President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye stated that a solution in Cyprus is only possible on a two-state basis. Speaking after his meeting with the new President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Tufan Erhürman, in Ankara, Erdoğan said, "We will not leave alone the Turkish Cypriot people; we have always displayed a clear stance on the Cyprus issue. We believe that the most realistic solution for the Cyprus issue is the co-existence of the two states on the Island." Erhürman won the TRNC Presidential elections on October 19 with 62.76% of the vote. Stating...
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Senior officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Türkiye signed on Thursday a trade convention aimed at facilitating the movement of goods. The two sides inked the Decision on Amendments to the Regional Convention on Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Preferential Rules of Origin (PEM Convention), which introduces simplified and flexible rules for the movement of goods among contracting parties. The PEM Convention, established in 2012, harmonizes rules of origin and cumulation mechanisms among EU, EFTA, and Mediterranean countries, including Bosnia, Türkiye, Serbia, and others.
Türkiye’s first museum of fragrances, where visitors will be able to experience the scents of various perfumes and learn about the history of perfumery, is opening in the southwestern city of Isparta, famous for its roses, reports Hürriyet Daily News . The museum, launched as an initiative of the local authorities, will be located in a former Orthodox church, built by the city’s Greek community in 1750. “We discovered that this church once served as a place for perfume production — lavender was distilled in its courtyard, and rose water was used for healing purposes. The idea of turning...
Turkish President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt met in Ankara, emphasising the need for a link between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to ensure the territorial integrity of Palestinian lands. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Badr Abdelatty, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on Wednesday. According to a statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdelatty delivered a written message from President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt to Erdoğan regarding the strengthening of bilateral relations. The two sides discussed ways to enhance economic cooperation. Abdelatty stressed the Egyptian...
Alphabet Inc’s Google is partnering with Türkiye's largest mobile operator to build the first hyperscale data center in the country, giving the tech giant an opportunity to expand its footprint in a fast-growing market. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS said in a public filing on Wednesday that it’s entering a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to develop a cloud region consisting of at least three network clusters by 2029. The agreement will allow Turkcell to act both as an infrastructure provider and a reseller of Google Cloud services in a market that the company expects will expand by about 20%...
Türkiye's foreign minister said on Tuesday he held separate talks with several U.S. officials and his Syrian counterpart during a visit to Washington, discussing developments in Syria and Gaza, and added he saw the U.S. understood the need for Syria to remain united. Speaking to Turkish media after the talks, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said he was also invited to join a part of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, adding he had also met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, and U.S. special...
Commemorations were held in Türkiye on Monday to mark the 87th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Türkiye. Sirens wailed, ships whistled, traffic stopped, and people observed a moment of silence to honor the late Turkish leader at 9:05 a.m. local time (0605 GMT), the exact time of his passing. In Istanbul, thousands gathered at Dolmabahce Palace and queued to visit the room where Atatürk spent his final moments, and laid carnations at his bed in tribute. In front of the palace, divers emerged from the Bosporus waters carrying...
Archaeologists have uncovered a specialized pottery workshop dating back about 8,000 years at Ulucak Mound in Türkiye's western port city of Izmir, experts said on Sunday. Excavation director Ozlem Cevik said the workshop spans about 300 square meters, including one room measuring 48 square meters. Cevik said the discovery is significant because, while researchers have long inferred from standardized clay recipes that pottery production became specialized around 6000 B.C. across a region stretching from northern Mesopotamia to Greece, no direct evidence of such workshops had previously been found. The find at Ulucak offers the first physical proof of organized pottery production in...
In his speech marking the fifth anniversary of the Republic of Azerbaijan's victory in the 44-day Karabakh War, the President of Türkiye described Baku's victory as a source of pride for Turkic-speaking countries, stating that this triumph has altered geopolitical balances in Asia and Europe. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who travelled to Baku on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Republic of Azerbaijan's victory in the Karabakh War, called President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan his "brother" and described him as "the architect of this great victory". The Turkish President congratulated Aliyev on this day and stated...