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Turkey set to call for action on Gaza as soon as possible, source says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to call a meeting with ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia to discuss action on Gaza.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a joint press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul (not pictured), in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2025.
 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

Istanbul mayor's jailed lawyer denounces 'criminalization of the right to a legal defence'

Supporters of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), wait outside the Justice Palace, known as Caglayan Courthouse, on the day he gives testimony to judicial authorities, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 31, 2025.

Turkey arrests opposition mayor over alleged tender-rigging, state media says

 Members of Turkish Police Special Forces secure an area following an explosion near the Interior Ministry in Ankara, Turkey October 1, 2023

Attackers set off bomb at Turkish gov't building, Erdogan defiant


Erdogan condemns Armenian ‘occupation,’ but says Northern Cyprus ‘unfairly isolated

The northern part of the Republic of Cyprus has been under the occupation of Turkish military since 1974. “The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” is recognized only by Turkey.

A UN guard post along the buffer zone of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus as a Turkish and Turkish-Cypriot flag wave nearby

After al-Bab, is Turkey really opting for liberating Raqqa?

The number of Turkish casualties is now at 68 of which 56 perished after initiating the Battle for al-Bab.

SYRIAN REBEL fighters take a rest during battles around al-Bab in northern Syria

Erdogan: A Classic Case Of How Power Corrupts

The Jerusalem Post

First Israeli-Turkish diplomatic talks in years kick off in Ankara

A Foreign Ministry statement said that this dialogue sends a positive message from both sides of a commitment to deepening the relationship between the two countries.

Netanyahu and Erdogan

‘I told her not to go’

Father of Israeli woman killed in the New Year’s Eve attack in Istanbul said on Sunday that he had tried to stop his 18-year-old daughter from traveling to Turkey.

Layan Nassar

Turkey declares day of mourning after soccer bombing kills 29, wounds 166

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim ordered flags flown at half mast to commemorate the victims.

A damaged vehicle is seen after a blast in Istanbul, Turkey, December 10, 2016

New Israel envoy to Turkey presents credentials to Erdogan

The newly appointed Turkish Ambassador to Israel, Kemal Okem, is expected to take up his duties in Tel Aviv next week.

Israel and Turkey flags

Luxembourg likens Turkey's treatment of dismissed officials to Nazis

More than 110,000 public servants in Turkey - from soldiers and judges to teachers and journalists - have been detained, suspended or sacked since a failed military coup in July.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016.

Turkish air strikes kill at least 35 civilians in Syria

There was no immediate comment from the YPG militia, but forces aligned with the Kurdish group had said on Saturday that no Kurdish militia had been in areas being targeted by Turkish troops.

A Turkish army tank and an armoured vehicle are stationed near the Turkish-Syrian border in Karkamis in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 23, 2016

Where does the US and Turkey's complex relationship stand?

Even before the diplomatic tensions in the aftermath of the coup, US-Turkish relations were complex and sensitive.

  US President Barack Obama and President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan