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Turkey to Open Iran, Iraq Border Gates This Week to Boost Trade

Turkey will open its Gürbulak border gate with Iran and the Habur border gate with Iraq this week in order to help boost trade as coronavirus containment measures are eased, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said on Wednesday. In an interview with state broadcaster TRT Haber, Pekcan said the worst was ...

June 4, 2020

World

Russia Expects Turkey’s Final Decision on 2nd Delivery of S-400 Missile Systems

Moscow is awaiting Ankara’s final decision on the delivery of the second batch of Russia’s S-400 air defence systems, the head of the Russian Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation, Dmitry Shugayev, stated on Wednesday. “Taking into consideration restrictions related to the global pandemic, I would say making forecasts on the ...

June 2, 2020

Middle East

Turkey Stealing Syria’s Wheat, Infighting among Ankara-Backed Militants Erupts

Turkish forces brought logistic materials to its bases in the vicinity of Syria’s Abu Rasin town, as they continued stealing of wheat fields in Hasaka northern countryside. SANA news agency quoted civil sources as saying “Turkish occupation forces on Monday evening entered several vehicles loaded with pre-made rooms and building ...

June 2, 2020

Middle East

Zionist Entity, Saudi in Secret Talks in Bid to Curb Turkish Presence in Al-Aqsa: Report

Israeli and Saudi officials have been conducting secret talks since December, mediated by the United States, with the aim of integrating representatives from Riyadh onto the Islamic Waqf Council that controls Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Israel Hayom daily reported Monday. Unnamed senior Saudi officials told Israel Hayom that “these are sensitive ...

June 1, 2020

Middle East

Ankara Warns of ‘Serious Consequences’ If Haftar’s Air Force Strikes Turkish Units

Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy has warned that there would be serious consequences for Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s forces if the Libyan National Army attacked Turkish troops operating in Libya. “We emphasize once again that in the case of striking our interest in Libya – doing so would lead to ...

May 21, 2020

World

Putin, Erdogan Discuss Coronavirus Response, Situation in Syria and Libya

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed cooperation on the coronavirus fight and the situation in Syria, both the Kremlin and the office of the Turkish president said Monday. “Our president held phone talks with Vladimir Putin. The leaders discussed the cooperation on the coronavirus ...

May 18, 2020

World

Erdogan, Merkel Discuss Fight Against COVID-19, Cooperation After End of Pandemic

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday discussed the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and cooperation after the end of the outbreak, the Turkish leader’s press service said in a statement. “Our president discussed with Merkel in phone talks the fight against COVID-19 and cooperation ...

May 11, 2020

Middle East

Iran, Turkey Hold Talks over Reopening Borders

Talks are underway between Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey over the reopening of trade and business borders amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, COVID-19, Iranian media reported. For this purpose, Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Hamid Zadboum conferred with Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Customs and Trade ...

May 5, 2020

Middle East

Turkey Delays S-400 Deployment Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

In April, Turkey was unable to deploy the S-400 air defence systems it obtained from Russia last year, as planned due to the ongoing pandemic, but will ultimately do so at a later date, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin stated during an online conference with members of the Atlantic Council. ...

May 1, 2020

Middle East

Coronavirus: Turkey Medics Blame Government for Health Worker Deaths

Turkey’s top medical association on Wednesday accused the government of failing to protect health workers after 24 died of the coronavirus this month. Close to 3,500 medical professionals have also been infected with the virus in Turkey, or about 3.6 percent of the country’s total cases. The Turkish Medical Association ...

April 22, 2020