Turkiye considering deployment of F-16s to Cyprus, ministry source says
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye is considering the deployment of F-16 aircraft to Cyprus, a Turkish defense ministry source said on Saturday. The person said such a move was one of the steps being considered amid the phased planning underway to ensure the security of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the north of the island, as conflict […]
Turkiye says NATO defenses destroyed incoming missile from Iran
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye said that NATO air defenses destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Iran as it headed into Turkish airspace on Wednesday, marking the first time the alliance member has been drawn into the expanding Middle East conflict. It was unclear where the missile was headed, but a NATO spokesperson said the trans-Atlantic defense bloc […]
Turkiye’s approval of peace roadmap is important step, PKK source says
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): A Turkish parliamentary commission’s approval of a report setting out a roadmap for legal reforms alongside the disbandment of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group is an important step and the beginning of a fundamental change in Turkish policy, a PKK source told Reuters on Thursday. The commission voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to […]
Blue Tigresses defeat Zvezda-2005 Perm, notch third friendly win in Turkiye
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian senior women’s national team beat Russian side Zvezda-2005 Perm 2-0 in a friendly match at the S&B Sport Football Complex, Serik, Antalya, Turkiye on Wednesday. Anju Tamang scored the early goal in the ninth minute, before Lynda Kom Serto netted late on in the 89th to secure the […]
Turkiye again blocks aid convoy for Kurds in Syria: NGO
DIYARBAKIR, Turkiye(RAHNUMA): Turkish authorities have blocked for a second time an aid convoy from reaching the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani that’s been overwhelmed by people fleeing fighting, a local NGO said on Wednesday. As the Syrian army and Kurdish forces clash in Syria, Kobani has been inundated by people trying to escape the hostilities. […]
Syria army’s clashes with Kurds ‘setback’ to Turkiye peace process: PKK spokesman
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): Recent clashes between Syria’s military and Kurdish forces are a “setback” and a “plot” to derail the PKK peace process with Turkiye, a spokesman for the Kurdish militant group told AFP on Tuesday. “The developments in Syria and the larger Middle East have a direct effect on the peace process in Turkiye,” said Zagros […]
Turkiye ready to help end conflict in Syria’s Aleppo, parliament speaker says
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye is following developments in Syria’s Aleppo hour-by-hour and is ready to provide support to end conflict there, Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Thursday. Fierce fighting in the northern Syrian city between government forces and Kurdish fighters drove thousands of civilians from their homes on Wednesday, with Washington reported to be mediating […]
UNRWA aims to open office in Turkiye within weeks
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)aims to open an office in Turkiye within weeks, the agency’s Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini said on Thursday in Ankara. At a news conference, Lazzarini said the agency signed the final agreement with the Turkish government for the office and is very pleased that it will have a […]
Somali president to visit Turkiye after Israeli recognition of Somaliland
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Somalia’s president is to visit close ally Turkiye on Tuesday following Israel’s recognition of the breakaway territory of Somaliland, Turkiye’s presidency said. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will hold talks “on the current situation in Somalia in the fight against terrorism, measures taken by the federal Somali government toward national unity and regional developments,” […]
Last Christians gather in ruins of Turkiye’s quake-hit Antakya
ANTAKYA(RAHNUMA): Saint Peter’s, one of the world’s oldest rock churches, is a sacred rallying point for the isolated Christians still left in quake-hit Antakya in southeastern Turkiye, the city known in ancient times as Antioch. “Since the earthquake, our community has scattered,” said worshipper Mari Ibri. “Those who remain are trying to regroup. We each […]
