Temel Karamollaoglu, the candidate of Felicity Party (SP) in upcoming Turkey’s presidential elections has said that cooperation with regional countries must be a high priority for Turkey. Temel Karamollaoglu from the Islamist Felicity Party (SP) who is one of the six presidential candidates in the June 24 presidential elections in Turkey told the correspondent of […]

MOSCOW – The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey plan to meet in Moscow on Saturday to revive talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups. The meeting comes days after the U.S.-led attacks on Syria, a move which Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said have made the situation more complicated in the […]

Deputy Minister of Oil Hamid Reza Araqi put the daily export of gas to neighboring Turkey at 30 million cubic meter (mcm) and said, “under the contract, pertinent gas export income will be injected into the public treasury fund.” Speaking in 4th “Sustainable Gas Production” Conference, he said, “gas bill subscription cut has reduced considerable […]

TEHRAN – The music duo Erdal Erzincan and Kayhan Kalhor will be in Istanbul this week to perform three concerts in the Turkish city. Turkish baglama master Erzincan and world-renowned Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kalhor will give their first performance on Monday at the TBA, Kalhor has announced in a post on his Facebook page. They […]

Iranian Anti-Narcotics Police Chief General Mohammad Massoud Zahedian and his Turkish counterpart, Ibrahim Hakki Seydioglullari, agreed to promote cooperation between the two neighboring countries in various security fields, including the campaign against illicit drugs. Meeting in Ankara, the Iranian and Turkish officials exchanged views about a range of issues, inducing ways to boost relations between Tehran […]

Seyyed Mohammad Reza Mortazavi, the President of the Confederation of Iranian Food Industry Associations and Fahrettin Poyraz, the Head of the Turkish Central Union of Agricultural Credit Cooperatives signed a food agreement between Iran and Turkey on Sat. “Iran and Turkey, as two big states in economy which are ranked under 20 in GDP in […]

 Russia is considering an option of payments for oil in national currencies, in particular with Turkey and Iran, TASS quoted Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying. The parties are interested in it but there is also a matter of conversion of currencies and their further use, Novak told reporters on Saturday. “There is a […]

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Friday announced the lifting of a flight ban to northern Iraq’s Erbil city. Speaking to media in capital Ankara, Yildirim said, “We had closed down our airspace following northern Iraq’s referendum. We are opening our airspace as of today.” An international flight ban had been imposed late last year […]

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on March 14 said the foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran will meet in Baku to evaluate regional developments and discuss “regional cooperation.” “The foreign ministers of these four countries will have the opportunity to discuss and revive the historic Silk Road,” said Yıldırım, speaking Ankara’s Esenboga Airport […]

 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said Turkish plan to buy Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system reflects the country’s “national decision”. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Stoltenberg said, “It is a national decision by each and every ally, including Turkey, what kind of military capability they would like to invest in.” “This is […]