Turkish President Erdogan declares a state of emergency in 10 provinces as rescuers continue to dig through the rubble in a race to find survivors of deadly quakes that hit Türkiye and neighbouring Syria on Monday.
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar hosts his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subian to discuss defence issues and bilateral ties.
Western countries attempt to wreck Türkiye's tourism industry, says Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, following country's announcement of arrival of 51.5 million tourists and tens of billions in tourism revenue after the pandemic.
Rasmus Paludan and Edwin Wagensveld separately burned Quran, Islam's holy book, in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Denmark last week.
Some 250 people gather in Istanbul, holding flags and banners condemning "Sweden’s state-supported Islamophobia.”
Permission Sweden gave for Quran burning is not freedom of expression, Türkiye's Foreign Minister Cavusoglu says, adding racism and hate crimes are not freedom of thought.
Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu hopes Armenia will take part in the normalisation process towards peace and regrets backward steps towards negotiations.
US will continue to work closely with Türkiye's leaders to bolster ties and ensure "our mutual defence needs are considered," says Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder.
Foreign Minister Cavusoglu calls out Swedish authorities for not investigating what he describes as "hate crime" carried out by PKK terror supporters against the Turkish leader.
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar's meeting with his Czech counterpart, Jana Cernochova, in Prague signals an important development and cooperation on regional security.
President Erdogan says that despite Ankara's warnings, Sweden has taken no action to extradite nearly 130 terrorists or stop PKK/PYD terror groups' demonstrations in Stockholm.
Sweden "has a responsibility" to take action over Thursday's incident that took place right in the centre of the Nordic country's capital Stockholm, says Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
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