Nato member Türkiye, led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has positioned itself as a potential mediator in the war between Russia and Ukraine. It has maintained cordial ties with both sides and has voiced support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and provided it with military help, while opposing western sanctions on Russia. Erdoğan on Sunday told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that a “historic turning point” had been reached in efforts to end the war, according to the Turkish president’s office. In a phone call, Erdoğan was quoted as having told Macron: A historic turning point...
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Türkiye inked a gas supply deal with Syria on Friday, agreeing to provide six million cubic meters of natural gas daily for its neighbor country, Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported. The deal was signed in Türkiye between Syria's chief of energy authorities, Mohammed al-Bashir, and Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, according to the report. While the SANA report did not disclose the effective date of the deal, some media said the Turkish natural gas would be supplied to Syria within the next three months, citing Bayraktar. The gas will be delivered via a...
In the first quarter of 2025, 8 million 844 thousand tourists visited Türkiye, and tourism revenues totalled 9.5 billion USD. Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, shared this information at a press conference in İstanbul. According to Minister Ersoy, these figures represent the highest level recorded in the history of Turkish tourism for the first quarters. Minister Ersoy stated, "According to data from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, Türkiye became the 4th largest tourism market in the world in 2024. We aimed to receive 60 million tourists last year, but we ended the year with 62.2...
According to the statement made by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, President Erdoğan discussed the Russia-Ukraine situation and other regional and global issues in a phone call with President Macron of France on the same day. During this phone call, President Erdoğan stated that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has reached a historic turning point and that the current opportunity should be seized to advance the peace process. President Erdoğan stressed that, to achieve a ceasefire and lasting peace, Türkiye is ready to provide all the necessary support, including hosting negotiations. President Erdoğan also emphasised that initiating...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani vowed here on Thursday to jointly push for the implementation of the regional transportation project Development Road. "The Development Road project will contribute greatly to the stability and prosperity of both Iraq and the entire region. During our meeting, we discussed the steps for the rapid realization of the project," Erdogan said at a joint press conference with al-Sudani. Türkiye will also extend bilateral cooperation with Iraq in electricity, natural gas, and energy, Erdogan added. "We desire to expedite progress on issues such as the resumption...
Türkiye and the United Kingdom agreed to hold the first round of negotiations to modernize and expand the scope of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between them by end-July, Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said on Wednesday. The FTA between NATO allies Britain and Türkiye was rolled over when Britain left the European Union in 2020, but a review by both sides in 2023 concluded there was room for improvement. In a post on X, Bolat said his meeting in London with UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds, was productive and that the sides signed sections...
In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 7, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye condemned the attack that India conducted on Pakistan last night, indicating that it raised the risk of an all-out war. In the official statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, it was stated that the attack carried out by India raised the risk of an all-out war, and such "provocative steps" and attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure were condemned. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye called on the parties to exercise common sense and refrain from unilateral actions. ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a "very good and productive" telephone conversation with Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday, discussing a wide range of topics including how to end Russia's war in Ukraine, Syria and the Gaza war. In a social media post, Trump also said the Turkish leader had invited him to Türkiye "at a future date" and that he would also be coming to Washington, but did not say when. A readout of the call from the Turkish presidency confirmed that Erdoğan invited Trump to visit Türkiye. The Republican president who...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the Istanbul Natural Resources Summit held at the İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Centre and delivered a speech. According to the news reports in the Turkish press, President Erdoğan stated that the first natural gas flow from Turkmenistan was carried out through Iran on March 1. Highlighting that this line transmitted 250 million cubic meters of natural gas so far, President Erdoğan said, "We will hopefully deliver a total of 1.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas by the end of the year. At this juncture, our initial plan is to...