[ad_1] Turkey is expected to send the final instrument of ratification for Sweden’s NATO membership to Washington within days, now that President Tayyip Erdogan signed it off, in a move Ankara hopes will clear the way to its purchase of US F-16 fighter jets. A source familiar with the issue said the document could be…
[ad_1] Turkey has recalled its ambassador in Tel Aviv to Ankara for consultations as Israel’s relentless attacks on Palestine’s Gaza continue into their 29th day, with at least 9,227 Palestinians killed so far. According to Turkish media , Ambassador Sakir Ozkan Torunlar was recalled “in view of the unfolding humanitarian tragedy in Gaza,” the Turkish…
[ad_1] Turkiye said on Wednesday that two suspected Kurdish militants who died while staging a weekend attack in Ankara had been trained in Syria. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Turkiye now reserved the right to strike a broader range of Kurdish targets in both Syria and Iraq in retaliation for Sunday’s attack. Turkish police shot…
[ad_1] Turkey’s interior minister said on Sunday two terrorists carried out a bomb attack in front of the ministry buildings in Ankara, adding one of them died in the explosion and the other was “neutralised” by authorities there. Turkish media earlier reported that an explosion was heard near the parliament and ministerial buildings, and broadcasters…
[ad_1] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he would back Sweden’s NATO candidacy if the European Union resumes long-stalled membership talks with Ankara. “First, open the way to Turkey’s membership of the European Union, and then we will open it for Sweden, just as we had opened it for Finland,” Erdogan said in a…
