Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday expressed his thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump for the U.S. announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Syrian government. In a speech to lawmakers from his AK Party in parliament, Erdoğan also said he had trust in the support of "my friend Trump" for Türkiye's efforts to end the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye: Moscow and Kyiv will reach an agreement to hold negotiations in the coming days. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan stated at a press conference held in Ankara that Russia and Ukraine might reach an agreement to begin negotiations aimed at resolving their conflict in the coming days. According to TASS, Minister Fidan stated that the situation is currently at an impasse and the parties are trying to get the support of the United States. Minister Fidan said, "I believe the parties will reach a compromise and get together in the next few...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed his hope that the efforts undertaken for the Ukraine talks scheduled to be held in Istanbul would not be in vain. President Erdoğan emphasised that he had a phone conversation with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Sunday with the aim of resolving the Ukrainian crisis, followed by discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. Speaking after the Cabinet Meeting on Monday, Erdoğan stated, "Sunday was quite a busy day for diplomacy. We held a phone conversation with President Emmanuel Macron of France, followed by another conversation with President Vladimir Putin of...
The Presidency's Head of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, stated, "All necessary measures will be taken to ensure its smooth and seamless progress, and all steps will be taken transparently with due diligence," regarding the process of a Terrorism-free Türkiye. Fahrettin Altun made a statement on his social media account regarding the decision of the separatist terrorist organisation PKK to lay down arms and dissolve itself and emphasised that this is a clear indication that the process of "Terrorism-free Türkiye" led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reached an important stage by growing stronger. Altun continued, "Türkiye has...
The US President had pressured Zelenskyy to meet with Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Now he is also considering flying there. US President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of travelling to Türkiye to attend a potential meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday. Before his departure to the Middle East, Trump said, "I do not know where I will be on Thursday. I have many meetings scheduled, but I am considering actually flying over there. Trump had expressed hope ahead of the possible meeting to be held on...
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...
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...