Turkish, American defense chiefs talk over phone

Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke over the phone late Aug. 27, a Defense Ministry source told Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency.

CHP leads democracy struggle in Turkey: CHP leader

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of being deficient in solving current problems in Turkey, stating the CHP would “lead the democracy struggle.”

Greece agrees to provide protection to two Turkish ex-commandos

Greece on Aug. 27 agreed to provide protection to two former Turkish elite commandos allegedly linked with the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group believed to have been behind the July 2016 defeated coup attempt in Turkey which left 251 people dead and nearly 2,200 injured.

More than 20 Afghan migrants injured in traffic accident in Turkey’s Ağrı

Twenty-one undocumented migrants, including three women, from Afghanistan were injured when a minibus carrying them rolled over into a ditch in the Diyadin district of the eastern province of Ağrı, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Aug. 28.

Turkish real estate firms launch two-month discount campaign to revive market

Turkish government gross debt stock up in July

Borsa Istanbul begins work on setting up swap market

Iran lawmakers reject Rouhani answers on economic woes

UN experts: UAE, Saudis may have committed war crimes in Yemen

Strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia: USGS

Ara Güler’s photographs meet with short stories in new book

Bolivian woman might be world's oldest at nearly 118

Bride gets 3 kg of gold as gift in Kurdish tribal wedding