Assassination of Andrei Karlov
Turkey tells US delegation it 'will not implement Iran sanctions'
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has reiterated Turkey will not implement the United States' unilateral sanctions on Iran, noting that Ankara has also conveyed this message to a recent U.S. Treasury delegation.
Chinese expert fails to crack phone of assassin of Russian Ambassador Karlov
A foreign cryptography expert hired by the Ankara Prosecutor's Office has reportedly failed to crack the phone used by the assassin of the late Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, who was killed in Ankara in December 2016.
Supected Gülen members detained over Russian envoy murder
A former Turkish civil servant and suspected senior member of the Gülen movement was detained on April 5 in connection with a case concerning the 2016 assassination of Russian Ambassador to Ankara Andrei Karlov.
Russian intelligence unable to crack phone of Russian Ambassador Karlov’s assassin
A Russian intelligence team was unable to crack the phone of Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, the assassin who in late 2016 shot dead former Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, daily Hürriyet reported on March 9.
Normalizing Turkey-US ties depends on US keeping its promises: FM Çavuşoğlu
Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has stressed that the normalization of ties between Ankara and Washington depends on the U.S. keeping its promises, adding that Turkey had “given another chance to bilateral relations.”
Turkish, Russian top diplomat speak over phone as Sochi summit begins
Turkish and Russian foreign ministers, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Sergei Lavrov, spoke over the phone on Jan. 30, as around 1,500 Syrian representatives from various segments launched national dialogue talks in Sochi for a political settlement, diplomatic sources said.
Missing Russian diplomat alarms security forces in Ankara
A Russian diplomat on duty at the Russian Embassy to Ankara, was missing for six hours, alarming security forces on Jan. 17.
Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu discusses Syria with Russian counterpart Lavrov on phone
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Jan. 17 held a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during which they discussed developments in Syria.
Second suspect arrested over assassination of Russian envoy Karlov
A former employee of Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) was arrested late on Jan. 12 over the assassination of former Russian envoy Andrey Karlov.
Turkish court arrests exhibition organizer over killing of Russian ambassador Karlov
A court has arrested the organizer of a photograph exhibition where a gunman shot dead Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov in Ankara in December 2016, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.