Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday he planned to visit Israel in November to discuss the shipment of natural gas to Europe through Turkey as well as domestic consumption.
US shoots down Turkish drone over Syria
US F-16 warplanes shot down a drone belonging to NATO ally Turkey in Syria on Thursday. The United States and Turkey typically coordinate their militaries’ air operations in Syria, however, US troops …
Abu Dhabi’s ADQ in talks with Turkey to build railway for trade corridor
Amid increasing cooperation between the two countries, an alternative trade corridor is planned linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Turkey’s energy minister to visit Israel as talks advance on gas transfers to Europe
ANKARA — Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Thursday that he was planning to visit Israel for talks to bring Israeli gas to Turkey. “We intend to discuss this issue face to face with …
Syria attack on military academy kills 100 as Turkey hits Kurdish-held northeast
An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed more than 100 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming “terrorist organisations” for the drone strike in government-held Homs.In the central Syrian city of Homs,
U.S.-led forces reportedly down drone in Syria as Turkey strikes area
U.S.-led forces were reported to have shot down a drone over northern Syria on Thursday as U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish attacks had killed eight people in an escalation prompted by a …
PC sacked after lying about sickness to go to Turkey
A police officer who lied about being sick so he could go on holiday has been sacked.Nottinghamshire PC Joseph Jennings had twice requested leave including 29 April, but it was refused due to insufficient staffing.
UAE, Turkey Discuss Rail Link in Race For Europe-Asia Trade Routes
Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ and Turkey are in talks to build a railway over Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait as part of a planned trade corridor linking Europe to the Middle East and Asia, according to Turkish officials familiar with the matter.
Is Selcuk Bayraktar Turkey’s Crown Prince-in-Waiting?
Drones made the president’s son-in-law a household name. His techno-nationalism and popular appeal could make him the country’s next leader.
Turkey’s Fidan declares all PKK, YPG facilities in Syria, Iraq as ‘legitimate targets’
ANKARA — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants’ facilities and infrastructure in Syria and Iraq are “legitimate targets” for his government following a suicide …