A Turkish Airlines cargo plane carrying over 60 tons of food aid arrived in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Tuesday. The supplementary food aid is for Somali children living in the drought-stricken nation as half its population faces a humanitarian crisis, according to the UN. “We reached another 60 tons of food aid to Somalia! #TurkishAirlinesHelpSomalia […]

By September, figure expected to cross million mark, says head of European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office in Turkey Over 850,000 refugees will receive special debit cards by August financed by the European Union and implemented by the Turkish Red Crescent, according to European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) in Turkey. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on […]

Somali defense minister says military base will open in September A Turkish military training camp is set to open in the Somali capital Mogadishu next month, the Somali defense minister said Thursday. Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed said in a statement that the camp which had been under construction for the last two years will open this […]

At OIC meeting in Istanbul, Mevlut Cavusoglu urges actions, not just words, to help Palestinians under Israeli occupation In the wake of the Al-Aqsa controversy, Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday called on the Muslim world to show its support for Palestinians by recognizing the state of Palestine. “Let’s support the millions of Palestinians who have […]

Palestinians to resume prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque after withdrawal of Israel’s controversial security measures Many Palestinian factions considered Israel’s withdrawal of controversial security measures at the Al-Aqsa Mosque as “a victory” for the whole Palestinian people. “We affirm that what happened today [Thursday] was a bright and victorious page in the history of Palestine,” head […]

The number of overflights in Turkish airspace reached an all-time high with a total of 1,443 overflights on July 23, a new record, a top airport official told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday. “Demand for air travel in Turkey rose by an annual average rate of 10.5 percent during the past decade, going from 62 million […]

Turkish president calls Palestinian and Israeli leaders to express concern over tensions in Jerusalem Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday discussed growing tensions in Jerusalem with Palestinian and Israeli presidents, following the new Israeli restrictions on Palestinians’ entry into Al-Aqsa Mosque. Erdogan called President Mahmoud Abbas early Thursday morning, according to sources from the […]

A commemoration ceremony to mark the first anniversary of defeated coup attempt began Saturday at Istanbul’s iconic July 15 Martyrs’ Bridge with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in attendance. Erdogan joined millions of people at the bridge over the Bosphorous, which was renamed to honor the martyrs after the coup attempt. The commemoration event began with […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked western leaders to make a choice between Turkey and terrorist organizations in an article he wrote for a British daily on Saturday. Published in the Guardian on the first anniversary of the July 15 defeated coup, Erdogan wrote: “There is no way to sugar-coat this betrayal of Turkey’s friendship — […]

Secretary-general of Gas Exporting Countries Forum backs Turkey’s plans to build nuclear power plants There is “no problem” for Turkey having a nuclear power plant, Seyed Mohammad Hossein Adeli, secretary-general of Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), said on Thursday. “We should have, and countries like Turkey could have this [nuclear power plant] as one of […]