National Intelligence Organization

The Cyprus problem and Euro-Turkish and Greek-Turkish relations will be among the issues to be discussed in the meeting on Thursday in Brussels that Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will have with Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Brussels, on the sidelines of the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers, according to Greek diplomatic sources.

The Turkish desire to rejoin the F-35 program was revealed yesterday by the newspaper Cumhuriyet, which also disclosed ‘s intention to “freeze” the use of the S-400s purchased from Russia to persuade Washington to supply it with the latest-generation fighter jets.

Türkiye strongly refuted allegations on Thursday that the Turkish National Agency is misallocating funds received from the European Union.

The allegations, recently circulated in some media outlets, were addressed in a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

The National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has "neutralized" a PKK terrorist responsible for drone attacks and reconnaissance activities in Iraq's north, security sources announced on Tuesday.

According to the sources, terrorist Zilan Azak, codenamed "Sema Cuya Çevlik," joined PKK/KCK in 2015 after abandoning her university studies.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reaffirmed Türkiye's unwavering commitment to combating terrorism, vowing to continue the fight until the threat is fully eradicated.

Türkiye and Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday focused on cooperation in security, military, and counterterrorism efforts, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced.

U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Jeff Flake has reiterated Washington's gratitude, commending Türkiye and its intelligence agency (MİT) for their outstanding role in the highly complex prisoner swap between Russia and the United States.

Türkiye and Iraq will hold a new round of high-level security meetings to discuss mutual efforts to eliminate the presence of PKK terrorists from the latter's territories.

The fourth meeting of the high-level security mechanism will take place in Ankara on Aug. 15 and will be co-chaired by the two countries' foreign ministers Hakan Fidan and Fuad Hussein.

Türkiye will continue to bridge the gaps between Somalia and Ethiopia "in a manner that will benefit" not only the two nations but the whole region, said the country's foreign minister on Tuesday.

Turkish authorities have apparently refused to permit a religious service to take place to mark the Dormition of the Virgin on August 15 at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela Monastery but say it may take place eight days later, on August 23.