Turkey could still get a waiver over sanctions which the United States plans to implement on countries buying oil from Iran despite not being named on a list of exempted nations released by Washington, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Wednesday, March ۲۱, Reuters reported. "Turkey's absence from the United States waiver list regarding the ...

A tearful goodbye has raised serious question about the freedom of the press in Turkey. On Tuesday, Turkey bid farewell to ۱۲ of its soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan last week. The funeral was a time for the nation to become united over the pain of losing its sons; however, a long-standing General Staff practice which refuses to give accreditation ...

Southern Iraq, especially oil-rich Basra province, is yet another battleground for Turkish-Iranian rivalry, which has mostly manifested itself in the form of a cutthroat race for trade deals and business contracts. With one major contrast in their approach, however. Iran fears that it has little chance of beating Turkish companies, which are by and ...

Turkey will begin drilling for oil or gas off Turkish Cyprus towards the end of March, having carried out seismic studies, the head of state energy company Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) said yesterday.Greek Cyprus started exploring for gas south of the island in September 2011, angering Turkey.In reaction, Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot administration ...

An Iranian official has asserted that Tehran fully supports the Syrian government amid widespread anti-regime protests, denying a recent claim by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu that Iran's support for President Bashar al-Assad's regime has been fading.Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian reiterated ...

Turkey’s Naval Forces aim to protect lanes of communication on the high seas to assure global maritime security and protect national interests under an austere defense budget as part of its new strategy, a top Turkish Navy commander has said.“Our force planners use strategic decision-making, focusing on sophisticated, modular designs that ...

Four Turkish journalists detained on charges of links to an underground anti-government network were released on Monday afternoon. Nedim Şener and Ahmet Şık are among the four journalists jailed pending trial in the so-called Odatv case. ۱۳ suspects are facing charges of involvement in the media wing of Ergenekon, a shadowy network believed to have ...

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız has said Turkey can facilitate the transportation of natural gas Greek Cyprus and Israel are currently working to extract in the eastern Mediterranean to northwestern markets only if and when Israel agrees to Turkey's demands regarding the killing of eight of its citizens together with a US citizen ...

The Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) rule represents an opportunity to solve the Kurdish conflict that should not be wasted, Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay said yesterday, urging Kurdish politicians to back the government efforts.“The AKP era is an opportunity to settle the problems of our Kurdish citizens. This opportunity should ...

UN-Arab League special envoy on Syria Kofi Annan, currently in Damascus for key talks, is expected to visit Turkey on Monday, Turkish officials said on Sunday.Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency quoted diplomatic sources as saying that Annan will arrive in Ankara late on Monday and leave the country on Tuesday after having talks with top Turkish ...

UN humanitarian aid chief Valerie Amos has said the Syrian government has agreed to allow limited access to UN aid agencies, but is asking for more time. Speaking at a press conference held in Ankara on Friday, Amos said Syrian government officials had agreed to allow a UN preliminary humanitarian assessment mission to enter the country. “In ...

With Turkey appearing at the forefront of discussions over international intervention in Syria -- particularly regarding the implementation of a humanitarian corridor in order to bring help to civilians who are trapped in besieged cities-- the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is one of the key elements in a puzzle that could radically change Turkey’...

Many women in Turkey have never gone on vacation, celebrated their birthdays or even gone to a hairdresser, according to a recent poll. Pollster Adil Gür of A&G polling company interviewed ۳,۲۵۲ women in ۴۲ provinces across Turkey on the subject of gender-based violence, ntvmsnbc.com reported on Friday. The poll released some interesting findings ...

A range of sanctions against the official Damascus were used to prevent conflict in the country, but these sanctions had no effect, the confrontation between the government and opposition forces has become more widespread on the contrary. It was clear from the earliest days of confrontation that the Syrian government will not be overthrown quickly....

Even though all Turkish government officials routinely deny the Armenian Genocide, one particular minister has turned denial into a full-time job. Ironically, as Minister for European Union Affairs, Egemen Bagis has harmed Turkey’s prospects for EU membership more than any of its critics! Although Bagis has been making zany statements ever since ...

The plan, prepared by the Interior Ministry and forwarded to the Prime Minister's Office earlier this week, would also see 2 million to 100,000 euro bounties offered for hundreds of lower-ranked leaders of the terrorist group. The proposed plan also includes a seven-person council which will be governed by officials from the Interior Ministry, gendarmerie ...

Turkey is planning to purchase ۱۰۰ multi-purpose F-۳۵ jet fighters worth $۱۶ billion, Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz has said. The first two of the military aircraft will be delivered by ۲۰۱۵, he said. The decision to order two F-۳۵s was made last month. The multi-purpose F-۳۵ fighter jets are being produced by the US-based arms producer Lockheed ...

Turkey has the highest gasoline taxes in Europe and ranks third after the United Kingdom and Sweden in taxes on diesel gas, according to newly released data. “Turkey imposes the highest tax on gasoline, with a ۱.۰۴ euro per-liter tax,” said Petroleum Industry Foundation of Turkey (PETDER) in a March ۲ statement. The total volume of the indirect ...

Turkish President Abdullah Gul had an exchange of messages with his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov on the occasion of the ۲۰th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In his message to Karimov, Gul recalled that Turkey was the first country to recognize independence of Uzbekistan, saying, “We sincerely wish that our relations ...

NAKHICHEVAN (News.az)—Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey on Wednesday pledged further cooperation between the three countries in a declaration signed in Nakhichevan. The declaration followed a meeting between the ministers, Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan, Ali Akbar Salehi of Iran and Ahmet Davutoglu of Turkey. In the declaration,...