Syrian government troops tightened their grip across a swathe of northern and eastern territory on Monday after it was abruptly abandoned by Kurdish forces in a dramatic shift that has consolidated President Ahmed al-Sharaa's rule.
Syrian President Ahmad al‑Sharaa held separate telephone discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday (9 January), focusing on Syria’s internal security situation, reconstruction efforts and broader regional developments.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed reports that Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s toppled leader, was previously offered asylum in Türkiye.
Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif held talks on Friday during the International Peace and Trust Forum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, focusing on bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is in Türkiye on Monday (8 December) for an official visit. The trip, at the invitation of the Turkish president, will see Orban attend the seventh meeting of the Türkiye-Hungary High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council.
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the recent attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea, calling the actions "unacceptable" and issuing a stern warning to all involved parties.
Making his diplomatic debut in Türkiye, the first American Pope warned a "piecemeal" World War III endangers humanity. Leo XIV met President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed on Thursday (27 November), urging an end to global conflicts.
Türkiye is set to host the COP31 United Nations climate summit in Antalya next year, while Australia would lead government negotiations under a compromise deal taking shape at COP30 in Brazil.
The U.S. has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on Wednesday, with both leaders voicing support for reviving the Istanbul peace process and strengthening cooperation on defence, diplomacy and prisoner exchanges.
Australia says it won't co-host the COP31 climate summit with Türkiye amid an ongoing stalemate between the two countries over which one should stage the United Nations conference next year.
Turkish nationalist leader Devlet Bahceli said the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state should hold a parliamentary vote to join Türkiye, two days after Turkish Cypriots elected a candidate in favour of restarting talks with Greek Cypriots.
Türkiye aims to take part in a 'task force' overseeing the newly-agreed ceasefire in Gaza and the implementation of its articles, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, as Ankara appeared to have emerged as a key player in both the negotiations and execution of the deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he could lift sanctions against Türkiye’s defence industry “very soon,” depending on the outcome of his Oval Office meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Türkiye is holding intensive consultations with U.S. President Donald Trump and his team on key regional crises, including the conflict in Gaza, the war in Ukraine and the situation in Syria.
Türkiye has terminated additional tariffs imposed in 2018 on U.S. imports ranging from passenger cars to fruits, the country's Official Gazette said on Monday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the United States.
Ankara and Tbilisi pledged to enhance "strategic partnership" in pursuit of peace in the Black Sea and Caucasus regions, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted his Georgian counterpart, Mikheil Kavelashvili, in Ankara on Tuesday.
Outcomes of the U.S.-led peace summit between Armenia and Azerbaijan have been discussed during today's phone conversation between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The 5th meeting of the Kazakhstan–Türkiye High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, chaired by the two countries’ leaders was held on Tuesday in Ankara. The meeting was focused on strengthening cooperation in the areas of economy, transport, and investment.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has called Israel 'a terrorist state', stating that its aggression poses a threat to the entire region.
Türkiye and South Korea look set to deepen their bilateral ties. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung discussed regional and global issues in a phone call on Thursday, according to a statement from Türkiye’s Communications Directorate.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said on Saturday.
Türkiye will host the 2026 NATO leaders summit in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday, saying the country is preparing the groundwork for what he described as “very important” decisions.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced plans to invite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Armenia for the European Political Community (EPC) summit, scheduled for spring 2026 in Yerevan.
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