"We will continue to self-confidently walk towards the goal of a terror-free Türkiye, which annoys and worries our foes, with firm steps and by knowing what we want. We will all together build a bright Türkiye, at the center of which tranquility, calm and affection lie, without harming the legacy of our martyrs and ghazis." President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 954th anniversary celebrations of the Victory of Manzikert in Bitlis. President Erdoğan expressed his gratitude for all the martyrs and ghazis, from the Victory of Manzikert to the Battle of Çald...
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Hakan Fidan urges ‘coordinated pressure’ on Israel toward lasting peace as OIC foreign ministers convene in Jeddah over Gaza crisis. Palestinian people need “our collective action,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Monday at the opening of an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Gaza. Speaking at the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting held in Jeddah, Fidan said: “What the Palestinian people need is our collective action.” He also underlined the importance of “coordinated pressure” to force Israel toward a lasting solution. The OIC meeting, chaired by the Turkish top diplomat, will focus on the...
Türkiye on Friday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a railway linking its northeastern Kars province with Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave. During a ceremony in the eastern province of Igdir, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said the new railway line will serve as a vital development move by providing a new transportation link between Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave. The 224-kilometer railway line is designed as a critical link within the South Caucasus transit corridor, known as Zangezur Corridor. Minister Uraloglu stated that the railway project, with an estimated cost of 2.4 billion euros, will include five stations,...
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdoğan has written to U.S. President Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, and urged her to contact Israel's prime minister and raise the plight of children in Gaza, authorities in Ankara said on Saturday. Emine Erdoğan wrote that she had been inspired by the letter Melania Trump sent to Russian Vladimir Putin earlier this month about children in Ukraine and Russia. "I have faith that the important sensitivity you have shown for the 648 Ukrainian children ... will be extended to Gaza as well," Emine Erdoğan wrote in the letter dated Friday that was published...
Recently a discovery has been made in Türkiye, uncovering a 1700-year-old secret. While digging to plant saplings in his field, a farmer unexpectedly heard a sound and, upon investigating, uncovered a mosaic stone pavement. Once the area was cleaned, an astonishing secret emerged. An ancient bath was discovered in the farmer's field. Recently, Turkish archaeologists discovered an ancient and luxurious Roman bath. This finding was reported by Türkiye's official news agency, Anadolu Agency (AA). In 2023, while planting sour cherry saplings, a local landowner stumbled upon a Roman-era mosaic floor. Following this discovery, the Department of Archaeology...
According to a statement from the Presidency of Türkiye, President Erdoğan engaged in a telephone conversation with President Macron of France at the request of the French side. The two sides exchanged views on Türkiye-France bilateral relations, the Russia-Ukraine peace process, the situation in Gaza, and other regional and global issues. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye is making continuous efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict in a just and peaceful manner and has been closely following the parties' recent interactions in Alaska and Washington. President Erdoğan expressed Türkiye's readiness to host any initiative...
According to a statement from the Presidency of Türkiye, President Erdoğan engaged in a telephone conversation with President Macron of France on August 21 at the request of the French side. The two sides exchanged views on Türkiye-France bilateral relations, the Russia-Ukraine peace process, the situation in Gaza, and other regional and global issues. Erdoğan stated that Türkiye is making continuous efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict in a just and peaceful manner and has been closely following the parties' recent interactions in Alaska and Washington. The President expressed Türkiye's readiness to host any...
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that the 2026 NATO Summit will be held in Ankara, the capital of Türkiye. The leaders of the member countries will meet on July 7 and 8, 2026. The meeting will take place at the Presidential Complex in the Beştepe district of Ankara. Mark Rutte thanked Türkiye, emphasising that the country has been a strong NATO ally for over 70 years and has made invaluable contributions to shared security. The Secretary General said, "At our next Summit, leaders will continue to make NATO a stronger, fairer and more effective Alliance, ready to respond...
The two leaders also discussed trade relations. In the phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye said that Ankara supports efforts to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine with the participation of all parties. The news was shared by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye. "Noting that he is closely monitoring the developments with regard to the peace process, President Erdoğan pointed to Türkiye’s sincere efforts to achieve a just peace since the outbreak of the war and said that we support approaches that...