Turkish Foreign Ministry

Interior Ministry has announced that a suspect in the 2002 murder of academic Necip Hablemitoğlu, who was known for his research and books on FETÖ, has been caught in Bulgaria.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has extended his congratulations to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on his country's control of Lachin and other cities in a phone conversation.

According to a statement by the Presidential Communications Directorate, Erdoğan spoke on the phone with Aliyev over the weekend to address the bilateral relations and recent regional developments.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for accusing Türkiye of establishing networks to carry out an anti-French campaign in Africa along with Russia and China.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has slammed British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss' statement that she will seek an agreement with Türkiye on asylum partnership just like London did with Rwanda, saying the country cannot be considered a refugee camp.

Türkiye has welcomed the extension of the U.N. cross-border mechanism for humanitarian assistance to northwest Syria although it is only for a six-month period.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone talk with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on July 11, the first of this kind of conversation after several years as the two neighbors aim to end decades-old hostilities.

Osman Kavala. Photo: Council of Europe.

The measures indicated by Turkey "did not permit it to conclude that the State Party had acted in 'good faith' in a manner compatible with the 'conclusions and spirit' of the Kavala judgment," the court wrote.

Former Foreign Minister İlter Türkmen passed away on July 6 at the age of 94.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of İlter Türkmen on July 6, 2022," the Foreign Ministry said.

Turkish and Armenian officials have agreed to open the land border for third country citizens visiting both countries as soon as possible, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on July 1. 

Turkish national karate team will not be participating in the World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama, between July 8 and 10, as the U.S. consulate in Istanbul has given July 2023 to apply for visas, the karate federation has announced.