A Turkish high-speed train collided with another locomotive and crashed into an overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 43, the local governor said. Video footage showed emergency workers at the scene, working to rescue people from carriages trapped beneath the mangled metal wreckage of the overpass at […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara has been in talks with Tehran about its strikes on PKK positions in Iraq’s Qandil mountains. Erdogan said on Saturday that he had discussed the issue with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and that the two agreed to maintain regional security, Reuters reported. He made the remarks after Turkish […]

Iran’s financial system has intensified its efforts to establish ties with a number of countries based on the national currencies, as the U.S. sanctions against the country have complicated transactions in dollars. In this line, Iran made an agreement in last October with Turkey on using local currencies in trade transactions between the two countries […]

TERHAN- Federation of Iranian Food Association and Central Union of Turkish Agricultural Credit Cooperative signed a cooperation agreement at the place of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) on Saturday, IRNA reported. According to the penned agreement, the two sides plan to utilize their full capacities to produce healthy and quality food […]

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian lawmaker has said he has a “positive” view of the tripartite summit on the Syria conflict hosted by Ankara, IRNA reported. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said the Ankara summit attended by the presidents of Iran, Russia […]

Touching upon the Ankara summit held concurrent with Moscow security meeting, Iranian ambassador to Moscow hailed the regional cooperation for solving the problems in the region. “The problems and crises of the region can be solved through regional cooperation, dialogue, and exchange of views,” said Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei, asserting that the trilateral […]

TEHRAN – An exhibition underway at the Ankara Chamber of Industry is hanging a collection of artworks by a group of young Iranian expatriates living in Turkey. About 90 paintings, illuminations, drawings, photos and graphic designs by 18 artists have been selected for the exhibit, the organizers have announced. The opening ceremony on Friday was […]

TEHRAN –Turkish Foreign Minister says US secretary of state Tillerson proposes 30 km safe zone in Syria. The Turkish military has launched the military operation in Syria’s Afrin on Saturday after the United States announced their plans to establish security forces consisting of Kurdish militants in Syria the vicinity of the Turkish borders, reported Sputnik. […]

An exhibition of 200 photos from Iran’s tourist attractions taken by Turkish photographers opened in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 24. The event marks the 40th foundation anniversary of Ankara Photographers Association (AFSAD), IRNA reported. A total of 21 photographers captured the sights during their seven-day journey to Tehran, Isfahan, Yazd and Shiraz. During their trip, […]