Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday that it won’t allow foreign minesweeper ships to enter the Black Sea to defuse the drifting mines after they allegedly broke off from anchor cables near Ukrainian [Read More]
Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu has said that his country is trying to bring back its 22 cargo ships stranded on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. “We must [Read More]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday condemned Israel’s actions against the worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during his phone call with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas. “During our conversation, I expressed that I [Read More]
The Turkish justice minister has confirmed that he will accept a local prosecutor’s demand to transfer a case against suspects in the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the Saudi authorities, as Ankara seeks [Read More]
Turkey has announced a massive hike in energy prices because of the country’s heavy reliance on energy imports amid a global surge in prices. Turkey’s state-run BOTAS Petroleum Pipeline Company said natural gas prices for [Read More]
Turkey has inaugurated an international horticultural expo in its southern province of Hatay, a place of cultural heritage, highlighting green development in cities across the world. Being postponed for one year because of the COVID-19, [Read More]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has “sharply condemned” recent attacks against Israelis in a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog, according to the Israeli President’s Office. Herzog thanked Erdogan for his “important remarks,” [Read More]
The Russian and Ukrainian delegations have arrived in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul on Monday for a fresh round of face-to-face peace talks, aiming to achieve substantial progress to end the crisis. The Russian delegation has [Read More]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced value-added tax (VAT) cuts on several products to fight inflation. The VAT cuts included mostly necessities, such as hygiene products and medical equipment, Erdogan said at a [Read More]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Sunday agreed to hold the next round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Turkey’s Istanbul city, the Turkish presidency said. The two leaders had a [Read More]
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