More than 64 million Turkish people, including overseas voters, were eligible to vote and nearly 89% participated in the election to choose their next president in the parliament for a five year term.

Damascus says defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of Russia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran have discussed the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the Arab country.

After Finland becoming the 31st member of the NATO military alliance, Sweden still awaits its accession, which is being blocked by Turkey and Hungary.

Tensions rise between Turkey and the US after the American ambassador to Ankara met with the opposition candidate ahead of crucial elections angering President Erdogan.

A senior member of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) says Damascus has rejected Ankara's request to arrange a meeting between presidents of the two neighboring countries.

Iranian Foreign Minister and his Syrian counterpart vowed to respond to Israel’s threats and confront the regime’s aggression.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday told Sweden and Finland that he could still block their applications to join NATO if they fail to implement a new accession deal with Ankara.

Syria has strongly denied any contact with Ankara contrary to claims made by some Turkish officials, asserting that there can be no cooperation in the fight against terrorism with a country that aids and abets terror.

Russia has lodged a complaint with Ankara over its sale of armed drones to Ukraine as Moscow’s military operation in the former Soviet republic enters its seventh week.  

Turkey condemns a top EU court ruling on headscarf ban at the workplace, calling it a "legal cover for discrimination."