Turkey

Top officials in Turkey, which is one of the countries most affected by the Syrian crisis, has been pushing hard for a tougher stance on the Syrian regime in talks in New York, where they are attending the UN General Assembly’s 68th meeting with a delegation of high-level diplomats.

Former Turkish President Suleyman Demirel has been charged with participating in a military coup that took place on February 28, 1997.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday attended the ministers meeting of the initiative of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and met with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Saud al-Faisal and EU High Representative Catherine Ashton separately.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and his Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif, conducted a meeting yesterday to discuss regional concerns related to both countries, including the Syrian conflict.

Turkey has strongly condemned the deadly attack on an upscale Kenyan shopping mall by an al-Qaeda-linked group that killed and injured dozens. A statement the Turkish Foreign Ministry released yesterday expressed condolences for the families of the victims and the Kenyan government and people. It added that these kinds of …

The Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Ankara, Talal Jamil Al-Oubadi presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Turkey, Abdullah Gul. A statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry cited “After the presentation ceremony, the Turkish President in the presence of his Senior Adviser for Middle East …

Turkey has spent $2 billion for the maintenance of Syrian refugees living in the country, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met with members of the Syrian community in the United States on Saturday as part of talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The delegation representing the Syrian community in the US conveyed their thanks to Turkey for its …

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late on Thursday that the content of a one-year mandate allowing Turkey to carry out military operations in foreign countries to be renewed in Parliament on Oct. 4 might remain the same but could also contain changes.

A Turkish delegation led by President Abdullah Gul has been preparing to leave for New York on Sept. 20 for next week’s UN General Assembly, which will provide an opportunity for Turkish diplomats to bring regional issues, particularly Syria, to the world’s agenda in a bid to stop the violence …