Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (File Photo/IANS)

Turkish President Erdogan’s visit to Pakistan postponed

Islamabad: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s anticipated visit to Pakistan has been postponed, Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said on Thursday, hours after a Turkish diplomat tweeted about the matter. It had earlier been reported that the Turkish President would pay an official visit to Pakistan on October 23 to cement relations between the two […]

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (File Photo/Twitter)

India slams Turkey’s military offensive in Syria

New Delhi: India on Thursday slammed Turkey’s unilateral military offensive in northeast Syria, saying it can undermine stability in the region and the fight against terrorism. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said “We are deeply concerned at the unilateral military offensive by Turkey in north-east Syria.” It said that Turkey’s action also […]

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi (File Photo)

Khashoggi’s murder was planned affair: Turkey President Erdogan

Ankara :  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said that the country’s security services have evidence that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was a planned affair. He made the remarks while speaking at a parliamentary group meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) here, reports Hurriyet Daily News. “Turkish security services have […]

File Photo: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey’s Erdogan wins absolute majority in crucial elections

Ankara : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the majority of votes in Sunday’s crucial election, surviving the most serious challenge yet to his political dominance and tightening his grip on the nation he has ruled for 15 years. Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) on early Monday announced that Erdogan “received the absolute majority of […]

Turkey slams US plans to create ‘terrorist army’ at border

Ankara, Jan 15 : Washington’s plans to create a 30,000-strong border guard unit in Syria that would include Kurdish militants was met with ire by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, who threatened of further military action in the region. Hardliner Erdogan made the remarks during a strongly-worded speech in the capital Ankara, in […]

Erdogan: US, Israel meddling in Iran, Pakistan

Ankara, Jan 5 : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday blasted the US and Israel for their “meddling” in the internal affairs of Iran and Pakistan.   Since protests broke out across Iran last week, US President Donald Trump has voiced his support for the demonstrators, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised them […]