Turkey firm to trade with Iran by using national currency: Erdogan

TEHRAN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country is determined to trade with Iran with its national currency (Turkish lira), IRNA reported on Saturday.

Iran-Turkey trade exceeds $4.5b in 5 months

TEHRAN – The value of trade between Iran and its neighbor Turkey has reached $4.575 billion during the first five months of 2018, registering a three percent rise compared to the same period last year.

By Kamran Ghaderi Azar & Mohammad Mazhari

Iran plays a major role in Turkey's energy resources

TEHRAN - The decisive victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the recent presidential elections and the change of Turkish political system have brought the country into a new era in the national and international arena.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Erdogan's deterrent components

Recep Tayyip Erdogan won 52 percent of the vote and, through a coalition with the National Movement Party, guaranteed his presence in Ankara's political and executive equations by 2020. In recent days, various analyzes have been made about the political atmosphere in Turkey.

By Payman Yazdani

Relations between Ankara and Washington will remain tense: Turkish expert

TEHRAN - Referring to reasons for reelection of Erdogan, Turkish political analyst Semih Idiz says Turkey’s domestic, regional policies and tensions with the U.S. will have almost no changes.

By Payman Yazdani

Difficult for Erdogan to take unilateral step on Kurdish issue without MHP: Logoglu

TEHRAN - Referring to possible President Erdogan’s surprise efforts to resolve the Kurdish issue in Turkey, Turkish politician Faruk Logoglu says it would be difficult for him to take unilateral steps on the issue without MHP.

By staff & agencies

Turkey votes in crucial twin polls

Turks voted on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections that pose the biggest ballot box challenge to Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamic-rooted AK Party since they swept to power more than a decade and a half ago.

Rouhani congratulates Erdogan on re-election

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Monday offered his congratulations to his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on his re-election in Sunday’s presidential elections.

By Morteza Karimi

Turkey’s presidential hopeful says he would invite Assad to Ankara

TEHRAN– Dogu Perinçek, the candidate in the upcoming presidential election of Turkey, told Mehr News in an interview that he sees no barrier in expanding ties between Turkey and Syria, to the point that he would invite Pres. Assad to Ankara should he become the next Turkish president.

Rouhani meets Erdogan, says stronger Iran-Turkey ties will boost regional security

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday, saying a closer Iran-Turkey ties will help boost security and stability in West Asia.

Rouhani to Merkel: Iran’s interests must be guaranteed in nuclear deal

TEHRAN – In a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday, President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran’s interests must be guaranteed in the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

By Dogu Perinçek

We are with Syria against imperialist attacks

We are with the Syrian Arab Republic, the Syrian Army, and the Syrian Nation; our brothers and neighbors. Our hearts beat with theirs. We support their heroic resistance against USA’s imperialism from Turkey.

Turkey-Russia-Iran trilateral summit on Syria starts in Ankara

The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey started talks on the Syrian conflict in Ankara on Wednesday.

Erdogan to host Syria summit with Rouhani, Putin on April 4

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host a trilateral summit on Syria on April 4 with the participation of his Iranian and Russian counterparts Hassan Rouhani and Vladimir Putin, the Turkish Presidential Press Office said in a statement on March 31.

Rouhani, Erdogan discuss Syria on the phone

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a phone call on Wednesday to speed up efforts for the implementation of a ceasefire in Syria’s eastern Ghouta region, a source in Erdogan’s office said.

Rouhani calls for closer Tehran-Ankara-Moscow consultation on Syria

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani telephoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday saying that Tehran-Ankara-Moscow cooperation and consultation on Syria have proven “positive” and “influential” and called closer interaction between the three countries to bring an end to the conflict in the Syria.

By Fateme Mohammadipour

Turkey claims it won’t stay in Syria

TEHRAN - On January 20th the Turkish Army started Olive Branch operation in the city of Afrin, in northern Syria, and since then Turkey’s operation, aimed at maintaining its national security, has been met with varying responses.

Rouhani wants ties with Turkey to become ‘strategic’

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation on Thursday discussing bilateral ties and international issues.

Turkey sends armored vehicles to southern border with Syria: sources

Turkey has reportedly dispatched a convoy of over 40 military vehicles and tanks to the southern regions along the Syrian frontier amid growing Ankara-Washington tensions over a US plan to create a “border force” at Turkey's doorstep.

By Korshaid Dali

On the Turkish-Israeli clash

The media and political clash between Turkey and Israel has intensified following Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to the Holy City.

Iranians rally against rioters, foreign meddling

TEHRAN – Iranians held rallies on Friday in several cities to denounce violent protests and plots by the enemies to abuse the peaceful demonstrations in order to harm to the Islamic Republic.

Erdogan says Israel is 'occupying' and 'terror' state

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday sharply criticized Israel at the opening of a summit of Islamic nations in Istanbul, calling it a "terror state", the independent reported.

By Payman Yazdani

Turkish expert: Egypt stance toward Iran affected by Cairo-Riyadh ties 

TEHRAN _ Turkish Political analyst Semih Idiz says Cairo's position on Iran is driven not only by its close ties to Saudi Arabia, but because as a major Arab power it is also concerned about the increasing Iranian influence in the Middle East.

By Javad Heirannia

Turkey and Egypt would like to defuse mutual tensions because: SISU professor

TEHRAN - A professor of Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) says “Turkey and Egypt would like to defuse mutual tensions because both countries are trying to adjust to a rapidly changing balance of power in the Middle East that strongly favors Iran and Russia instead of Saudi Arabia and the United States.”

By Payman Yazdani

Ex-diplomat: Turkey and Egypt eyeing regional hegemony 

TEHRAN _ Touching upon tensions between Ankara and Cairo Nosratallah Tajik says both Turkey and Egypt are seeking regional hegemony. 

Rouhani, Erdogan seek OIC action on al-Quds 

TEHRAN – During a phone conversation on Wednesday, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed recent moves surrounding al-Quds (Jerusalem), urging the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take action.

by Semih Idiz

NATO blunder ignites Turkish calls to leave alliance

A major blunder in NATO has brought bitter political rivals in Turkey into a rare demonstration of unity. Parties across the political spectrum are announcing their distrust of the international alliance.