News items

• 5 June 2021 – Erdogan Announces Discovery of Gas in Black Sea
• 2 June 2021 – Turkey to Run Kabul Airport
• 10 May 2021 – Erdogan Calls Israel “Terror State”
• 3 May 2021 – Armenia Seeks Iran Influence for Release of POWs
• 1 May 2021 – Dozens Arrested in Istanbul during Labour Day Protest
• 29 April 2021 – Armenia to Extend Ban on Turkish Goods
• 28 April 2021 – Kurds Takes to Berlin Streets to Decry Turkish Presence in Kurdistan
• 28 April 2021 – Indian Embassy in Armenia Uses Term “Genocide”
• 27 April 2021 – Turkey to Enter Full Lockdown from April 29 to May 17
• 26 April 2021 – Turkey Unlikely to Have Closer Ties with Russia
• 23 April 2021 – Erdogan Cornered on Missing $128 bln
• 17 April 2021 – Moscow Warns Ankara against Encouraging Kiev’s Militarism
• 16 April 2021 – Turkish and Greek FM Trade Accusations at Press Conference
• 13 April 2021 – Turkey: Bars and Restaurants Close for Ramadan
• 13 April 2021 – Erdogan Says protecting Libya’s Sovereignty Turkey’s Top Goal
• 7 April 2021 – Former Tukkish Presidential Soldiers Sentenced to Life
• 5 April 2021 – Ankara Arrests 10 Retired Admirals for Criticising Government
• 28 March 2021 – Flights from Kazakhstan to Turkey Remains Suspended
• 27 March 2021 – Head of Libya’s Presidential Council Visits Erdogan
• 18 March 2021 – Bogazici Protesters in Istanbul
• 17 March 2021 – Demonstrators Take to the Streets after Rumours of Ocalan’s Death
• 11 March 2021 – Doha: Lavrov Discussed Afghan Issue Settlement
• 11 March 2021 – Cavusoglu Discussed Karabakh, Syria, Libya with Lavrov
• 11 March 2021 – Tehran Protests against Stamps Issued by Iraqi Kurdistan
• 9 March 2021 – FM of Uzbekistan and Turkey Ink Cooperation Programme
• 5 March 2021 – Eleven Killed in Turkish Military Helicopter Crash
• 3 March 2021 – Turkey, Iran to the Brink of Confrontation
• 24 February 2021 – Turkmen & Azeri Foreign Ministers Meet Cavusoglu in Ankara
• 21 February 2021 – Ex Turkish Officer Admits Targetting Kurds in Europe
• 16 February 2021 – Washington Rejects Moscow’s Invitation to Meeting on Syria
• 16 February 2021 – PKK Executes Turkish Hostages in Iraq
• 12 February 2021 – Ankara Has No Plans to Abandon S-400
• 11 February 2021 – Turkey Offers Deal on S-400s to Washington
• 9 February 2021 – Turkey’s Cengiz Enerji to Build 240 MW TPP in Tashkent Region
• 30 January 2021 – Heavy Fines on Vendors Selling Expensive Food in Turkey
• 29 January 2021 – Turkish-Russian Joint Karabakh Centre to Start
• 25 January 2021 – Russian Tourists attacked in Istanbul
• 11 January 2021 – Turkey Launches Probe into Facebook, WhatsApp
• 11 December 2020 – Tehran Upset with Erdogan over Azerbaijan
• 9 December 2020 – Sputnik V Supply Talks with Turkey Ongoing
• 7 December 2020 – EU to Discuss Measures against Turkey in Eastern Mediterranean Row
• 5 December 2020 – Erdogan Insults Macron
• 2 December 2020 – Turkey Seeks to Push Russia out of South Caucasus
• 17 September 2020 – Turkish Military Shell Syria’s Tell Rifaat
• 15 August 2020 – Flights between Kazakhstan and Turkey to Resume from September 1^st
• 14 August 2020 – Turkey Says History Will Not Forgive UAE for Israel Deal
• 14 August 2020 – Erdogan Accuses Greece of “Malicious” Attitude
• 13 August 2020 – France to Bolster Mediterranean Military Presence over Turkish Prospecting
• 11 August 2020 – Erdogan to Go On its Agenda in Eastern Mediterranean
• 5 August 2020 – Turkish Doctors Say COVID-19 Worse than Reported
• 25 July 2020 – Turkey and Greece Exchange Harsh Words over Hagia Sophia Conversion
• 3 July 2020 – Turkish Raids on Sites in the Iraqi Province of Duhok
• 1 July 2020 – Russia, Iran, Turkey Statement on Syria’s Independence
• 1 July 2020 – Turkish Court to Rule on the Fate of Iconic Hagia Sophia
• 30 June 2020 – US Senator Proposal to Buy S-400 Systems from Turkey
• 22 June 2020 – Iraqi Village Hit in Turkish Shelling
• 20 June 2020 – Erdogan Admits Turkey Lost in Coronavirus Fight
• 17 June 2020 – Turkish FM Meets with GNA Leader in Tripoli
• 16 June 2020 – PKK Strongholds in Iraq Targeted by Turkish Jets
• 10 June 2020 – Erdogan Firm in Support of GNA in Libya
• 1 June 2020 – Turkey Eases Coronavirus Measures
• 25 May 2020 – Chartered Air Service between Turkey and Russia to Resume
• 23 May 2020 – Kazakhstan, Turkey May Resume Flights in Late June
• 11 May 2020 – Shops Reopen in Istanbul as Lockdown Relaxed
• 16 March 2020 – Turkey Reports 12 New Coronavirus Cases
• 10 March 2020 – Turkey Offered Patriots if S-400s Un-deployed
• 10 March 2020 – Turkey Confirms First COVID-19 Case
• 9 March 2020 – Germany: EU Will not Allow Turkey to Blackmail
• 3 March 2020 – Russia Accuses Turkey to Push 130,000 Refugees into Greece
• 20 February 2020 – Russia, Turkey, Iran Working to Agree on Date for Syria Summit
• 19 February 2020 – Kremlin Views Turkish Operation in Idlib as Worst Scenario
• 10 February 2020 – Five Turkish Soldiers Killed in Syria
• 10 February 2020 – Turkish Lira Rebounds from Sharp Sell-Off
• 4 February 2020 – Turkey Kills Nearly 80 Syrian Troops
• 4 February 2020 – Syrian Airstrikes Killed 8 in Turkey on Monday
• 28 January 2020 – Erdogan Accuses UAE of Financing Mercenaries in Libya
• 26 January 2020 – Death Toll in Turkey Earthquake Reaches 31
• 25 January 2020 – Earthquake Hits Eastern Turkey, Killing 22
• 20 January 2020 – Hundreds Pay Tribute to Armenian Journalist Murdered in 2007
• 18 January 2020 – For Germany, Turkey’s Deployment to Libya Violates UN Sanctions
• 1 December 2019 – Completion of Turko-Azeri TANAP Pipeline Celebrated
• 28 November 2019 – Five Detained over Killing of Iranian in Istanbul
• 21 November 2019 – For Syria, Turkey Breaches Agreements Reached in Astana
• 20 November 2019 – Turkey not Considering Plans New S-400
• 19 November 2019 – Ankara Advances Turkification Policy in Syria
• 14 November 2019 – Russians Sending Migrants from Turkey Detained in Rhodes
• 14 November 2019 – Trump & Erdogan Participates in a Joint Press Conference
• 6 November 2019 – Turkey Captures Baghdadi’s Sister
• 1 November 2019 – Assad Calls Erdogan “a Thief”
• 30 October 2019 – Turkey Won’t Buy Su-35 Jets
• 29 October 2019 – Lavrov, Zarif, Cavusoglu in Geneva for Astana Meeting
• 24 October 2019 – Syrian-Kurdish Commander Supports German Plan
• 23 October 2019 – Kremlin Warns Kurds they Would Be Crushed by Turks
• 17 October 2019 – Pence Announces 120-Hour Ceasefire in Northern Syria
• 16 October 2019 – Syria: Russian Military Police in Manbij
• 15 October 2019 – Pompeo Talked to Iraq’s President about Turkey’s Syria Incursion
• 15 October 2019 – The Russian Ministry of Defence Denies any Discussion with Turkey on the Operation in Kobaneh, Syria
• 14 October 2019 – Syrian Troops Enter North-Eastern Town after Deal with Kurds
• 13 October 2019 – Turkey’s FM Defends Syria Incursion as Germany and France Halt Arms Sales
• 12 October 2019 – Germany Bans Exports of Arms to Turkey
• 11 October 2019 – Lavrov: We Understand Turkey’s Security Concerns in Syria
• 11 October 2019 – Kurds Report 262 Turkish Soldiers Dead in Syria
• 11 October 2019 – Paris Calls for an Urgent Meeting of the anti-Daesh Coalition
• 10 October 2019 – Trump Will Wipe out Turkish Economy if Kurds Wiped out in Syria
• 10 October 2019 – Kurdish Residents Flee as Turkish Operation Begins
• 8 October 2019 – Kurds Concerned about US Withdrawal from Syria
• 7 October 2019 – Erdogan: US Begins Pullout from North-Eastern Syria
• 5 October 2019 – Pompeo Condemns Turkey over Gas Drilling in Cypriot Waters
• 5 October 2019 – Turkish Operation in Syria May Start Soon
• 1 October 2019 – Erdogan Threatens on the Syria “Safe-Zone”
• 1 October 2019 – Russian Companies May Enter Turkish Debt Market
• 17 September 2019 – Russia, Turkey, Iran Agree on Forming Syrian Constitutional Committee
• 9 September 2019 – Turkish and US Troops Hold Joint Patrol in Northern Syria
• 27 August 2019 – Putin Hopes Turkey Will Get Interested in Russian Aircraft Technologies
• 26 August 2019 – Deliveries of S-400 2^nd Battalion to Turkey to Start on August 27
• 19 August 2019 – Turkish Military Convoy Filmed in Incursion in Syria
• 7 August 2019 – Erdogan Threatens Operation against Syria Kurdish Militants
• 31 July 2019 – New Round of Talks on Syria to Be Held in Kazakhstan
• 22 June 2019 – Istanbul Mayoral Election Rerun
• 18 June 2019 – Thousands Attend Funeral Prayers for Morsi in Istanbul
• 17 June 2019 – Turkish Fighter Mockup to Be Unveiled at Paris Air Show
• 15 June 2019 – EU Mediterranean States Back Cyprus in Dispute with Turkey over Offshore Gas Reserves
• 8 June 2019 – Turkey: Protest against Dam over 12,000-year-old Town
• 29 May 2019 – Elected Officials Barred from Taking Office in Turkey
• 16 May 2019 – Charter of the Kazakh-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry Signed
• 18 April 2019 – Russian Mir Cards Accepted at Turkey’s Top Banking Chain
• 17 April 2019 – Turkish, Iranian FMs News Conference
• 11 April 2019 – Turkey May Buy more S-400s
• 9 April 2019 – Iran, Russia, Turkey Foreign Affairs Committees to Meet
• 6 April 2019 – U.S.-Turkish Tensions at NATO Summit
• 3 April 2019 – Tensions High in Istanbul as Erdogan’s AK Party Contest Election Results
• 2 April 2019 – Venezuelan FM Meets Turkish Counterpart
• 1 April 2019 – Erdogan Loses Grip on Ankara as Istanbul is Disputed
• 29 March 2019 – Lavrov and Cavusoglu Hold Joint Presser following Joint Strategic Planning Group
• 7 February 2019 – U.S. Blasts German Move to Deport Terror Suspect to Turkey
• 6 February 2019 – 1,200-year Bible Seized in Diyarbakir
• 1 February 2019 – Hunger Striking Kurdish MP Supporters in Diyarbakir
• 23 January 2019 – Putin and Erdogan Hold Bilateral Meeting in Moscow
• 3 January 2019 – Erdogan and Iraqi President Salih Hold Joint Press Conference
• 29 December 2018 – Turkish, Russian Ministers Meet in Moscow for Syria Talks
• 28 December 2018 – Turkey Taxes Tourists for Security
• 26 December 2018 – Turkey Extends Troop Presence in Afghanistan
• 22 December 2018 – Netanyahu Calls Erdogan “anti-Semitic Dictator”
• 18 December 2018 – NATO AWACS Flight — Konya FOB Turkey
• 18 December 2018 – Turkey to Buy 120 F-35 Jets Amid Speculation Deal Will Be Cancelled
• 17 December 2018 – Erdogan to “Burry” Kurd Militants
• 30 November 2018 – Modi, Erdogan and Bin Salman Arrive for G20 Summit
• 28 November 2018 – Putin, Erdogan Discuss Security in Black Sea following Ukrainian Incident
• 25 November 2018 – Turkish FM Says Federation a “Failed Solution” for Cyprus
• 22 November 2018 – EU Concerns over Turkey Detentions
• 22 November 2018 – Turkey Ready to Consider Buying US Patriot
• 21 November 2018 – Kazakhstan May Host a Summit of Russia, Turkey and Iran
• 16 November 2018 – Turkey Completes Investigation into Assassination of Russian Ambassador
• 7 November 2018 – Turkish Firm to Invest $1.6 bln on TAP Power Line
• 6 November 2018 – Erdogan Cleared Saudi King of the Murder of Khashoghi
• 6 November 2018 – For Lavrov, Ways to Elude US Sanctions on Iran Will Be Found
• 30 October 2018 – Kyrgyz Government Withdraws Social Security Agreement with Turkey
• 26 September 2018 – Erdogan Speech at the UN (Sept 25, 2018)
• 13 September 2018 – Attaché of Turkish Embassy Detained for Drunk Driving in Bishkek
• 3 September 2018 – Turkey to Finance Kyrgyz Military Institute
• 28 August 2018 – Erdogan Statue Vandalised in Wiesbaden