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A bomb blast rocked Tuesday morning the Turkish largest city of Istanbul killing at least 10 people and wounding 15 at the city’s historic square of Sultanahmet, early reports say. The blast was confirmed by the Istanbul government official website. According to reports, the blast occurred at around 10:15 local time near Obelisk of Theodosius […]
Erdogan-backed Justice and Development Party (AKP) stunned Turkish political circles as it secured Sunday a parliamentary majority in the November 1 election after it lost outright victory in the June 7 polls. AKP succeeded in clinching nearly 49 per cent of the total votes and thus secured more than 300 seats in the 550-seat Turkish […]
Morocco, a major ally of Washington and Western powers in North Africa, has laid out in New York its proactive strategy mapped out to fight terrorism which is threatening the peace and stability of the region and of the whole world. Addressing the 6th ministerial meeting of the Global Counter-terrorism Forum (GCTF,) convened over the […]
“The uncertainty should not last long to make sure investments and our international relations are not disrupted. A government should be formed as soon as possible” said President Erdogan on his way from Azerbaijan to Turkey. He said if the two political parties that won the majority in the parliamentary elections fail to form a […]
Turkish opposition did not beat about the bush to criticise Putin congratulatory call to Erdoğan and called it ‘diplomatic blunder’. Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Turkish counterpart Erdoğan to congratulate him for the success of his party at the June 7 election, a call that normally should be addressed to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu […]
Three political parties namely the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have signed a joint declaration stating that the resolution voted by the European parliament for Turkey to recognize that it committed genocide on the Armenians as an “inappropriate and […]
“Unfortunately, the international community did not have a Plan A until now…forget plan B.” These were the words of Turkish Prime Minster Ahmet Davutoglu about Syria after a meeting with UN secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York. He said that there is no clear idea on how to go about the war in Syria […]
Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan has called on the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) to disarm before or on 21 March and has urged imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan to renew his demand for disarmament despite acknowledging that the leader’s “role is being undermined by the organization from time to time.” The Turkish government and […]
President Erdogan has questioned Prime Minister Netanyahu’s morals after he attended the solidarity march in Paris. He alleged that Netanyahu should first account for his killings in Palestine. He also accused the West of hypocrisy and Islamophobia. There are reports that Netanyahu forced his way through to the list of invitees before being snubbed by […]
Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari will be on a working visit to neighboring Turkey as both countries continue to reinforce their bilateral relations. Ahead of his arrival on Friday, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said that they are implementing projects worth billions of dollars in Iraq and willing to continue abiding by its rules. During […]