Russia and Ukraine have agreed to extend the grain deal. This was announced on Saturday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. However, it remains unclear as to how long it has been extended. The current deal was due to expire on March 19. Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of wheat, barley, sunflower oil, and other foodstuffs to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Russia was the world's largest exporter of fertilizers prior to the outbreak of war. The disruption of these resources as a result of the Russian invasion in February 2022 has raised global food prices and fueled fears...
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On March 18, Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry met with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu, who was visiting Egypt, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo. After discussing several international and regional issues of mutual concern, the two parties held a joint press conference. The two parties announced that the two countries have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations at the embassy level as soon as possible and will encourage the two countries' leaders to meet in the second half of this year.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Türkiye has noted Finland's efforts to join NATO and has decided to initiate the approval process of the country's accession to NATO. At a joint press conference in Ankara with President Sauli Niinistö of Finland, Erdoğan stated that based on the recent significant progress Finland has made towards joining NATO and the concrete steps taken to fulfil their commitments, they have decided to initiate the approval process of Finland’s NATO accession protocol in the Parliament. Erdoğan stated that they requested the extradition of 120 "terrorists" from Sweden, but this...
President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his Ankara visit. The leaders of the two countries exchanged views on bilateral and multilateral cooperation. At the meeting, it was emphasized that an important aspect of cooperation between the two countries is humanitarian and cultural cooperation, focusing on enhancing relations in the fields of health, education, and tourism. Erdoğan welcomed Japarov and thanked the Kyrgyz side for the assistance provided to Türkiye after the earthquake in February and praised the professional aid team sent. Thanking Kyrgyzstan for humanitarian and financial aid, as well as...
At the Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that Türkiye supports increased cooperation with the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) to carry additional natural gas from the Caspian region to the international markets. Çavuşoğlu stated, "Our role in the global energy equation is growing in importance. We have implemented large-scale energy projects such as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and TANAP together. We should increase cooperation for TANAP to carry additional natural gas from the Caspian region to the international market." The trilateral memorandum...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the damage assessment work following the earthquakes is nearing completion, and the government has promised to complete the restructuring process within a year. While the earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş affected 11 provinces, at least 48 thousand people died. Earthquakes destroyed or severely damaged over 230 thousand buildings. Officials with the United Nations Development Program estimate that the earthquake has caused more than $100 billion in damages to the Turkish economy.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan will travel to Ankara on March 15-16 at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye to attend the Extraordinary Meeting of the Heads of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS). The agenda for the extraordinary meeting includes discussions about the development of multilateral cooperation in the field of managing emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance, as well as coordination in the field of preventing and eliminating the consequences of natural disasters. International and regional issues will also be addressed. As part of the meeting, a large number of bilateral meetings are also...
Turkish citizens in Germany will be able to vote in the May parliamentary and presidential elections in Türkiye beginning on April 27. On Tuesday, the Supreme Electoral Council (YSK), Türkiye's electoral authority, announced that elections at border crossings and abroad would begin on April 27 and end on May 9. Türkiye will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14. If any candidates fail to receive 50 per cent of the vote in the presidential election, a run-off election will be held on May 28. According to the YSK, Turkish citizens living abroad will be able to vote in this case between May 20...
The centuries-old traditions of good neighbourliness and mutual assistance that bind the Turkmen and Turkish peoples have, more than ever before, revealed the full extent of their humanist nature today. In this tough time for the brotherly Turkish people brought on by the natural disaster, the Turkmen thought it their duty to be "near relatives" and support their earthquake-affected brothers and sisters. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, paid a visit to the Turkish Embassy in Ashgabat on February 8, two days after the earthquake, and expressed his condolences to the...