Iran-Turkey Relations

Oil minister: Turkmen gas starts flowing to Turkey via Iran

Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad says Turkmenistan's gas export to Turkey via Iran has started.

Advisor to Iran’s Leader deplores Turkey’s diplomatic conduct, warns of Syria’s fragmentation, predicts EU collapse

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Iran’s Leader, has criticized Turkey’s diplomatic conduct, warning that provocative statements regarding Iran, could harm bilateral relations.

Turkey ‘false’ statements could affect bilateral ties: Iran

An aide to the Iranian Foreign Minister has reacted to recent comments by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan about Iran, telling Ankara's envoy to Tehran that "false statements and unrealistic analyses" should be avoided.

Iran: PKK leader’s call on group to drop arms ‘important step’ to curb violence

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has welcomed Turkey’s jailed militant leader’s call on his Kurdish group to lay down weapons and dissolve.

Iran and Ankara University to bolster cultural and scientific ties

Iranian Cultural Attaché in Turkey Seyed Ghasem Nazemi has discussed the expansion of cultural and scientific collaborations with the Ankara University's Faculty of Language, History, and Geography during a meeting with Erfan Albayrak, the dean of faculty.

Iran president emphasizes preservation of Syria’s territorial integrity in meeting with Turkish counterpart

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, stressed that any developments in Syria must be accompanied by the preservation of its territorial integrity, adding that any slight infringement on Syria's territorial integrity is absolutely unacceptable.

Advisor to Iran Leader raps Turkey’s foreign policy, reaffirms Tehran’s support for Syria

Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader on international affairs, expressed disappointment with Turkey's recent foreign policy direction, saying Turkey has become a tool for the United States and the Zionist regime.

Presence of terror groups in Syria to affect neighbors’ security: Iran FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi has warned that the resurgence of terrorism in Syria poses a serious threat to the Arab country's security, stability and territorial integrity, stressing that the repercussions of such instability would inevitably extend to all regional states, particularly Syria's neighbors.

FM Araghchi: Iran shares concerns with Turkey, supports Syria along with resistance groups

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says Iran and resistance groups will continue to support Syria amid the recent rampage by terrorists in north of the country, adding Tehran shares common concerns with Turkey regarding regional developments.

Iran, Turkey share stance on need to cease Israel’s crimes: FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stressed that Iran and Turkey, as two influential countries in the Muslim world, share a unified position on the urgent need to stop Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Iran FM: Israel’s warmongering turned region into powder keg

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi says that the Israeli warmongering and continued aggression against Gaza and Lebanon have turned the region into a powder keg, with the risk of war imminent.

Erdoğan congratulates Pezeshkian on presidential election victory

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has congratulated Iran’s newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian for his election victory.

Eurostat says Turkey resumed oil imports from Iran after 4 years

Figures by the European Union’s statistics agency, Eurostat, have shown that Ankara resumed importing oil from Tehran in March 2024 nearly four years after it cut shipments to zero to comply with US sanctions on Iran.

Turkey urges maximum efforts to end Gaza war

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan welcomed Iran's proposal for holding an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation over the ongoing developments in the Gaza Strip, calling for maximum attempts by the Muslim countries to put an end to Israel's war against Palestinians in the besieged enclave.

Turkey extends condolences to Iran over death of Raisi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his condolences to the people of Iran over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, stressing that Ankara will stand by Tehran “in these difficult and sad times".

Iranian president calls on Muslim countries to cut ties with Zionist regime

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called on Muslim countries to cut their economic relations with the Zionist regime.

Iranian MP: Turkey’s dam construction will have huge impact on Iran’s northwest

An Iranian lawmaker says Iran’s reaction to Turkey's dam construction effort should be within the framework of bilateral relations, that is, Iran needs to have the means to influence the behavior of the other side.

Iranian pres. Raisi urges stronger ties with Turkey amid Gaza crisis

In a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi underscored the imperative of bolstering political, economic, and cultural bonds between Tehran and Ankara.

Turkish police detain Iranian betting sites head

Turkey has arrested the Iranian ringleader of a betting, gambling and organized crimes site, the Turkish interior minister has announced.

President Raisi: Iran-Turkey ties bond of hearts, civilizations

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, fresh from a trip to the Turkish capital, has stressed on the strong ties between the two neighboring countries.

Iran, Turkey pledge to enhance bilateral trade following president Raisi’s visit

Tehran and Ankara have jointly declared their commitment to augmenting bilateral trade while also pledging collaborative efforts to achieve peace in West Asia.

UN unable to end Gaza war: Iran president

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has called for the reform of the United Nations and other global bodies, lamenting that they have failed to prevent the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip which has so far killed more than 25,000.

Iran’s President Raisi in Turkey for talks with Erdogan

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, at the head of a high-ranking political and economic delegation, arrived in Turkey's capital Ankara on Wednesday to meet his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Exploring ways to boost bilateral ties in various fields and regional developments will take center stage in President Raisi's visit.

Iran’s president due in Turkey on Wednesday

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Turkey on Wednesday on an official visit to discuss ways to enhance bilateral relations.

President Raisi says terrorism will never undercut Iran’s cohesion, strategy

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that acts of terror and crime will fail to undermine the nation's cohesion and strategy. His comments follow two bomb blasts in the southern Iranian city of Kerman that left dozens dead and hundreds more injured.

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