The Latest Breaking News from Türkiye

Türkiye insists on establishing a 30-km deep safe zone in Syria to maintain a security belt on its southern borders, despite a drop in military operations against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that were rejected by the US, Russia, Iran, and European countries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye…

The Saudi embassy in Türkiye, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, evacuated on Wednesday citizens who were injured in a traffic incident in Rize, northern Türkiye, to complete their treatment in the Kingdom. Several people were injured when a tourist bus carrying 23 Saudis overturned in the Black Sea…

Türkiye reaffirmed its support for the Syrian opposition in the political process within the framework of UN Security Council Resolution 2254, which calls for a nationwide ceasefire, launch of negotiations, formation of a unity government within two years to be followed by elections. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held a…

Türkiye has no preconditions for dialogue with Syria but any talks should focus on security on their border, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, in a further softening of Ankara's stance towards Damascus after a decade of hostility. Türkiye has backed opposition factions fighting to topple Syria's President Bashar…

Türkiye does not have preconditions for dialogue with the Syrian government and talks should be goal-oriented, Türkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday in a further softening of Ankara's stance towards Damascus. Türkiye has backed opposition fighting to topple Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, and cut diplomatic relations with Damascus…

Several people were injured when a tourist bus carrying 23 Saudis overturned in the Black Sea region of northern Türkiye. The bus overturned after hitting a concrete barrier on the side of the road in an agricultural area in Asmali Yarmak village. In a statement, the Saudi embassy said that…

Türkiye doubled its imports of Russian oil this year, Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Monday, as the two countries are set for broader cooperation in business and especially energy trade in the face of western sanctions against Moscow. Trade between Türkiye and Russia has been booming since spring as Turkish…

A notorious commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), previously expelled from Syria, oversaw operations to kill Israelis, Iran International, a Persian language television station headquartered in London, has learned. General Javad Ghaffari, the IRGC Quds Force commander who had reportedly been expelled from Syria last November for ‘major breach of…

At least 34 people were killed and dozens injured in two separate road accidents in Türkiye Saturday, each in places where collisions had taken place shortly before, local media reported. A first crash involving a bus and an ambulance killed 15 people and injured 31 more on a motorway in…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday the United Nations is working with the United States and European Union to overcome obstacles to Russian food and fertilizers reaching world markets. Guterres said that under a UN-brokered deal agreed in Türkiye last month to resume Ukraine's grain exports cut off since…

Sixteen people were killed in southeast Türkiye on Saturday when a bus crashed into emergency workers and journalists who were attending an earlier accident on a highway near the city of Gaziantep, local authorities said. Regional governor Davut Gul said the dead included three firefighters, four emergency health workers and…