Iran-Turkey Relations

Renewed US sanctions on Iran have left Turkey walking a tight rope between protecting its national interests and observing the principles of good neighborliness, but Tehran cannot expect all-out…

Iran and Turkey held a new round of political consultations on Tuesday in Ankara where they discussed major issues regarding bilateral ties, as well as current developments in the region and the…

Passenger rail services between the capital cities of Iran and Turkey are set to resume in July, the CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways announced. Saeid Rasouli made the announcement…

Visiting Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Mehmet Cahit Turhan met with Iran’s Information and Communication Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi in Tehran on Monday,…

The Eighth Iran-Turkey Transportation Commission was held in Tehran on April 28-29.  Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Shahram Adamnejad and his Turkish counterpart,…

Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif held a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday to discuss solutions to the Syrian crisis as well as other regional issues and…

A total of 23,593 tons of tobacco worth about $167 million were imported into Iran from 13 countries during the 11 months to Feb. 19, 2019, latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran…

About 2,500 tons of olive oil worth 400 billion rials ($9.5 million) were imported into Iran from eight countries during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2018-Jan. 20…

Iran traded 6.93 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $3.69 billion with Turkey during the first nine months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Dec. 21), to register a 29.91% growth in…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is "ready" to set up its own trade mechanism with Iran, allowing companies from the two neighboring countries to continue with their "…

The Russia-Turkey-Iran summit on Syrian peace will be held in Sochi, a Russian city. “The trilateral summit … will take place in Sochi on Feb. 14,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu…

Iran-Turkey Mineral Cooperation Commission has been formed for introducing Iran’s mineral reserves and products to the Turkish side and explore third party countries they can jointly target.

A delegation of Iranian lawmakers from Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission was scheduled to visit Turkey on Tuesday to discuss issues of mutual interest.  According to…

Turkey has resumed imports of Iranian crude oil after a one-month hiatus in November when US sanctions on Iran were reimposed, trading and shipping sources said.

Mineral products constituted the largest share of Iran's exports to Turkey during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21).

Iran’s bilateral trade with neighboring Turkey totaled $8.25 billion in the first 10 months of 2018 to register a decrease of 10.31% compared with last year’s corresponding period, according to…

Maku Free Trade Zone in northwestern Iran will soon become the country’s major port of entry for importing livestock and meat, as per the preliminary agreement reached by the officials of FTZ…

The governor of the Central Bank of Iran says important developments in banking and trade will take place following talks between the presidents of Iran and Turkey.  According to CBI's…

Iran and Turkey on Thursday pledged to work closer to strengthen their economic relations despite US sanctions on Tehran and help end the fighting in Syria. 

President Hassan Rouhani is heading for a two-day visit to Ankara on Wednesday at the head of a high-ranking political and economic delegation to take part in the fifth meeting of Iran-Turkey…

Relations between Tehran and Ankara have improved in recent years and the Mediterranean country will most likely expand ties with Iran in the coming year as it strives to achieve its economic…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that relations with Iran are strategically important and called for supportive measures by both sides to facilitate trade and investment.…

Relations between Iran and Turkey have been growing in recent years and the two countries need to work to further expand ties, Iran’s presidential chief of staff said.  “The current…

President Hassan Rouhani hailed the Turkish government’s “positive” stance against illegal sanctions imposed by the US against Iran and said Tehran is keen to expand wide-ranging relations with…

Turkey’s foreign minister objected to the Trump administration’s demand that it slash imports of Iranian petroleum products in six months, arguing that the time frame is too tight given his…