Turkey

Turkish Interior Minister arrives in Tehran

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu arrived in Tehran on Wednesday.

Terrible explosion hits Ankara (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – News sources reported that an explosion took place in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

Syria deploys troops to north Aleppo as Turkey's op. looms

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Syrian sources reported that the Syrian army had deployed its troops and fortified its positions in the north of Aleppo to counter the possible attack by the Turkish army and its affiliate militia groups.

Iran deputy FM to go to Turkey as next leg of regional tour

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani will visit Ankara, Turkey as part of a regional tour he recently started to meet with Turkish officials.

Yerevan denies sovereign corridor through Armenia

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan has said no sovereign corridor of another country can exist on the territory of Armenia.

Russian, Turkish freighters collide in Bosporus

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Russian freighter Rusich-10 and Turkish freighter Tahsin Imamoglu collided in the Bosporus Strait on Saturday, Turkish Coast Guard reported.

Turkish military base in Iraq reportedly targeted by rockets

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Iraqi media sources reported that five rockets were fired at a Turkish military base in the Bashiqa area in Nineveh province.

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest developments in the last 24 hours since Thuesday.

Syria stresses right to respond to recent Turkish aggression

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned on Monday the recent aggressive and hostile practices by Turkey, stressing the right to respond to them.

Four Iranian films compete at Turkish filmfest

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Three Iranian short films, along with Asghar Farhadi's "A Hero", will vie against films from other countries at 28th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival in Turkey.

"3 Brothers – 2021" exercises to be held in Baku

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Pakistani militaries will hold the joint drill, "Three Brothers – 2021", for the first time from Sept. 12-20 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

'Silence Tree' wins two awards at Turin Filmfest

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – “Silence Tree”, co-production between Iran and Turkey have managed to win two awards at Turin Film Festival, Italy.

Several Turkish forces killed, wounded in bomb blast in Idlib

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Several Turkish military forces were killed and injured when a bomb exploded on a Turkish patrol route north of Idlib, news sources reported.

Taliban in talks with Turkey to manage Kabul airport

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – A Taliban spokesman reported about negotiations with Turkish officials on Kabul airport issues.

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Taliban invite 6 states to attend formation of gov. meeting

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Some media outlets have claimed that the Taliban has invited six countries, including Iran, to attend a meeting to announce the formation of a new government in Kabul.

Earlier reports on Turkey, Syria spy chiefs meeting rejected

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – A Syrian source rejected as false earlier reports by Turksih media about the imminent meeting of the head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization with his Syrian counterpart in Baghdad.

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Senior Turkish, Syrian intelligence chiefs to meet in Baghdad

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA)– Turkish media announced the imminent meeting of head of Turkey’s Intelligence and National Security Organization with his Syrian counterpart in Baghdad and start of a new round of ties after a decade-long strained relation.

Turkey cannot take new refugee ‘burden’ from Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Cavusoglu said.

'A displacement' to go on screen at UK, Turkish festivals

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Iranian film 'A displacement' directed by Asghar Abbasi will be screened at two international film festivals in Turkey and the UK.

Russia, Turkey to sign S-400 deal by year-end

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Russia and Turkey could sign a new contract which would allow Ankara to acquire additional units of the S-400 missile system, CEO of Moscow's arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, noted on Wednesday.

Turkish warplanes bomb targets in northern Iraq: Defense min.

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Turkish defense ministry said Tue. that as many as 20 Turkish fighter jets bombed targets belonging to the PKK in Iraqi Sulaymaniyah province.

Russia, Turkey to ink new deal on S-400 delivery soon

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – A new contract with Turkey on the delivery of Russian-made S-400 medium-to-long-range anti-aircraft missile systems may be signed soon, Russian media have quoted the CEO of the state arms exporter Rosoboronexport as saying.

'Taliban most recent remarks sent positive signals to world'

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Taliban's most recent remarks have sent positive signals to the outside world.

78 lose life in Turkey's flood

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The death toll from floods in Turkey's Black Sea region has risen to 78.

Turkey bombs targets in Iraq's Sinjar, killing, injuring 10

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Turkish fighter jets targeted a hospital in the northern Iraqi city of Sinjar killing and injuring 10 people.

Death toll from floods in Turkey rises to 72: Report

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – The death toll from floods in Turkey's Black Sea region has risen to 72, authorities said on Monday.

Three Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Turkey's Defense Ministry said late Sunday a soldier was killed and another was wounded in northern Iraq by the PKK elements.

Death toll of flood in Turkey rises to 58

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – At least 58 people have died in floods in northern Turkey, the government's emergency management department announced on Sunday.

Eight killed in a plane crash on outskirt of Turkey’s Adana

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Russia's Defense Ministry announced on Sat. that a firefighting plane crashed near Turkey’s Adana province, killing all eight people onboard including five Russian soldiers and three Turkish crew members.