TEHRAN– Iranian president and his Turkish counterpart held a phone conversation during which the two sides called for expanding their ties and Erdoğan stressed the significance of ‘maintaining peace and stability in Iran. Erdoğan and Rouhani discussed ongoing demonstrations in Iran in a phone conversation on the morning of Jan. 3, according to Turkish presidential […]

The al-Kawthr network reported that Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia will have joint military forces under the title of ‘the Joint Army of the Turkic World, the Eurasian Military Force.’ Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia will have joint military forces. The army will be set up under the title “The Joint Army of the Turkic […]

Turkish President Erdogan’s visit to Sudanese capital city of Khartoum is of importance if we bear in mind the tensions between Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Turkey. After Salman bin Abdul Aziz came to power in Saudi Arabia on January 23, 2015, the Sudan gradually moved away from Iran and the axis of resistance, approaching Riyadh, […]

TEHRAN– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Dec. 17 said Turkey wants to open an embassy in East ai-Quds (Jerusalem), following a decision by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to recognize East al-Quds the capital of the Palestinian state. “We have already declared East Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian state but we […]

Hossein Zolfaghari, Iranian Deputy Interior Minister, said Iran and Turkey were cooperating seriously in security and counter-terrorism fields. The official made the remarks asserting that there exists a serious vision on both countries’ parts for expansion of cooperation and implementation of bilateral agreements in various areas. He added that during recent visit of the Turkish […]

TEHRAN  – High-ranking officials from Iran and Turkey signed a roadmap for the development of cooperation between the two neighboring countries in various security fields, including efforts to boost border control and counter money laundering. The roadmap was signed at the end of the second session of the joint working group of interior ministry officials […]

TEHRAN – Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) and the Turkey’s ÇUTAŞ Co. signed a Memorandum of Understanding on environmental issues and urban waste management. Fardad Daliri, Deputy head of IDRO Group for the development of advanced industries and energy megaprojects, attended the signing ceremony for the said Memorandum of Understanding on waste […]

TEHRAN – Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin on Tuesday called on the United States administration to refrain from recognizing Jerusalem (al-Quds) as the capital of Israel. Kalin on his Twitter account said: “The news that the US administration will recognize Jerusalem (al-Quds) as Israel’s capital is extremely worrying. This is completely against Jerusalem’s (al-Quds) religious […]

Paris has suggested that Ankara, Cairo, Riyadh and Tehran join the Contact Group on Syria in the future, French Ambassador to Russia Sylvie Bermann told on Monday, adding that the five permanent member states of the UN Security Council did not see eye to eye on this matter. She said that later the permanent members […]

TEHRAN – Iranian oil ministry invited Turkish private sector to participate in the country’s energy projects with an estimated investment of $100 billion, Daily Sabah reported on Sunday quoting an Iranian oil official. Speaking at an international conference on Iranian energy in Istanbul, Amir Talebian, the adviser to Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, invited […]