Turks up in arms over killing of stray cat named Eros
ISTANBUL: The killing of a stray cat in Turkiye’s Istanbul has triggered petitions, protests and death threats, pushing the president to intervene and the courts to retry the culprit. On…
Pak Embassy in Ankara observes the quake anniversary
ANKARA: Pakistan's diplomatic post here on Monday (5th of Feb, 2024) held tree plantation ceremony in order to commemorate the courage and resilience of the Turkish nation in the wake…
Hamas is a political party: Turkey
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday (2nd of Dec, 2023) pushed back against mounting US pressure to cut Ankara's historic ties with Hamas in the wake of the…
Erdogan on Turkey’s EU membership
Nato’s efforts to present a united front at a summit focused on helping Ukraine defeat Russia and Kyiv’s push to join the alliance were undermined on Monday (10th of July,…
Turkey’s first-time voters turn away from Erdogan
ISTANBUL: Student Emre Ali Ferli has known no leader other than Recep Tayyip Erdogan.That's enough to make the 18-year-old back the Turkish president's main rival when he votes for the…
Quake anger ebbs in Erdogan stronghold ahead of vote
KAHRAMANMARAS (TURKEY): Latif Dalyan offers shirts and sweatpants at knock-down prices to Turkey's earthquake victims from a storefront surrounded by piles of debris. The last person the 58-year-old shopkeeper wants…
Apocalyptic scenes in quake-hit Turkiye, Syria
MANHATTAN: Head of WFP concluded a visit on Saturday to earthquake-devastated Syrian and Turkish communities and aid supply routes, calling on authorities to open more border crossings to help survivors…
Türkiye Quake: Pak Army team returns home
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army urban search and rescue (USAR) team comprising 33 members returned to the country after completing its 17-day rescue operation conducted in the earthquake-affected areas of Türkiye.…
Pakistan to extend every possible support to Turkiye
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday (10th of Feb, 2022) said Pakistan would extend every possible support to Turkiye in the wake of catastrophic earthquake that killed and injured…
Ergodan Reacts to Holy Quran Burning
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden on Monday (23rd of Jan 2023) that it should not expect his backing to join NATO following the burning of the a…
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Turkish intelligence captures 11 Daesh/ISIS terrorists
ANKARA: The Turkish National Intelligence Organization has captured 11 Daesh/ISIS terrorists in northern Syria, security sources said on Saturday. The terrorists were arrested in raids from three separate houses within…
1st Ukrainian grain shipment completes checks in Turkey
ISTANBUL: A Russian and Ukrainian team on Wednesday completed a high-stakes inspection of the first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin's invasion five months ago helped spark a…
Strategic economic partnership
ANKARA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stressed the need to transform Pak-Turk fraternal ties into bilateral strategic economic partnership to benefit the people of two countries. https://newsfile.radio.gov.pk/20220603/1654206496.mp4 In an…
Eid: Shehbaz greets Erdoğan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan here on Monday (1st of May, 2022) and conveyed warm felicitations to the…
Russian, Ukrainian Diplomats Talk
ANTALYA: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday began talks in Turkey in the first such high-level contact since Moscow's operation in neighbor, officials from both…
FPCCI asks Turkey to open consulate in Peshawar to exploit regional investment opportunities
PESHAWAR: Coordinator Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sartaj Ahmad Khan has said that in the wake of changing situation in the region, Turkey should…
Turkey, Qatar coordinate on Afghanistan
DOHA: Turkey and Qatar are coordinating together on the Afghan issue, the Turkish ambassador in Doha said on Tuesday (14th of Sept 2021). Ankara and Doha "consistently discuss the humanitarian…
Turkey and Greece reel from raging wildfires during heatwave
OREN (Turkey): Turkish coastguards evacuated hundreds of villagers away from a smouldering power plant Thursday and Greek firefighters battled a major blaze near an ancient Olympic site as a historic heatwave…
Work groups start activity for 1st Water Council in Turkey’s history
ANKARA: While Turkey is taking action for the first Water Council in the history of the republic under the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, opinions and suggestions…
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Pakistan Resolution Day observed in Turkey
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Resolution Day was marked in Turkey at an impressive ceremony at Pakistan Embassy in Ankara on Tuesday. Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey, Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, raised the…
Concern over Turkey’s exit from Istanbul Convention
MANHATTAN: The United Nations on 19th day of March has voiced concern over Turkey's withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic…
Turkey’s Erdogan unveils economic reform plan
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday unveiled a long-promised economic reform package that he hopes will boost the confidence of skittish foreign investors and temper inflation while boosting…
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Turkey neutralizes 33 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq
ANKARA: Turkish security forces have neutralized 33 PKK terrorists and destroyed more than 50 terror targets as part of its anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said…
Turkey seeks detention of 90 suspects over failed coup
ISTANBUL: Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered detention warrants at three separate investigations for a total of 90 suspects over their alleged links to a network believed to be behind a…