Turkiye, Hamas discuss Gaza ceasefire deal’s second phase
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday met with Hamas political bureau officials in Ankara to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza and advancing the agreement to its second phase, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said. The source said the Hamas officials told Fidan that they had fulfilled their requirements as part of the ceasefire […]
Turkiye says contact lost with private jet carrying Libyan army chief
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye said on Tuesday it lost contact with a Falcon 50-type private jet with five passengers onboard, including Libya’s chief of staff, after it took off from the capital Ankara. “Contact was lost at 20:52 local time (1752 GMT) with a Falcon 50-type business jet, tail number 9H-DFJ, departing from Ankara’s Esenboga airport bound […]
Turkiye expects second phase of Gaza ceasefire to start early 2026
ANKARA(RANUMA): Turkiye expects the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal to begin early in 2026, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday, following talks with US, Qatari and Egyptian officials in Miami over the weekend. Speaking at a press conference in Damascus, Fidan said the discussions focused on obstacles to advancing the deal to […]
US, Qatar, Turkiye, Egypt to hold Gaza talks in Miami
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will hold talks with senior officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye in Miami on Friday on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, a White House official told AFP on Thursday. Under the second stage, Israel is supposed to withdraw from its positions in […]
Turkiye intercepts uncontrolled drone over Black Sea
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye shot down an uncontrolled drone approaching its airspace over the Black Sea, the defense ministry said. The incident follows Turkiye’s warning last week of Black Sea escalation after Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports that damaged three Turkish-owned cargo vessels. In a statement, the ministry said Turkish and NATO F-16 jets were put on […]
Turkiye extends Russian gas imports for a year as it plans US investment
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye has extended its expiring Russian gas import contracts by a year as it plans US infrastructure investment as part of efforts to reduce reliance on Russian energy, the Turkish energy minister said. Turkiye is Russia’s last major natural gas market in Europe after years of war-related Western sanctions on Moscow. It imports a […]
Turkiye slams ex-Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani over his visit with heavily armed guards
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye demanded an explanation from Iraqi Kurdish officials after former leader Masoud Barzani arrived in a mainly Kurdish Turkish border region last weekend surrounded by heavily armed and uniformed guards. Barzani, who was president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government from 2005-17 and remains Iraqi Kurdistan’s most powerful figure, visited the Cizre district in southeast […]
Erdogan says Turkiye evaluating deployment of forces for Gaza stabilization force
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkiye was still evaluating how to potentially deploy its security forces to an international stabilization force being planned in Gaza, adding that a decision would be made after these discussions. NATO member Turkiye played a key role in negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza, becoming one of the signatories of […]
Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkiye and Lebanon next month on first foreign trip
VATICAN CITY(RAHNUMA): Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkiye and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The trip offers a symbolically important gesture to Christians and Muslims as a pilgrimage to two countries that the pope’s predecessor, Francis, had planned to visit. The Vatican said Leo […]
Italy, Turkiye sign deal to curb illegal migration
ROME(RAHNUMA): Italy and Turkiye have agreed to step up cooperation against illegal migration, particularly from Libya, their foreign ministers said Thursday. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan signed an “operational document” providing for closer cooperation between their coast guards to combat human trafficking and transnational organized crime, Tajani said at […]
