TEHRAN, Apr 17 - Turkey "expects" the Trump administration to grant it waivers from the US related to its purchases of Iranian oil, a top aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
TEHRAN, Apr 17 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has traveled to Ankara to hold talks with Turkish officials on bilateral ties, the restoration of peace in Syria, and the latest developments in North Africa.
TEHRAN, Apr 16 - The Iranian ambassador to Ankara highlighted the importance of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s upcoming visit to neighboring Turkey and said the two sides are resolved to cement relations in all areas.
TEHRAN, Apr 15 - Turkey says the purchase of advanced S-400 air defense missile systems from Russia should not unleash US sanctions since Ankara is not an adversary of Washington and remains committed to NATO.
TEHRAN, Apr 11 - The first trilateral meeting between the foreign affairs committees of parliaments of Iran, Turkey and Russia has been held in Moscow.
TEHRAN, Apr 10 - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the delivery of Russian S-400 missile defence systems may be brought forward from July, the Sabah newspaper reported on Wednesday, sticking to a purchase which has put Turkey at odds with NATO ally the United States.
TEHRAN, Apr 10 - Turkey, Qatar, China, and Iraq have separately denounced US President Donald Trump’s recent move to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group.
TEHRAN, Apr 09 - Doubt over local election results in Istanbul will remain if Turkey's High Election Board (YSK) rejects an appeal by President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) to renew elections in the city, a party vice chairman said on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, Apr 09-Turkey’s High Election Board has rejected an appeal by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to recount local election votes cast in 31 of Istanbul’s 39 districts amid a dispute over the outcome of the mayoral elections there, which has given the main opposition group a narrow victory over the AKP.
TEHRAN, Apr 08 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said some "organized crime" had been carried out during last week's election for Istanbul mayor when results showed his ruling AKP candidate narrowly lost the race.
TEHRAN, Apr 08 - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he planned to discuss a possible Turkish military operation in Syria when he visits Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Monday, Russia's RIA news agency reported.
TEHRAN, Apr 07 - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party will ask Turkey's top electoral board for a recount of all votes cast in local elections in Istanbul, a senior party official said on Sunday.
TEHRAN, Apr 07 - Turkey on Sunday criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "irresponsible" for saying he would annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins Tuesday's election.
TEHRAN, Apr 06 -Turkey has been moving away from America’s sphere of influence and improving its relationship with Russia, which was underscored by Turkey’s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system despite US threats, says a political analyst in Virginia.
TEHRAN, Apr 06 - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey was continuing to make payments under its deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defense systems and the United States had not presented the same terms when it offered to sell the rival Patriot missile system.
TEHRAN, Apr 06 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the United States and Europe of “meddling” in Turkey’s internal affairs after its Western allies issued statements following his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)’s challenge to local election results.