The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced the possibility of holding presidential elections in this country one month earlier than the scheduled date.
Hussain Amir Abdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on his third trip to the countries of the region, after visiting Lebanon and Syria, yesterday Tuesday (January 17) arrived in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and met with the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of this country.
Pakistani sources have informed about the visit of Shahbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of this country to Turkey. According to them, the expansion of diplomatic and economic relations and the unveiling of a new frigate built by Turkey for the Pakistan Navy are among the goals of this trip.
The Turkish president has accused Western countries of provocative behavior against Russia and said that as long as Western countries continue their provocative war efforts, they cannot achieve desirable results.
The Syrian parliament has overwhelmingly recognized the mass killings of more than one million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire that took place a century ago, as tensions run high between Damascus and Ankara over the latter’s military campaign in Syria’s embattled northwestern province of Idlib.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country will “teach a lesson” to the leader of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar if his forces continue the offensive against Libya’s internationally recognised government.
The 8th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process will focus on regional consensus on peace with the Taliban, an Afghan government official said on Sunday.
A senior aide to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the country is determined to go on with the purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, despite threats of sanctions by the United States.
The first vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum who is visiting Turkey, met with the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, discussing peace process and presidential election in Afghanistan.
US President Donald Trump says his plans to bring American troops home from Syria and other countries have been met with strong opposition from “military companies,” arguing that it is easier for him to let the soldiers get killed and sent back in coffins instead.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has emphasized his complete refusal of any invasion of Syrian land under any pretext, noting that Syria will continue to fight terrorism by all legitimate means.
The United States has imposed sanctions on two Turkish ministries and three senior government officials over the country's military offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Syria.
US President Donald Trump has said that "big sanctions" on Turkey are coming after its military launched an offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country’s military forces and the Turkish-backed militants of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) have launched a long-threatened offensive in northeastern Syria against Kurdish militants from the People's Protection Units (YPG) to push them away from border areas.
The European Union on Monday warned that a threatened Turkish offensive against a Kurdish militia in northeast Syria would harm civilians and cause a “massive displacement” of people.