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 […]

Number of customers in June rose by 13.5 percent, reaching 5.7 million, compared with same period in 2016 The number of passengers Turkish Airlines carried in the first half of the year has hit 30.3 million people — the highest ever, according to a statement released by the airline on Tuesday. The national flag carrier […]

Turkish president meets Donald Trump on sidelines of G20 summit in Hamburg Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. The two leaders held a nearly half hour meeting before the closing session of the G20 summit, Turkish officials have said without […]

UPDATES WITH TURKISH DEPUTY PREMIER’S QUOTES Given strained ties, Turkish Deputy PM not welcome to visit to mark one year since coup attempt, says Dutch government A top Turkish official would not be welcome to visit the Netherlands to mark the first anniversary of last year’s coup attempt, the Dutch government said Friday “The coup […]

Turkish prime minister slams report calling on EU member states to suspend Turkey’s accession talks The Turkish prime minister said Thursday that a report calling on EU member states to suspend Turkey’s accession talks was “null and void”. Binali Yildirim told reporters in Ankara that Turkey cared about the decisions made by EU leaders not […]