Turkey’s Erdogan faces poll test against resurgent opposition
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday faces the biggest ballot box challenge of his 15 year grip on Turkey, with the opposition revitalised and his popularity at risk from growing economic troubles. Erdogan has overseen historic change in Turkey since his Islamic-rooted ruling party first came to power in 2002 after years of secular domination. […]
Significant reduction of $11bn trade between Iran, Turkey after PTA
Chairman of Iran and Turkey Joint Chamber of Commerce Reza Kami revealed the considerable reduction of trade volume exchanged between Iran and Turkey from $22 billion to $11 billion following Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). He pointed to trade volume between Iran and turkey at $30 billion and said, “various obstacles in the fields of banking, […]
All Turkish political parties seek close ties with Iran: diplomat
TEHRAN – Turkish ambassador to Tehran Riza Hakan Tekin has said that all the political parties in Turkey are aware of the importance of relationship with Iran and seek to expand it. The comments by the ambassador comes as Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held on June 24. Turkish citizens who […]
Iran, Turkey call for continued fight against terrorism, organized crime
Iranian deputy interior minister held a telephone conversation with Undersecretary of Turkey’s Ministry of Interior Muhterem Ince to urge the continuation of fight against terrorism and organized crime. During the telephone call on Sunday, the two sides voiced satisfaction over the expansion of bilateral ties, and called for the continuation of cooperation in the fight against terrorism […]
F-35 jet not to fly to Turkey
Turkey and the US seem to have finally agreed on how to solve the Manbij puzzle in Syria, which has been poisoning relations like an open wound for almost two years. A long-awaited summit between Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week in Washington sealed a road map, which represents […]
Turkey to begin another 43-km security wall on southern Iranian border
Following the relative completion of building a 144-km (90 mile) security wall on its northern border with Iran, Turkey will begin another 43-km security wall on its southern border with the country. President Tayyip Erdogan said last year Turkey would build walls along its border with Iraq and part of the border with Iran similar […]
Turkey cannot confirm plans to purchase Su-57 Russian jets
Turkish media reports about possible purchase of Russian Su-57 fighters instead of US F-35 jets are based on experts’ opinion and do not reflect the official position of Ankara, a source in the secretariat of the Turkish defense industry told. On Sunday, the Yeni Safak media outlet reported Turkey may purchase Su-57 jets if the […]
Turkey’s presidential hopeful says he would invite Assad to Ankara
Doğu Perinçek, the candidate in the upcoming presidential election of Turkey, told Mehr News in an interview that he sees no barrier in expanding ties between Turkey and Syria, to the point that he would invite Pres. Assad to Ankara should he become the next Turkish president. Doğu Perinçek, the Chairman of the nationalist Patriotic […]
Iranian cargo train en route to Turkey derailed in NW Iran
An Iranian cargo train, heading to Turkey, ran off the tracks in Khoy, West Azerbaijan Azerbaijan. Khoy governor Seyed Mohammad Abedi told reporters this morning that an Iranian cargo train was derailed on the way to Turkey at 11:30 local time after it ran into a landslide on the track. According to Abedi, the diesel […]
Iran to play Turkey in friendly match ahead of World Cup
Iran’s national football team or Team Melli left Tehran for Istanbul to play a friendly match with Turkey. Iran national football team will hold a training camp in the European country for a week and play a warm-up match with Turkey on May 28, as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. After Turkey, […]