Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that war criminals belong in courtrooms rather than at the UN rostrum, stressing that those committing genocide must be held accountable. "War criminals belong not at the UN rostrum but in courtrooms where they will answer for the crimes they have com»»»

Malaysia’s new ambassador to Türkiye, Adlan Mohd Shaffieq, has likened the country to a big open museum, praising its rich cultural heritage and the warm hospitality he has received since arriving in Ankara. “Your country is like a big open museum. All of the cities that I go to are like free, open»»»

Türkiye’s Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu has attended a meeting in Riyadh under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Bayraktaroglu joined Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Saudi Chief of »»»

Busenaz Surmeneli has won the gold medal in the women’s 70kg category at the 2026 European Boxing Championships in Sofia. Surmeneli defeated Britain’s Chantelle Reid at the Asics Arena on the final day of the competition to become European champion. The Turkish boxer, an Olympic champion and three-»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is not directed against Iran, Israel or any other country, stressing that the pact is intended to strengthen regional security, deterrence and stability. Speaking in an interview with Ne»»»

Türkiye’s Mediterranean city of Antalya is preparing to host one of the world’s largest gatherings of the space community as the International Astronautical Congress comes to the country for the first time. The 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026) will take place from October 5 to 9»»»

Turkish defence firm Baykar announced that 30 personnel from the Royal Saudi Arabian Naval Forces had graduated after completing training at the company's facility in northwestern Türkiye. The group comprised 15 pilots and 15 mechanical and electronic technician trainees who completed their program»»»

Libya, an energy-rich North African country with Africa’s largest oil reserves, descended into a bloody civil war in 2014 between rival western and eastern factions, three years after the violent overthrow and killing of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi. Despite intermittent fighting between the riv»»»

Zinedine Zidane has praised Türkiye ahead of his first match as France coach, describing the hosts as a strong side and warning that they will provide a difficult test in Friday’s UEFA Nations League opener. “Türkiye are a very good team,” Zidane told reporters Thursday at Kocaeli Stadium. “Tomorro»»»

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week that a serious geopolitical split has paralysed the work of the Security Council. When superpowers resort to wars that violate international law, he pointed out, they create an atmosphere of impunity and increase the risk that other s»»»

Türkiye responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the UN General Assembly through a third secretary at its New York mission. The diplomat exercised Türkiye’s right of reply during the 81st UN General Assembly, rejecting what Ankara called “baseless and malicious” accusatio»»»

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye have discussed arrangements for an urgent meeting of the three countries' chiefs of staff to consider ways to support Saudi Arabia under the Mecca defence agreement, the Saudi Gazette reported. Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Ishaq Dar and Hakan»»»

The Uniting for Consensus group has reiterated its opposition to creating new permanent seats on the UN Security Council, calling instead for an expansion of elected membership, including longer-term rotational seats. The group, comprising Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Malta, Mexi»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has outlined Türkiye’s positions on a wide range of regional and international issues, including reform of the United Nations, the Gaza crisis, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, Black Sea security and Türkiye-US defence cooperation. Speaking to journalists at »»»

Paradox Interactive, the developer of popular grand-strategy game Hearts of Iron IV, has said it will review its Discord moderation rules and bans following a backlash in Türkiye over the removal of a Turkish player who used Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s image as a profile picture. The controversy began »»»

Türkiye is emerging as an increasingly important route for Iraqi crude to reach international markets as disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz continue following the US-Israel war on Iran. Iraq is currently exporting around 2.6 million barrels per day (bpd) from its southern ports and producing more »»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Muslims should be allowed to integrate into the societies where they live without being expected to abandon their language, culture or roots. "Unfortunately, there are problems in many parts of the world, particularly in Europe. Muslims are expec»»»

Turkish Airlines has finalised an agreement with Boeing covering the purchase of up to 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, marking the carrier's largest single-aisle aircraft order from Boeing to date. The agreement, reached on Wednesday after negotiations began in 2025, is part of Turkish Airlines' long-»»»

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Türkiye will host the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP31, in Antalya from November 9-20, with efforts underway to make the summit an event where decisions on climate change are translated into action. Erdogan made the remarks at a high-level climate »»»

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Türkiye-US strategic cooperation is expanding across all areas and that Ankara wants to turn its political alignment with Washington into stronger economic ties. Erdogan said the two countries have recently made progress on the economic front, as he met with »»»

Türkiye's First Lady and chair of the UN Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste, Emine Erdogan, has highlighted the global environmental crisis in a video message at the opening of the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings, organised by the World Economic Forum in New York. “Our planet r»»»

Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan called on Wednesday to move away from a "throwaway culture" centred on single-use products toward sustainable consumption based on long-lasting, durable goods. Emine Erdogan, the wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and chair of the UN Secretary-General's »»»

More than two centuries after Greek insurgents stormed the then-Ottoman administrative capital of the Peloponnese in southern Greece, the Tripolitsa massacre remains a historical wound that continues to fester in the collective psyche of the Turkish people. The Greek revolt in the Morea resulted in»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday ranged across the genocide in Gaza, Israel’s expansionist designs, the Russia-Ukraine war, the Black Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the South Caucasus. Read alongside his 2025 UN address, his Bloo»»»

Türkiye and the UK are moving toward a broader trade agreement that would expand bilateral economic ties into services, digital trade and technology, building on a relationship that has seen trade grow steadily in recent years. Negotiators have completed five rounds of talks since discussions began»»»

Türkiye’s defence company Roketsan said on Wednesday that its KARAOK Short-Range Anti-Tank Weapon System successfully hit an aerial target for the first time, marking an expansion of the system’s demonstrated operational capabilities. “KARAOK, the agile power of the battlefield, successfully hit an»»»

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham have discussed regional and global issues, as well as bilateral relations, in their first face-to-face meeting held on the margins of the 81st UN General Assembly. During the meeting, President Erdogan said relations b»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attended a reception hosted by US President Donald Trump in honour of heads of state and delegates attending the United Nations General Assembly. The closed-door gathering took place at the Lotte Palace Hotel on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN »»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with his Polish counterpart Karol Nawrocki in New York. The closed-door meeting took place Tuesday at the Turkish House, or Turkevi Centre, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations between Türkiye and P»»»

Përfaqësuesja e Lartë e Bashkimit Evropian për Politikë të Jashtme dhe Siguri, Kaja Kallas, në një postim në rrjetin “X” ka dhënë detaje për takimin e sotëm me kryeministrin e Kosovës, Albin Kurti, si dhe njofton se është takuar edhe me presidentin serb Aleksandar Vuçiq. Kallas shprehet se ka theks»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in separate meetings in New York. The closed-door meetings on Tuesday came on the sidelin»»»

Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt have condemned attacks targeting the kingdom, including those coming from the Houthis, reiterating their "unwavering support" for its security and territorial integrity. The foreign ministers of the four countries met in New York on Sep. 21 on the sidelines»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on UN member states to recognise Palestine as a sovereign state, saying attempts to prevent Palestinian statehood would fail and that a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with occupied East Jerusalem as its capital would eventually be estab»»»

Türkiye’s Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek has said that the country’s economy remained resilient despite challenging global conditions and conflicts in the region. He was speaking at a meeting in New York organised in cooperation with Citi as part of a three-day conference, organised by»»»

A sweeping Turkish investigation into an international investment fraud network has uncovered an Israeli-linked corporate trail stretching from Istanbul to Limassol, with company records placing a detained Israeli national at the centre of a Greek-administered Southern Cyprus-registered firm connec»»»

Türkiye aims to turn climate targets into measurable action at the COP31 UN climate conference in Antalya in November, Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has said. Speaking at the launch of the COP31 Action Agenda in New York on Monday, Kurum said the priority was to »»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief foreign policy and security adviser Akif Cagatay Kilic said that Türkiye-US ties extend beyond military cooperation, with NATO remaining a key pillar. "The relationship that we have with the US is profoundly different to a lot of the relationships that»»»

Türkiye and the US must "gain new momentum" in their relations by leaving behind barriers between them, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. "We want to gain new momentum by leaving behind the barriers that should never have existed between the two allies in the first place," Erdogan sa»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has received Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze for separate high-level talks in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The closed-door meetings were held at the Turkevi Centre, or Turkis»»»

Türkiye has affirmed it will not consent to any formula that does not serve Libya's national interests, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohamed Menfi, during talks in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations G»»»

Türkiye's preparations to host and chair the 31st UN Climate Change Conference, or COP31, are taking centre stage in New York this week as world leaders gather for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Posters promoting Türkiye's COP31 presidency and featuring President Recep Tayyip Erdogan »»»

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Türkiye expects the United States to use its influence to urge Israel to end policies that undermine regional and global peace and stability. Speaking at a panel discussion, organised by the Turkish Communications Directorate in New York on Monday,»»»

Türkiye and the United States are set to deepen economic ties in New York this week as senior officials and business leaders gather for the 19th Türkiye Investment Conference (TRICON), with a $100 billion bilateral trade target and new investment partnerships high on the agenda. Organised by the Fo»»»

The head of Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Ibrahim Kalin, met with Libya’s acting defence minister, Abdussalam Zubi, in Istanbul, as Ankara and Tripoli seek to deepen cooperation and support efforts to unify Libya’s divided institutions. The Saturday meeting came as negotiation»»»

Türkiye has been working to lift US sanctions on its defence industry and resolve the S-400 dispute ahead of an expected meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said. Speaking to Turkish broadcaster NTV on Saturday, Fidan said A»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay the US a four-day visit starting Sunday to attend the UN General Assembly High-Level Week in New York, an official statement said. Erdogan is set to address the 81st General Assembly on Tuesday, the opening day of the high-level general debate, said C»»»

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said Saudi Arabia may have certain military needs stemming from the recent Houthi attacks, and that Türkiye would examine these needs under the Mecca defence pact, and that it was unacceptable for Riyadh to be drawn into the war between the United States a»»»

Turkish authorities and Interpol have cracked down on an Israel-linked global forex scam network that has been targeting investors around the world, with the worth of their fraud estimated at around $266M. Operations targeted more than 40 scam offices across Türkiye. During dawn raids, 201 high-lev»»»

Türkiye has condemned a terrorist attack near a mosque in northwestern Pakistan that killed at least 21 people and wounded more than 70 others. “We condemn the terrorist attack carried out during Friday prayers near a mosque in the city of Kohat, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,” the Turk»»»

Türkiye has detained 175 suspects in a major crackdown on an international fraud network whose companies were largely owned or ultimately controlled by individuals linked to Israel, Justice Minister Akin Gürlek said on Friday. Gurlek said the findings emerged from four investigations launched this »»»