Iran, Turkey urge continued trade ties amid pandemic
Tehran, April 23 (IANS) Iran and Turkey have called for maintaining bilateral trade relations with adherence to the health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic, state...
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Turkey replaces Iran as hardest-hit in Middle East
Ankara, April 19 (IANS) Turkey has replaced Iran as the hardest-hit nation by the coronavirus pandemic in the Middle East as the number of confirmed...
Iran closer to COVID-19 containment, Turkey may become worst-hit in M-E
Tehran/Ankara, April 18 (IANS) Iranian authorities have said that they were closer to the contain the COVID-19 pandemic in most of the country, while, Turkey...
Turkey, Russia conduct 4th joint patrol in Syria’s Idlib
Damascus, April 16 (IANS) Turkish and Russian troops conducted their fourth joint patrol in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, Turkish Defence Ministry said in a...
Turkey to release thousands of prisoners amid pandemic
Ankara, April 14 (IANS) Turkey’s Parliament on Tuesday passed a law that will allow the release of tens of thousands of prisoners to stem the...
Iran says ready to cooperate with Turkey on COVID-19 challenges
Tehran, April 11 (IANS) Iran’s presidential office announced on Friday that the country was ready to cooperate with Turkey on dealing with the emerging challenges...
Turkey reports 4,747 new COVID-19 cases, totalling 47,029
Ankara, April 11 (IANS) Turkey’s total confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed to 47,029, with 4,747 new patients reported in the last 24 hours, Turkish Health...
COVID-19 cases in Turkey rise to 27,069
Ankara, April 6 (IANS) Turkey’s total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed to 27,069, with 3,135 new patients reported in last 24 hours, Turkish...
Syria, Turkey bring reinforcement to Idlib province
Damascus, April 4 (IANS) The Syrian and Turkish forces brought in new reinforcements into the war-torn country’s northwestern province of Idlib, according to a watchdog....
Pipeline explosion halts Iran’s gas flow to Turkey
Tehran, March 31 (IANS) Iran’s gas flow to Turkey was halted on Tuesday because of an explosion in a pipeline near country’s border inside Turkey,...
Iran’s COVID-19 cases surpass 38,000; Turkey’s 10,000
Cairo, March 30 (IANS) Iran announced 2,901 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday as the total number of confirmed cases soared to 38,309; Meanwhile, the total...
Former Turkey goalkeeper Rustu in hospital with coronavirus
Istanbul, March 29 (IANS) Former Turkey goalkeeper Rustu Recber, the country’s most capped player, is in a “critical period” in hospital with coronavirus. “We are...
COVID-19 cases in Turkey climb to 7,402, with 108 deaths
Ankara, March 29 (IANS) In the past 24 hours in Turkey, 16 more people lost their lives due to COVID-19, raising the death toll to...
Turkey to cancel all int’l flights over COVID-19 fears
Istanbul, March 28 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said all international flights would be cancelled as part of the fight against COVID-19. Announcing new...
Turkey-backed rebels violate ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib
Damascus, March 18 (IANS) The Turkey-backed rebel groups violated the cease-fire in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, state news agency SANA reported. The rebels on...
Corona Impact: IndiGo to cancel flights to Turkey, Malaysia
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) In response to the Centre’s advisory to restrict international traffic from Turkey and Malaysia in the wake of the coronavirus...
COVID-19: Neeraj Chopra recalled from Turkey, to arrive on Wednesday
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Training camps of javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh in Turkey and South Africa respectively have been cancelled and...
Greece on alert over migrants’ influx from Turkey
Athens, March 12 (IANS) Greek border guards have continued to be on alert as hundreds of migrants and refugees were attempting to cross into the...
Russia-Turkey ceasefire goes into effect in Syria’s Idlib
Damascus, March 6 (IANS) A ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey went into force on Friday midnight in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, following days...
Syrian toddler who laughed at bombs reaches Turkey with family
London, March 4 (IANS) The three-year-old Syrian girl, who was taught by her father to laugh at the sound of bombs so that she would...