On Dec. 14 Anatolia news agency reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was set to pay a one-day visit to Konya to attend the ceremony marking the 739th anniversary of the passing of the great Sufi mystic Mevlana Celaddiin-i Rumi. The report came only a few hours after U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta paid a snap visit to the ?ncirlik ...

Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy chairman Faruk Lo?o?lu said on Tuesday that his party wants to see Turkey and Iran engage in constructive, credible dialogue in order to restore trust, reduce tension and avoid becoming the tools of countries outside the region. In a written statement, Lo?o?lu said Turkey and Iran should use cautious language ...