South Korea says it will build a nuclear power plant in northern Turkey as the two countries are planning to cooperate in the nuclear energy sector. South Korea said it would build the Sinop nuclear power plant in the Black Sea area, costing around $10 billion. Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his South Korean counterpart [...]

Turkey and Brazil will be present in nuclear fuel swap talks between Iran and major world powers, a top Iranian lawmaker has said. Iran, Turkey and Brazil signed Tehran nuclear declaration, and representatives from three countries handed it to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of [...]

Turkey has reaffirmed its commitment to returning Iran’s lower grade uranium should Western suppliers deny Tehran the fuel promised for its reactor. Iran, Brazil and Turkey issued a joint nuclear swap declaration on May 17, based on which Tehran agrees to exchange 1,200 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium with higher-enriched fuel on Turkish soil for [...]

Iran is in talks with Syria to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) after Damascus and Ankara reached a similar deal, says the Iranian commerce minister. “A free trade agreement has been signed between Syria and Turkey and we hope talks between the two sides bear fruit and Iran and Syria sign the agreement,” Mehdi [...]

Turkey has announced that the government will support Turkish companies in exporting gasoline to Iran despite US unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic. “If the preference of the private sector is to sell these (petroleum) products to Iran, we will help them,” Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz told Reuters on Wednesday. “There [...]

Foreign ministers of Turkey and Brazil have renewed their support for the Tehran declaration as the initiative to find a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear issue. They made the remarks in Istanbul as Iranian, Brazilian and Turkish foreign ministers met for an informal luncheon. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, after talks with his Iranian and [...]

Iran will deliver its response to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) questions on nuclear fuel swap on Monday, says the Iranian foreign minister. The announcement came after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil in the Turkish city of Istanbul. The meeting was the first gathering between the three countries [...]

Angry protesters in Turkey have staged a demonstration against the presence of an Israeli team at a volleyball tournament in their country. Large numbers of people gathered near the sports hall in the capital Ankara on Saturday, calling on the government to expel the Israeli team, which is in Ankara for a women’s European Volleyball [...]

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu have lauded Tehran’s fuel swap declaration as a suitable opportunity for peaceful nuclear cooperation. During a meeting in Portugal, the two ministers discussed bilateral issues, the possibility of a nuclear fuel swap and Tehran’s declaration on the exchange, IRIB reported Thursday. The two countries’ [...]

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return. We have came to know the sorrowful news that the great scholar of Islam, one of the most important, steadiest and deep rooted pillars of worldwide Islamic Revolution of Iran and blessed Islam Ayatollah el-Uzmâ Sayyed [...]

Most Turkish activists killed on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid convoy by Israeli forces last month had been shot multiple times, a new report reveals. The forensic report indicated on Tuesday that seven out of nine Turks were shot more than once, AFP reported. “The findings make it clear the Israeli forces shot to kill [...]

Turkey has called for the swift implementation of a nuclear fuel swap between Iran and the West as a peaceful solution to Tehran’s nuclear issue. Iran, Turkey and Brazil issued a joint nuclear declaration in May based on which Tehran voiced readiness to exchange its low-enriched uranium on Turkish soil with nuclear fuel for the [...]

Baghdad has criticized Ankara for launching a military incursion into northern Iraq to attack the positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants. “No country should resort to unilateral action. Unfortunately this has not been observed,” Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari was quoted by AFP as saying on Sunday. Over the past two days, the [...]

Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has praised Turkey and Brazil for their negative votes to the UN Security Council resolution against Tehran. In a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Mottaki discussed the conditions for continuing negotiations with Ahmet Davutoglu. The two foreign ministers agreed that the Tehran declaration is a suitable alternative for failed [...]

Iran’s interior minister has called for Tehran and Ankara to work together closely in fighting terrorism, contraband trade and organized crime. Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar told Turkish Ambassador to Iran Umit Yardim that the two nations enjoy great potential to further boost already flourishing ties in all areas. Iran’s interior minister said the two sides have set [...]

A top Turkish official warns the European Union against its recent decision to tighten the screws on Iran over its nuclear program, saying the sanctions will affect the interests of the European bloc. Speaking to reporters on Friday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz criticized the idea [...]

After Iran faced new UN sanctions over its nuclear program, the Turkish parliament speaker says the Tehran declaration on a nuclear fuel swap is still on the table. Iran, Brazil and Turkey issued a joint nuclear declaration last month in which Iran agreed with Western demands to send its low-enriched uranium abroad in return for [...]

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has criticized the UN Security Council for its selective policies and ignoring the Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip. During a meeting with the speaker of the Turkish parliament, Mehmet Ali Sahin, on Monday, Mottaki expressed regret over the loss of life onboard the flagship of a Gaza-bound aid convoy [...]

Nearly a week after Iran faced new sanctions over its nuclear activities, Turkey’s parliament speaker says the key to resolving the international deadlock is with diplomacy. Mehmet Ali Sahin who is in Tehran, criticized the UN Security Council’s approval of a US-proposed resolution for a fourth set of sanctions against Iran, adding that the nuclear [...]

The third Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) opened in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday. Turkish President Abdullah Gul chairs the three-day summit which is attended by IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Middle East and Asian leaders. The summit held every two years aims to increase security and trust on the Asian [...]