Kurdish PKK militants quit some camps in north Iraq
Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have withdrawn from four camps in northern Iraq in the first step of an intended disbandment, Turkish security sources said on Monday.…
Turkey to send Mecca agreement to parliament soon, Erdogan says
Turkey will send the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to parliament to be ratified in the coming days, President Tayyip Erdogan said…
Poland says two Turks detained in Germany over Starlink fire it blames on Russia
Two Turkish citizens were detained in Germany in connection with a fire at a Starlink station in Poland, Warsaw said on Monday, adding that it believed Russia was behind the…
Turkish, Syrian military chiefs discuss bilateral ties, regional issues
Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Selcuk Bayraktaroglu held a phone call with his Syrian counterpart Maj. Gen. Ali Noureddine al-Naasan, the Turkish General Staff said Saturday. – The two…
EU commissioner says recent Turkish actions widen gap with its EU membership goal
Turkey is moving further away from its objective of joining the European Union because of its recent efforts to crack down on the LGBTQ+ community and limit media freedoms, the…
Turkey’s foreign minister says Ankara weighing Saudi defence support, rules out offensive role
Turkey is assessing how it can help Saudi Arabia defend against attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militants under a joint defence pact with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on…
Houthi-claimed attacks on two Saudi airports kill three
Three people have been killed, and 36 others wounded, in attacks targeting two airports in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said. – GACA said Abha…
Carney to make first bilateral visit by a Canadian PM to Turkey
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Ankara and Istanbul from October 21 to 23, his office said on Tuesday, in what will be the first dedicated bilateral visit…
EU Raises Security Concerns After Commercial Ships Hit in Black Sea
The situation in the Black Sea is increasingly concerning. Commercial ships – and innocent crews – are being targeted, with lives already lost at sea. Today, two commercial vessels were…
Cyprus and Slovakia Strengthen Defence Ties as Demetriou Challenges Türkiye’s EU Role
Meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Slovakia, Mr. Robert Kaliňák. At the centre of our meeting was the further strengthening of the defence cooperation between…