Turkey has always been friendly for Germans and it remains a safe destination for German tourists, Turkey's culture and tourism minister said on Thursday.   Speaking to reporters at the ITB Berlin tourism fair, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy dismissed recent...

Turkey is protecting its own interests in purchasing the Russian S-400 missile defense system, Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Thursday. "Turkey is doing what is necessary for its own interests regarding the S-400 missile defense system, it is making its...

Turkey is committed to moving women forward in all areas, the nation's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. 'We are committed to moving our women, whom we hold dear, forward in all areas while we pursue our 2023 [centennial] goals with...

Turkey has dealt a big blow to Daesh terrorist group, as the country's security forces 'neutralized” at least 22 terror suspects and arrested 212 others, including senior figures, in nationwide operations in February. According to the data compiled...

The EU-Turkey Association Council meeting will be held in Brussels on March 15, according to diplomatic sources on Tuesday. The meeting of Association Council -- the highest decision-making body between Turkey and the EU -- will take place after an interval...

Turkey's largest navy drill, Blue Homeland 2019, is "extremely successful" and its results are "satisfactory", said the country's defense minister on Tuesday. "Turkey had the opportunity to show the power of its naval forces to both itself and all...

Turkey is holding the largest navy drill in its history with over 100 vessels on all three seas surrounding the country. The four-day drill, dubbed "Blue Homeland 2019," began Wednesday with the participation of 103 navy ships in the Black Sea, the Aegean...

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday offered a dialogue to India to quell the mounting escalation between the two countries. In a televised address to the nation, Khan said his country was forced to take action against Indian jets as 'no...

Some 70 million people are displaced today worldwide due to wars and conflicts, more than during World War II, said Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu on Wednesday. Speaking to students, scholars, and the media at a conference organized by TOBB University...

A former inmate of Syrian regime prisons recounted the torture and abuse she faced during her detention. Speaking exclusively to Anadolu Agency, Lula Halilaga -- a pseudonym to protect her identity -- recalled the torture and sexual violence she had to endure...

Turkey conducted nearly 130,000 operations against terror groups and just shy of 148,000 against drug trafficking in 2018, the country's interior minister said Friday.  Suleyman Soylu said the value of drugs seized in is around 3.5 billion Turkish...

Russian and U.S. special representatives for Afghan reconciliation met Friday in the Turkish capital Ankara. The meeting between U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and his Russian counterpart Zamir Kabulov was held in the Russian Embassy. Russian's Ambassador...

The tomb of German philosopher and the number one ideologist of communism Karl Marx has been vandalized for the second time in London's Highgate Cemetery. The vandals sprayed on the memorial 'Doctrine of Hate” and 'Architect of Genocide”...

U.S. President Donald Trump late Saturday urged European states to "take back" hundreds of foreign Daesh terrorists captured in Syria and prosecute them. "The United States is asking Britain, France, Germany and other European allies to take back over 800...

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Saturday Pentagon has not decided yet on the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall which stands out as President Donald Trump's most controversial pledge during his campaign and presidency.   'Very...

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said Monday that no consensus has been reached regarding the return of Syria to the pan-Arab body.  "I have not seen any conclusions that lead to consensus," Abul-Gheit told reporters when asked about Syria's...

Materials in the frozen wastelands of Antarctica could advance our knowledge of the Martian landscape, according to a Turkish scientist who is collecting them. 'Collected samples will be subjected to chemical analysis at the ITU Geological Engineering...

Russian defense minister will arrive in Turkey on Monday to discuss Syria with his Turkish counterpart, according to Turkish National Defense Ministry sources. Russia's Sergey Shoygu will pay a visit to the capital Ankara upon the invitation of Turkey's...

The U.S. military is planning to withdraw all American troops from Syria by the end of April, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Former and current U.S. officials told the newspaper that with U.S.-backed fighters poised to seize the final Syrian sanctuaries...

Newly seized audio of the FETO terrorist leader reveals him telling his followers to infiltrate strategic positions in the Turkish state to replace it with a 'parallel state,” according to a court indictment. "Our dedicated, virtuous friends have to...

A teen has been saved Friday from rubble two days after an apartment building collapsed in Istanbul, a Turkish official said. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters that the rescue team saved a 16-year-old boy from the debris of the building. On...

Turkish jets destroyed munition depots and shelters used by the PKK terror group in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday.  On Twitter, the ministry wrote that the Turkish Armed Forces launched airstrikes in the regions of...

A Swedish activist who protested the deportation of an Afghan refugee by refusing to take a seat before a plane took-off, faces two weeks in prison, authorities said Monday. According to statement by Gothenburg District Court, Elin Ersson, 21, was found guilty...

Turkey has become one of the top destinations for international students as the country offers tremendous opportunities for learning. The importance of the country -- located at the crossroads of three continents – has also become clearer in recent years...