According to a statement made by the Turkish Embassy in Sarajevo, the Head of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, Burhanettin Duran, condemned in the strongest terms the raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque carried out by some Israeli ministers along with fanatic groups under the protection of the Israeli police. He stated that targeting Al-Aqsa Mosque is part of Israel’s dirty war and genocide; it is a vile provocation and an attempt to occupy Al-Aqsa. Duran said, "As our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has stated: ‘Al-Aqsa Mosque is our red line!‘ Jerusalem is the...
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During his visit to Azerbaijan, the Minister of Energy of Türkiye, Alparslan Bayraktar, stated that while Azerbaijan’s electricity exports are currently routed through Georgia, all energy resources are set to be exported via the Zangezur Corridor in the near future. Bayraktar noted that all projects related to the export of Azerbaijan's natural resources, including oil, natural gas and electricity, to Türkiye will be implemented in cooperation with Baku. The Minister of Energy of Türkiye said, "Progress has been made in this direction. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum (BTE) gas pipeline, and the Nakhchivan-Türkiye electricity...
According to AZERTAC, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye, during the joint press conference in Ankara with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, said, "Kazakhstan has the largest economy in its region and is the leading trade partner of Türkiye in Central Asia. We are taking all necessary steps to increase the annual trade volume to 15 billion dollars." The President of Türkiye recalled that as early as 2009, Ankara had declared Astana a strategic partner of Türkiye, and three years ago, the relations between the two countries were elevated to the level of "enhanced strategic partnership." Erdo...
Energy worth billions beneath land and sea: Geologists discover significant amounts of fossil energy deposits in various regions of Türkiye Türkiye has recently discovered an oil reserve estimated at 57 million barrels, valued at approximately four billion dollars. The discovery came at a time of strategic energy development. The country aims to expand its domestic energy resources and reduce its dependence on imports. Natural gas discoveries have also been made. In an interview with Hürriyet Daily News, Türkiye's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said, "The 75 billion cubic metres of natural gas discovered in the Göktepe-3 well in...
President Kassym Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan was awarded Türkiye's highest order of state. According to MIR 24, the award was presented by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Kazakh leader expressed his gratitude to his Turkish counterpart for the award and highlighted Erdoğan's personal contribution to strengthening relations between the two countries. Tokayev also described Erdoğan as one of the world's most esteemed statesmen. According to the President of Kazakhstan, the order has become a symbol of friendship among countries that share common historical roots, religion, and nationality. The President of Kazakhstan paid an official visit to T...
Türkiye hosted 26.39 million foreign visitors and earned 25.8 billion U.S. dollars in tourism revenue in the first half of 2025, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said on Thursday. Noting that tourism income in the first half of this year increased by 7.6 percent compared to the same period last year, Ersoy highlighted that this revenue represented the highest six-month tourism income in the country's history. "We are steadily moving toward our year-end target of 64 billion dollars," Ersoy said. The highest number of visitors came from Russia, Germany, and Britain, respectively. The number of foreign arrivals increased by 1 percent compared...
Türkiye's President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that he welcomed recent steps taken to recognize a Palestinian state by France, Britain and others. "We find the recent humanitarian reactions coming from Europe, particularly from France and Britain, very valuable. We welcome every step taken toward recognition of the State of Palestine," Erdoğan said. Speaking in Ankara, Erdoğan said he had called French President Emmanuel Macron to congratulate him on his decision adding that supporting a two-state solution would be the most effective stance against Israel's policies.
"While Türkiye aims to commission its first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu, in the southern province of Mersin by 2026, it is also in talks with Russia, China, Canada, and South Korea to build additional nuclear power plants," said the Minister of Energy of Türkiye, Alparslan Bayraktar, in an interview with Anadolu Agency. In the interview, Bayraktar stated that Türkiye plans to raise its nuclear energy production capacity to 20,000 megawatts by 2050. Bayrak added that, to achieve this objective, negotiations are currently ongoing with the four relevant countries regarding the construction of a new nuclear power plant in the Thrace...
Türkiye has developed a “most powerful” thermobaric bomb capable of blasting below 90m of rock and earth, according to state media. The 970kg Gazap (Wrath) and Hayalet (Ghost) weapons were developed by the Turkish defence ministry and unveiled this week. A Turkish official said the Hayalet bomb was dropped onto an island and was able to blast through 90m of rock and earth. “The island is 160 meters wide. After detonation, we detected effects across the full width and even on the rear side," they said. The weapon can be dropped from a US-made F-16 fighter jet,...