Istanbul in the early hours of 2017 bore significant …
Kurtulmus: Turkey intends to help Aleppo citizens
Preparations are under way for a final operation by Turkish-backed rebels on the ISIS-controlled city of al-Bab in northern Syria, the Turkish deputy prime …
Turkish authorities suspect PKK behind Istanbul attack
The Turkish authorities have reasons to believe that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants could have been behind the attack that shook Istanbul overnight, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said Sunday. …
Turkey confirms Russian aircraft not behind strike on its soldiers near al-Bab
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed to Turkey that aircraft which carried out an attack on Turkish soldiers near the Syrian city of al-Bab last week did not belong to Russia, the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister …
Another HDP deputy detained in Turkey’s Hakkari
Police have detained a missing Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy in the eastern province of Hakkari, the Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said. “Three deputies had been fugitives. One of them, …
Turkey’s rapprochement with Russia does not hamper ties with other allies
The era of proxy wars in the Middle East must come to an end, Kurtulmuş says
Ankara: politics downgrades Turkish debt rating
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus dismissed Moody’s downgrade of the government debt rating as a “political” move and part of a wider effort to undermine the country. Kurtulmus said …
Kurtulmus: we warn Damascus of military campaign
Turkey has warned Damascus of its "Euphrates Shield" military campaign in northern Syria through Russian channels, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said. "All stakeholders have been …
