Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is prepared for every possibility and consequence regarding the Eastern Mediterranean issue."We are ready for every possibility and every consequence," Erdogan said on Saturday at the opening ceremony of a hospital...

Saint Sophia museum in Istanbul being reverted into a mosque has brought back, like a powerful refrain, that couplet of Mir Taqi Mir which has been an emotional crutch for me on such occasions. For instance, when I visited the great Cordoba mosque built in...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that recordings related to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death have been passed on to Saudi Arabia, the US, the UK, Germany and France.Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and a supporter-turned-critic...

At least 15 people were killed on Sunday when a truck carrying illegal immigrants overturned in western Turkey, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.The truck skidded off the road and plunged into a ditch in Izmir Province, Xinhua news agency quoted Anadolu...

Indian women pugilists put up a stellar display at the 32nd Ahmet Comert boxing tournament here, sweeping seven medals in as many categories, including three golds, two silver and two bronze.While Mary Kom won the gold and the junior women boxers created history...

The Turkish police on Sunday detained at least 34 Islamic State (IS) suspects in counter-terrorism operations across the city.The suspects were reportedly planning to carry out attacks and had previously fought for the militant group, reports Xinhua news...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he would not call the United States a "civilized country" after detention warrants were issued for his bodyguards over a brawl during his visit in May."If America issues detention warrants for my 13 bodyguards...

Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a Ministerial Session on the subject “Current Economic Strategies in Indian Oil & Gas Sector”. He also chaired a Plenary Session on ‘Supply and Demand Challenges for Oil, Gas...

At least 39 persons were killed and 69 injured as a sole gunman opened fire at people celebrating the New Year at a famous nightclub in Istanbul early on Sunday, authorities said, adding a manhunt has been launched for the gunman."According to security...

At least 39 persons were killed and 69 injured as a gunman opened fire at people celebrating new year at a nightclub in Istanbul early on Sunday, authorities said.The assailant, who has not yet been identified, opened fire inside the high-end Reina nightclub...

At least 35 people were killed in a gun attack on a popular nightclub in Istanbul, city's Governor Vasip Sahin said on Sunday morning.Hurriyet Daily News quoted Sahin as saying that the attacker killed a police officer and a civilian at the gate of the...

The scintillating blue water of the Bosphorus strait and the high boundary walls of the erstwhile Byzantine civilisation strewn with royal structures in every nook and corner of Istanbul offer travellers everything they would ask for on a holiday.Thanks...

At least five persons were killed and 12 injured in two separate attacks by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Turkey on Thursday.Two policemen were killed in a car bomb attack near a checkpoint in the city of Hakkari, Efe news cited an Anadolu news...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Saturday he was in command of Turkey after thousands of civilians took on army units that had staged a coup, leaving 161 people dead and the country shaken.Nearly 1,500 people, policemen included, were also injured in...

The deaths from bombing attacks in Istanbul's Ataturk Airport has risen to 43, Turkish officials said on Thursday.Nineteen of the victims were foreign nationals, and the evidence pointed to the Islamic State (IS) as behind the attack, Xinhua news agency...

The toll from bombing attacks in Istanbul's Ataturk Airport has risen to 42, with 239 others injured, BBC reported quoting Turkish officials.The attack took place on Tuesday night when three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance....

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Wednesday blamed the Islamic State (IS) for the bombing attacks that killed 36 people and injured 60 others at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night, the media reported.Addressing the press at the airport, the...

G20 energy and natural resources ministers on Friday adopted an action plan seeking to boost access to energy for sub-Saharan Africa, a region facing an acute power shortage.The so-called G20 Energy Action Plan highlighted the importance of a conductive...

At least eight Turkish soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a bomb attack in the south-eastern province of Siirt, media reports said.The attack has been blamed on Kurdish PKK militants and comes amid a wave of violence after the failure of a two-year ceasefire,...

Union Agriculture Minister, Radha Mohan Singh today addressed the G-20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting at Istanbul, Turkey. Addressing the meet Shri Singh said that there is need to direct itself more towards the accountability and monitoring of the ongoing...

Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture Minister met Mr Phil Hogan, EU Agriculture Commissioner on the sidelines of G-20 Agriculture Ministers meeting at Istanbul today. They discussed issues of mutual interest. Shri Singh thanked Mr Hogan for lifting the ban...