Middle East press Releases

Turkey has the necessary know-how and potential to act as a center for international arbitration in its immediate region and beyond, country’s trade minister said Friday. Turkey has been laying the legal groundwork for dispute resolution, Ruhsar Pekcan…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said We should adopt a course of action which focuses on protecting Syria’s territorial integrity and on defeating terror in all its forms, including PYD/YPG and DAESH. Syria’s territorial integrity cannot be ensured unle…

A Russian national on Wednesday applied to run as an independent mayoral candidate in the upcoming local elections slated on March 31 in Turkey. Anastasia Petrova Cetinkaya, 35, will run from Alanya district of Turkey’s Mediterranean province Antalya. …

A helicopter that crashed in Istanbul on Monday was on test flight, according to Turkish military sources.At least four soldiers were martyred in the crash during an emergency landing in Istanbul near a residential area in Cekmekoy district.Military of…

At least four soldiers were martyred Monday when their helicopter crashed during an emergency landing in Istanbul, the provincial governor said.Ali Yerlikaya told reporters the helicopter crashed near a residential area in Cekmekoy district at 6.51 p.m…

With daily campaign rallies and politicians’ speeches, Turkey is gearing up for local elections to be held across the country on March 31.According to election regulations, local polls in Turkey are held every five years.Here is everything you need to …

Turkish foreign ministry spokesman slammed Chinese authorities’ systematic assimilation policy towards Uighur Turks, saying it is a “great embarrassment” in a written statement on Saturday.Spokesman Hami Aksoy said, “Systematic assimilation policy of C…