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Turkey 'optimistic' Middle East ceasefire will be extended

Turkey 'optimistic' Middle East ceasefire will be extended

Turkey said on Sunday it remained "optimistic" that a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States that expires on Wednesday, would be extended, allowing more time for talks between the sides. Pakistan is leading preparations for more high-level US-Iran peace talks after a first

No date set for next round of Iran-US talks: Iran deputy FM

No date set for next round of Iran-US talks: Iran deputy FM

No date has been set for the next round of Iran–US peace talks brokered by Pakistan following the failure of an initial round, Iran's deputy foreign minister said on Saturday. "Until we agree on the framework, we cannot set a date," Saeed Khatibzadeh told journalists

Turkey says Israel using security as a pretext to acquire 'more land'

Turkey says Israel using security as a pretext to acquire 'more land'

Turkey's top diplomat on Saturday accused Israel of creating an international "illusion" and using security concerns as a pretext to seize "more land," in the latest flare‑up in escalating tensions between the two regional powers. Israel and Turkey have been trading near‑daily

Turkey hosts latest diplomatic push on Middle East war

Turkey hosts latest diplomatic push on Middle East war

Turkey on Friday hosted a high‑stakes diplomatic forum bringing together the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, as Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open and Islamabad steps up efforts to help end the Middle East war. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the shortest route to peace

Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead

Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead

An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself in a showdown with police, officials said. Special security forces were deployed to the school in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa, where students were evacuated, the local governor, Hasan

Turkey in cultural diplomacy push to bring history home

Turkey in cultural diplomacy push to bring history home

When an ancient bronze statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius landed back on Turkish soil after decades abroad, it was more than a symbolic homecoming. It marked the latest victory in Turkey's increasingly assertive push to recover antiquities illegally taken abroad -- a campaign supported by a newly-developed

Thousands rally in Istanbul to mark year since mayor's arrest

Thousands rally in Istanbul to mark year since mayor's arrest

Thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul City Hall Wednesday to mark one year since the arrest of the city's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft probe widely seen as a politically motivated act against the key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Waving Turkish flags, crowds including university