Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds a press conference with Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (not pictured), at the Chancellery, in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 28, 2026. (Reuters Photo) German Chancellor …
By Ragip Soylu Turkey is planning to establish a buffer zone on the Iranian side of the border if a worst-case scenario unfolds and the government in Tehran collapses, Middle East Eye understands. Top Turkish foreign ministry officials …
Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier transits the Strait of Hormuz, Nov. 19, 2019. (AFP File Photo) An Iranian commander warned Tuesday that neighboring states would be treated …
Edited By Batuhan Takış Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa talk during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa …
Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosts Hamas delegation for a meeting in Ankara, Jan. 26, 2026. (AA Photo) Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met in Ankara with a Hamas delegation led …
MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli speaks at the parliamentary group meeting of his party, Ankara, Türkiye, Jan. 20, 2026. (DHA Photo) MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli, architect of the process to disarm the PKK, says terror-free …
An Iranian man walks near an anti-U.S. and Israel banner hanging at the Palestine square in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 24, 2026. (EPA Photo) The death toll from Iran’s nationwide protests has surpassed 5,100, according …
Ripe olives hang from olive tree branches during the harvest season. (Shutterstock Photo) Türkiye leads global export growth in the 2024-2025 season, recording a 132% surge in olive oil exports and positioning itself as …
US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack announced on 22 January that he met with Syrian Kurdish leaders in Iraq to discuss the integration of the Kurdish autonomous region in northeast Syria into the Damascus government. …
A logo of the Turkish central bank is pictured at the entrance of its headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye, Oct. 15, 2021. (Reuters Photo) The Turkish central bank lowered its key interest rate by 100 …