Iran-Turkey Relations

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman announced that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Iran as Tehran and Ankara have ramped up interaction and political talks recently for restoring regional stability despite their differences on Syria.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi slammed a recent deadly terrorist attack in Western Turkey which left at least 50 people dead and nearly 100 others wounded.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced that Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has paid a short unscheduled visit to Tehran on Thursday, August 18.

Turkish ambassador to Tehran hailed Iran’s stance against an attempted coup in Turkey earlier this month, saying no other government acted like Iran’s in the process of the putsch.

Amid the recent unrest in Turkey, the Iranian government has banned travel agencies from registering and sending tourists to the neighbouring country and would reprimand the ones that break the rules.

Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli attributed an attempted military coup in Turkey to the domestic instability triggered by Ankara’s engagement in foreign conflicts, as in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.

The Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, IRINN, and its Ankara correspondent Majid Akhavan, marked an unprecedented moment in IRIB’s professional history through their live and up-to-the-minute news coverage of the recent coup attempt in Turkey.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed the return of stability and security to Turkey after a coup attempt against the Turkish government failed.

An Iranian deputy interior minister said on Monday that not a single Turkish official has made entry into Iran over the past days.

Iran says it has resumed its flights to Turkey a day after they were suspended in the wake of a failed coup that shocked the country as well as others.

In a Saturday article, Khabar Online has discussed the recent coup attempt in Turkey, its perpetrators, its authenticity, and the advantages and disadvantages it could have for the Middle East, particularly Iran.

A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has reiterated Iran’s vehement opposition to any use of force to topple democratically-elected governments, particularly the recent abortive coup attempt in Turkey.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has hailed the victory of democracy and national will over "a desperate bid" in Turkey to topple the country’s government through an military coup.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani gave an assurance that the country’s common border with Turkey remains secure after an abortive military coup caused turmoil in the neighbouring country.

Iran halted package tours to neighbouring Turkey, the country’s top tourist destination, on Saturday, July 16, in the face of persistent uncertainty after an abortive coup attempt.

Members of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) convened on Saturday, July 16, to discuss the recent military coup attempt in Turkey.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman voiced Tehran’s support for the democratically-elected government of Turkey after an abortive military coup created chaos in the neighbouring country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu spoke by phone for the third time on Saturday to discuss the latest developments in the wake of a midnight, abortive military coup in Turkey.

Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has permitted the country’s airlines to dispatch empty flights to Turkey for bringing back Iranian travellers stranded there after an attempted military coup caused turmoil in the neighbouring country, an official announced.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has made a number of calls to his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to get updates on the situation after a midnight coup in Turkey, an Iranian spokesperson announced.

Although the recent military coup and the chaotic situation in Turkey took place in early hours of Saturday, July 16, Iranian officials were vigilant enough to closely monitor and show appropriate reactions to the developments in the neighbouring country.

Iran and Turkey have signed an agreement to construct an industrial park in Iran in a bid to boost mutual cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.

Iran has issued a security warning to its citizens in Turkey, calling on them to stay away from crowded places in the country, which has witnessed a rise in terrorist bomb attacks in recent months.

A major Turkish energy company has finalized a $4.2bn deal with Iran's Energy Ministry to set up seven natural gas power plants in the Islamic Republic.

Turkish investors will be allowed to build at least 10 hotels in Iran, a Turkish tourism ministry official said on Friday, as the two countries look to increase bilateral trade after international sanctions on Iran were lifted in January.