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Saudi Arabia has tossed Turkey in the ‘triangle of evil’, which includes arch rival Iran and extremist Islamist groups as tensions between the two countries hype over Ankara’s support to Qatar in the diplomatic row opposing the tiny Gulf country Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan touched down Wednesday in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott for a state visit to be marked by the signing of several accords to cover fishing, tourism, agriculture and energy. The Turkish leader flew in from Algeria, the Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called Syria’s president Bashar Assad “a terrorist” stressing that it is impossible to reach a peace deal with him. “Al-Assad is definitely a terrorist who has carried out state terrorism,” Erdogan said at a televised news Read more
The United Arab Emirates top Foreign Minister Wednesday called for Arab union against Turkey pointing out that the Tayyip Erdogan-led country would not lead the Arab world. A spat has broken since last week between the UAE and Turkey with Read more
Turkish and Emirati rivalry in the region has surfaced after UAE foreign minister posted a tweet accusing an Ottoman military commander of looting Medina and mistreating Arabs. The accusations were posted on twitter by UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Read more
The member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered Wednesday in Istanbul declared Eastern Jerusalem as the capital of the future Palestinian state and called on the world to do the same to respond to the US President Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the US and Russia should withdraw their troops from Syria in keeping with their belief that “no military solution” was possible in the war-torn country. “If a military solution [in Syria] is out Read more
Mayor of Ankara and member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Ibrahim Melih Gokcek has announced he would step down from his position after 23 years, as the party leader and country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan goes on Read more
Jordan has balked at Berlin’s demand for complete immunity for its soldiers to be deployed in the country as part of US-led coalition against terrorism in Syria, delaying the move. German media have confirmed that bilateral talks to station 250 Read more
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel Thursday indicated that the behavior of the current Turkish leadership is the major roadblock in the way of the country’s membership to the European Union. “It is clear that in this state, Turkey will never Read more