Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that the recent increase in exchange rate is not due to economic reasons. Addressing the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s consultation meeting in Kizilcahamam district of Ankara on Saturday, Erdoğan said that increase in exchange rate is not only due to economic reasons, and that Turkey did not […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said the agreement by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib, is an important step to remove the terrorists remaining in Syria. Speaking to the reporters on Tuesday, […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey never wants Idlib to turn into a blood bath. He made the remarks in a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Tehran Trilateral Summit. Called for end to deaths in Syria, the Turkish president said that it is […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Turkey would boycott US electronic goods like the iPhone in retaliation for punitive sanctions from Washington, as the Turkish lira finally clawed back some of the ground lost in its stand-off with Washington. The dispute between the NATO allies — brought to a new intensity by Turkey’s holding […]

Unilateral actions against Turkey by the United States will undermine American interests and force Turkey to look for other friends and allies. For the past six decades, Turkey and the United States have been strategic partners and NATO allies. Our two countries stood shoulder to shoulder against common challenges during the Cold War and in […]

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sat. that Turkey was preparing to trade with its top trade partners like China, Russia, Iran and Ukraine and even European countries in local currencies instead of the US dollar. According to Turkey’s Daily Sabah English website, the Turkish president made the remarks while addressing the ruling Justice and […]

 The threatening language of the United States will not benefit anyone, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday, as the Trump administration continues to sow tensions between both countries with threatening outbursts over the case of a US pastor jailed in Turkey on terrorism charges. Speaking to reporters in Ankara, Erdoğan said Turkey would […]

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey will stand its ground after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap sanctions on Ankara if it does not free an American pastor. “The friendship between the United States and Turkey is on the line in this dispute,” Turkish President Erdogan said. “We will not take a step […]

The leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France will meet in Istanbul on September 7, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters Sunday. “On September 7, we will host the summit of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France in Istanbul, we will discuss what we can do. We will discuss the issues of the region at this meeting of the four,” […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the media that to escape US-pressures, Turkey is determined to establish new trade relations with some countries including Iran using national currencies. “The solution is trading with national currency,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan when questioned by media people on what Turkey’s plan is to deal with US-posed […]