Iran has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to intervene over three air force pilots it says have been held in Qatar since their aircraft were shot down during the war with the United States and Israel in March.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) had mapped out the next 25 and 50 years as the party marked the 25th anniversary of its founding.

Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, with Moscow saying it struck military-related facilities and vessels in Odesa, Pivdennyi and Izmail.

Türkiye has played a key role in improving security in Mogadishu, where a steep decline in al-Shabaab attacks has been accompanied by a revival in commerce and social life, The Economist has reported.

An unconventional oil exploration program in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır could produce two to three times as much crude as the Gabar field in neighboring Şırnak if successful, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar h...