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Turkey to host Junior Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup in Sep-Oct

ISLAMABAD, The 2021 Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals will be held in Antalya, Turkey from 28 September to 3 October 2021. The Finals will take place at the Club Mega Saray Tennis Academy which has experience hosting […]

Turkey, Egypt hold first diplomatic contacts since 2013

Ankara-Turkey on Friday said it had established its first diplomatic contacts with Egypt since 2013 and was ready to improve relations with other rivals as it seeks to break its isolation. Ankara and Cairo had a dramatic falling out when Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi ousted […]

Turkey urges India to end curbs in Kashmir

GENEVA: Turkey on Monday raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council, with a call for resolving the decades-old dispute on the basis of UN resolutions and the “legitimate” expectations of Kashmiri people who are struggling for their right of self-determination. “We […]

Islamophobia: Pakistan, Turkey agree on collaboration to portray true Islamic values

ISLAMABAD, :Pakistan and Turkey Wednesday while expressing concern on the growing phenomenon of Islamophobia, agreed to increase collaboration for reflecting true Islamic values and enhance interfaith harmony globally. The matter was discussed in a bilateral meeting between Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Turkish […]

Russia, Turkey to develop military ties despite US sanctions

Moscow – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow and Ankara’s military cooperation would not be deterred by US sanctions on Turkey for acquiring a Russian missile defence system. Washington this month punished Turkey for buying Russia’s S-400 air defence system, imposing rare […]

Russia, Turkey to continue expanding defence industry cooperation despite US Sanctions: Lavrov

The US House of Representatives on Monday overrode President Trump’s veto of the 2021 NDAA, paving the way for sanctions against Ankara over its purchase of the S-400, a Russian-made air defence system. The restrictions are made possible through the use of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act […]

Sanctions threats on Turkey will disappoint: Erdogan

Those who threaten Turkey with sanctions will end up disappointed, the nation’s president said on Saturday. “We are determined to put across that Turkey will never hesitate to use its sovereign rights,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a highway opening. “They tried to confront Turkey using every […]

Turkey strongly rejects US sanctions decision

Turkish officials denounced a US decision to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system. Criticizing the move, Vice President Fuat Oktay said the sanctions will only boost the country’s determination to strengthen its national interests and defense industry under […]

AJK President rubbishes Indian nefarious propaganda against Turkey

MIRPUR (AJK) The AJK President Sardar Masood Khan while spurning India’s negative propaganda against Turkey has said that Turkey’s forthright supports to the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people had left the Indian rulers perturbed and frustrated. Commenting on the Indian media reports that […]

Turkey expects center with Russia to ‘soon’ begin operation

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart via telephone that he expects a joint monitoring center that will be established in Nagorno-Karabakh to ‘soon’ begin operations. Erdogan told Vladimir Putin the center should become active as soon as possible “as part of the steps taken […]

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