Gokhan Celiker

2 days ago | aa.com.tr | Gokhan Celiker |Seda Sevencan

ANKARA/ISTANBUL Iran’s ambassador to Türkiye said Friday that his country does not accept the term “ceasefire” regarding the recent halt in hostilities with Israel, asserting that Iran only stopped its response after the opposing side ceased its attacks. Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzadeh told reporters in the Turkish capital Ankara that the recent de-escalation came at the request of the other party. “A ceasefire was achieved at the other party’s request,” Habibollahzadeh said.

1 week ago | aa.com.tr | Sümeyye Dilara Dinçer |Gokhan Celiker |Seda Sevencan

ANKARA/ISTANBULThe Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) issued the Istanbul Declaration on Sunday that strongly condemned Israel's recent attacks on Iran, Syria and Lebanon. It urged the international community to take immediate deterrent measures. The statement, released after the 51st session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Istanbul, described Israel’s actions as violations of international law and breaches of the sovereignty and security of the targeted countries.

4 weeks ago | aa.com.tr | Gokhan Celiker |Ahmet Gürhan Kartal

أنقرة / الأناضولبحث وزير الخارجية التركي هاكان فيدان مع نظيره البريطاني ديفيد لامي، الجمعة، العلاقات بين البلدين والخطوات المتخذة لإنهاء الحرب الروسية الأوكرانية. وأفادت مصادر بوزارة الخارجية التركية، للأناضول، بأن مباحثات الوزيرين هاتفيا تناولت أيضا آخر المستجدات في سوريا، والوضع بين الهند وباكستان إضافة إلى ملفات إقليمية أخرى. وفي وقت سابق الجمعة، قال متحدث الرئاسة الروسية "الكرملين" دميتري بيسكوف، إن موسكو مستعدة لخوض جولة تفاوض ثانية مع أوكرانيا في إسطنبول الاثنين المقبل.

1 month ago | aa.com.tr | Gokhan Celiker |Esra Tekin

ISTANBUL/ANKARA US President Donald Trump’s goal is to raise the Turkish-US alliance to the level “it deserves,” the United States’ newly appointed ambassador to Türkiye said Monday. “I come with a really simple message from President Trump…which is his desire to raise the level of the alliance from Türkiye and the United States to the level that it deserves,” Thomas Barrack told reporters at Esenboga Airport in the Turkish capital Ankara.

Feb 28, 2025 | aa.com.tr | Esra Tekin |Gokhan Celiker

ANKARACooperation in various fields between Türkiye and Russia is beneficial for the people of the two nations, the chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia said Thursday. Valentina Matviyenko was speaking at a joint news conference with Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus. Matviyenko said that during Kurtulmus’ visit to Russia last September, an agreement was reached on making inter-parliamentary dialogue more active.