The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye condemned the Israeli attacks on Iran and highlighted that Israel must cease its aggressiveness. The statement by the Ministry reads, “We condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli airstrike on Iran. This attack, which constitutes a blatant violation of international law, is a provocation that serves Israel's strategic destabilisation policy in the region. Israel must immediately cease its aggressive actions that could lead to broader conflicts. We reiterate that we do not want to see any more bloodshed and destruction in the...
Türkiye in International Media
According to the data from the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), İstanbul, Türkiye's largest city, İstanbul hosted 86 international congresses in 2024, making it one of the world's 20 leading congress cities for the first time since 2015. This information was shared in the May issue of Focus Business Türkiye magazine, based on a statement from the İstanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) According to 2024 data, İstanbul moved up one place in both the world and Europe rankings, ranking 20th globally and 15th in Europe. Compared to the previous year, the number of major events organised in the city increased by 14. Furthermore, ...
According to AZERTAC's report, in his speech at the 14th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) in Astana, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT) Numan Kurtulmuş said, "Türkiye will continue taking steps to contribute to lasting peace in the region and the international arena. Ankara is also making efforts to promote peace, justice, and development in the Turkic world." Highlighting the challenges of our age and the problems humanity faces in the context of the restructuring of the international relations systems in his speech, the Speaker of the GNAT stated, "The...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan greeted the participants of the KAAN project on the social media platform X. According to Anadolu Agency, under a new defence agreement signed between Türkiye and Indonesia, Türkiye will produce and export 48 units of 5th-generation KAAN fighter jets to Indonesia. The development was announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday. In his post on the X platform, President Erdoğan congratulated the Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) and the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI) on this record-breaking export deal. President Erdoğan stated that Indonesia's local capabilities will also be used in...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye announced on Wednesday that Ankara has reached an agreement to export 48 domestically produced fighter jets to Indonesia. The President of Türkiye stated on X, "Within the scope of the agreement signed with the friendly and brotherly country of Indonesia, 48 Kaan (fighter jets) will be produced in Türkiye and exported to Indonesia." The Turkish President added that "Indonesia's local capabilities will also be used in the production of the Kaan," but did not provide further details regarding the terms of production. The Kaan, produced by the Turkish Aerospace Industries, is a...
The ancient bilingual inscriptions discovered at the Karatepe-Aslantaş open-air museum in Osmaniye province in southern Türkiye have recently been officially added to the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register. Dating back approximately 2,800 years to the ancient Cilician period, these inscriptions are written in Anatolian hieroglyphics and Phoenician letters and are currently on display at the Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum, which is inscribed on the UNESCO Tentative World Heritage List. Having these inscriptions added to the UNESCO register once again highlights the importance of Türkiye's determined efforts to preserve its rich cultural heritage. In UNESCO's statement, the Karatepe-Aslantaş inscriptions...
President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, described the negotiations held in İstanbul on June 2 between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations as a historic step towards resolving the crisis in Ukraine. In a video address to the nation on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, Erdoğan stated: “As Türkiye, we are doing our utmost to stop the genocide in Palestine and to end the war between Russia and Ukraine by ensuring a just peace. The meeting held in İstanbul on Monday, June 2, was a historic step towards ending the bloody war that has entered its fourth year...
Türkiye's Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) has completed another significant phase of testing aboard the TCG Anadolu, surpassing 100 successful flights. Baykar announced on Tuesday that the Bayraktar TB3, the first UCAV in world aviation history capable of fully autonomous takeoff and landing from a ship with a short runway, had been successfully tested aboard the TCG Anadolu. The fully automatic takeoff and landing capability with image-based artificial intelligence (AI) support was also validated during the latest tests, which took place between May 28 and June 2. Key capabilities such as visual line tracking, aircraft carrier detection, runway detection and...
President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, stated that he wishes to bring the leaders of the United States, Russia, and Ukraine together in Türkiye. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan said: “I wish to bring Putin and Zelenskyy together in İstanbul or Ankara. I would even like to bring Trump along. Let us turn İstanbul into a centre of peace.” Russia and Ukraine previously completed the second round of negotiations in İstanbul. The talks, held at the Çırağan Palace, lasted over an hour. The Russian delegation was led by Vladimir Medinsky, while Rustem Umerov...