5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (400+ words) Türkiye has welcomed a 12-country initiative to restrict trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and called on other governments to take similar steps. The Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 8 that it supported measures led by Britain,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (177+ words) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi held a phone call Sept. 5 to discuss ongoing negotiations with the United States. The two ministers comprehensively evaluated the latest developments in the talks, Turkish diplomatic sources said. Regional…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (359+ words) Türkiye has appointed new ambassadors to 12 countries under decisions signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and published in the Official Gazette on Sept. 5. Presidential adviser Necati Sancaktutan was named ambassador to Bahrain, replacing Ayşe Hilal Sayan Koytak, who was appointed…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (322+ words) Ground crew stand by a parked passenger aircraft at night. A private airline completed its inaugural direct flight from the Iranian capital Tehran to the Turkish eastern province of Van on Aug. 30, bringing 80 Iranian tourists to the region. The aircraft…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (315+ words) For 10-year-old Ahmed Hamdouna, displaced to Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, kite-flying had been one of the few forms of play still available. His father has now forbidden it. “I don’t want to hurt anyone. I just want to play…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (163+ words) A helicopter reportedly belonging to an electricity distribution company crashed while inspecting high-voltage power lines in the northern province of Giresun on Aug. 22. The aircraft went down near Deregözü village in the Piraziz district for an unknown reason. Emergency teams…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (423+ words) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the Israeli government’s decision as “unacceptable” in a post on X on Aug. 21. “We have long opposed this step,” von der Leyen said, arguing that the project would divide the West Bank…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (331+ words) The United States is working to strengthen military communication among Türkiye, Israel and Syria after an Israeli airstrike near the Turkish border raised the risk of an unintended confrontation, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and special envoy for Syria Tom…...