TEHRAN, August 17 -UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has hit out at Qatar’s pledge to make a $15 billion direct investment in Turkey.
TEHRAN, August 17 - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the return of Syrian refugees to Syria with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar during talks in Moscow on Friday, the TASS news agency cited the Russian ministry as saying.
TEHRAN, August 17 - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States "will pay nothing" to Turkey for the release of detained American pastor Andrew Brunson, who he called "a great patriot hostage."
TEHRAN, August 17 - The United States warned Turkey on Thursday to expect more economic sanctions unless it hands over detained American pastor Andrew Brunson, as relations between the two countries took a further turn for the worse.
TEHRAN, August 16 - Turkey's finance minister has reassured thousands of foreign investors that Ankara will manage to contain the currency crisis triggered by a dispute with the US, vowing that his country will only emerge "stronger" from the current market volatility.
TEHRAN, August 16 - Turkish police have arrested another German citizen, a German foreign ministry source said on Thursday, and public broadcaster ARD said the man had been accused of "terrorist propaganda" after criticizing the Turkish government on social media.
TEHRAN, August 16 - The meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the Syrian settlement will take place in Tehran in early September, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Wednesday.
TEHRAN, August 16 - Qatar on Wednesday promised to make a $15 billion direct investment in Turkey, following a currency crisis amid a widening diplomatic standoff with the United States, officials said.
TEHRAN, August 16 - Turkey should commit to sound economic policies to promote stability and reduce imbalances at a time of market volatility, an IMF spokesperson said on Wednesday as a row between Washington and Ankara over the jailing of an American pastor dragged on.
TEHRAN, August 16 -Turkey is ready to discuss its ongoing issues with the United States as long as there are no threats, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday, amid a widening dispute between the NATO allies that has sent the Turkish currency plunging.
TEHRAN, August 15 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani have expressed support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid escalated tensions between Ankara and Washington.
TEHRAN, August 15 - The dollar rose on Wednesday to its highest levels in over a year as a crisis in the Turkish lira that has spread to emerging markets fed demand for the greenback as a safe-haven asset.
TEHRAN, August 15 - Iraqi Interior Minister Qassem al-Araji announced that he has reached an agreement with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts to increase cooperation in border control and the fight against illicit drugs.
TEHRAN, August 15 - Ankara has sharply increased tariffs on certain US imports, some of them more than double, in response to Washington’s “deliberate attacks” on the Turkish economy amid a widening dispute between the two NATO allies.
TEHRAN, August 13 -An American evangelical pastor, whose detention in Turkey has already caused an unprecedented deterioration in Ankara-Washington relations, has renewed his appeal to a Turkish court to release him from house arrest and overturn his travel ban.
TEHRAN, August 13 -President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey would boycott US electronic goods in retaliation for punitive sanctions from Washington.
TEHRAN, August 14 -The euro recovered on Tuesday from earlier losses linked to the collapse of the Turkish lira, but investors said the exposure of European banks to Turkey would continue to trouble the single currency.