Saturday, 3 June, 2023 , 04:17 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to be sworn in on Saturday as head of state after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule for another five years as Turkey's economic woes worsen.

Friday, 2 June, 2023 , 16:42 AFP — A Stockholm demonstration against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Sweden's planned NATO membership has been given the go-ahead for this weekend despite Ankara's objections, Swedish police told AFP on Friday.

Friday, 2 June, 2023 , 13:24 AFP — Iranian security forces opened fire on a protest sparked by the death of a student recently released from custody, rights groups and monitors said Friday, with several people reported wounded.

Friday, 2 June, 2023 , 11:48 AFP — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will visit Turkey at the weekend to attend the inauguration of re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and hold talks with him, the alliance said Friday.

Friday, 2 June, 2023 , 06:52 AFP — When the Syrian Kurdish sisters Perwin and Norshean Salih sing about loss, it comes from the heart.

Thursday, 1 June, 2023 , 14:01 AFP — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said he would visit Ankara "in the near future" to push the ratification of Sweden's membership, after the re-election of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Thursday, 1 June, 2023 , 06:50 AFP — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said he would visit Ankara "in the near future" to push the ratification of Sweden's membership, after the re-election of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Wednesday, 31 May, 2023 , 02:03 AFP — Iraq's shrunken and conflict-scarred Christian community is launching a new television channel as part of efforts to save their dying language, spoken for more than 2,000 years.

Tuesday, 30 May, 2023 , 21:29 AFP — NATO's chief voiced guarded optimism Tuesday on welcoming Sweden to the alliance as the United States pressed holdout Turkey to drop its objections, two days after President Tayyip Recep Erdogan won re-election.

Tuesday, 30 May, 2023 , 19:10 AFP — NATO's chief voiced guarded optimism Tuesday on welcoming Sweden to the alliance as the United States pressed holdout Turkey to drop its objections, two days after President Tayyip Recep Erdogan won re-election.