Turkey has set out conditions for the Swedish and Finnish delegations to earn its support over the two Nordic countries’ bids to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkey has set out conditions for the Swedish and Finnish delegations to earn its support over the …
Read More »Erdogan says Turkey to launch new military operation in N. Syria
Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkey is preparing for a new military operation in northern Syria to establish a 30-km deep safe zone along its southern border, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. “As soon as the Turkish armed forces complete its intelligence and security preparations, these operations will …
Read More »Erdogan urges Sweden, Finland to address Turkey’s security concerns
Istanbul, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with leaders of Sweden and Finland on Saturday, urging the two NATO applicant states to address Turkey’s security concerns. Erdogan told Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in a phone talk that the Nordic country should end political, financial and weaponry …
Read More »NATO chief vows to settle Turkey’s concerns over expansion
Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on Thursday pledged to address Turkey’s concerns on Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to join the military alliance. “We are addressing the concerns that Turkey has expressed,” he said at a press conference held jointly with …
Read More »Turkey threatens not to approve Sweden’s NATO bid if “terrorists” not extradited
Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkey will not approve Sweden’s NATO membership if the country does not extradite “terrorists” upon Turkish request, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. “Supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Syria’s Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) terrorist organizations and asking us for support for NATO …
Read More »Sweden, Finland launch special talks with Turkey over joining NATO
Ankara, Turkey | XINHUA | Sweden and Finland proposed to work with Turkey on the “security guarantees” that Ankara has demanded over their plans to join NATO, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday. Turkey has been supporting the open-door policy of NATO, but Finland and Sweden’s membership bid …
Read More »Museveni woos Turkish investors to Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said he doesn’t care who owns what business in Uganda for as long as the businesses are generating revenue for the country. Speaking to the Deputy Minister of Trade in Turkey, Riza Tuna Turagay at the sidelines of the ongoing Uganda-Turkey …
Read More »Turkey not “positive” on letting Finland, Sweden join NATO: Erdogan
Istanbul, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey does not have a positive opinion on the idea of Finland and Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). “We are currently following the developments regarding Sweden and Finland, but we do not have a positive …
Read More »Turkey hosts over 4 million refugees
Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkey currently hosts 4,082,693 refugees, 3,762,686 of whom are Syrians, Turkish deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli was quoted by daily Hurriyet as saying on Sunday. As many as 323,859 irregular migrants have been deported during the last 5 years, he said. In 2022, a total …
Read More »Erdogan, Zelensky discuss Ukraine crisis over phone
Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Sunday discussed the latest developments of the Ukraine crisis over the phone. According to a statement by the Turkish presidential office, Erdogan said that the evacuation of the wounded and civilians from Ukraine’s …
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