TEHRAN, September 16 - A Turkish court has sentenced a former British soldier to seven-and-a-half years in jail for alleged links to a Kurdish militia that Ankara considers a "terrorist" group.
TEHRAN, September 14 - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday his AK Party would look into the possibility of forming an alliance with the nationalist MHP party for local elections in March 2019.
TEHRAN, September 13 -A court in Turkey’s southeastern province of Sanliurfa has handed down a 30-year jail term to the foster son of the US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Ankara government accuses of having masterminded the July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
TEHRAN, September 13 - The Turkish central bank is expected to lift interest rates on Thursday to combat the plunge in value of the lira and rampant inflation, with markets seeing the magnitude of the hike as a critical test of the bank's credibility.
TEHRAN, September 12 - The Turkish Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates on Thursday to calm a currency crisis, but forecasts for the scale of the increase vary widely as the bank balances concerns over lira weakness with worries about an economic slowdown.
TEHRAN, September 11 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned against what he called “the security and humanitarian risks” of an upcoming Syrian army operation to liberate Idlib Province, which holds the largest concentration of militant groups, including those backed by Ankara.
TEHRAN, September 10 - A court in Turkey has handed down jail terms to more than 100 people, including former air force officers, on suspicion of affiliation to a movement led by US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Ankara government accuses of having masterminded the July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
TEHRAN, September 10 - Turkish authorities on Monday detained 51 soldiers and nine others over alleged links to the U.S.-based cleric who Ankara says orchestrated the failed coup in 2016 against President Tayyip Erdogan, Istanbul police said.
TEHRAN, September 09 - Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says Tehran, Moscow and Ankara have agreed on a number of economic measures like removing the US dollar from their mutual transactions as part of efforts to expand their trade relations amid Washington’s pressure.
TEHRAN, September 07 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan, issued a joint statement in Tehran on Friday, reaffirming determination to continue cooperation until full eradication of terrorist groups in Syria.
TEHRAN, September 07 - Turkey has reportedly begun building a site for the advanced Russian-built S-400 air defense missile system, regardless of strong opposition from the United States to the plan and warnings that Ankara should not buy the anti-aircraft platform.
TEHRAN, September 07 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish counterpart, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held talks in Tehran a few hours before a trilateral summit between the three presidents about the protracted war in Syria.
TEHRAN, September 07 - The trilateral summit between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, about the Syrian crisis opened in Tehran on Friday.
TEHRAN, September 07 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Tehran for a summit with his counterparts, Hassan Rouhani of Iran and Russia's Vladimir Putin, to discuss key issues of interest, mainly a planned Syrian operation to retake Idlib.
TEHRAN, September 07 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglua, held talks in Tehran ahead of a trilateral summit between the presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey on the protracted crisis in Syria.
TEHRAN, September 05 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the end goals of Russia Turkey and Iran in Syria may differ at some aspects, but the countries ultimately want the Syrian conflict to end.
TEHRAN, September 05 - Hit by the tanking Turkish lira, breakaway northern Cyprus is struggling to fend off a crisis largely outside the control of the isolated enclave, which relies on Ankara for its economic survival.
TEHRAN, September 03 -Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has plans to ditch the dollar in trade with Iran and China and instead use local currencies.