Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani vowed here on Thursday to jointly push for the implementation of the regional transportation project Development Road. "The Development Road project will contribute greatly to the stability and prosperity of both Iraq and the entire region. During our meeting, we discussed the steps for the rapid realization of the project," Erdogan said at a joint press conference with al-Sudani. Türkiye will also extend bilateral cooperation with Iraq in electricity, natural gas, and energy, Erdogan added. "We desire to expedite progress on issues such as the resumption...
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Türkiye and the United Kingdom agreed to hold the first round of negotiations to modernize and expand the scope of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between them by end-July, Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said on Wednesday. The FTA between NATO allies Britain and Türkiye was rolled over when Britain left the European Union in 2020, but a review by both sides in 2023 concluded there was room for improvement. In a post on X, Bolat said his meeting in London with UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds, was productive and that the sides signed sections...
In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 7, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye condemned the attack that India conducted on Pakistan last night, indicating that it raised the risk of an all-out war. In the official statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, it was stated that the attack carried out by India raised the risk of an all-out war, and such "provocative steps" and attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure were condemned. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye called on the parties to exercise common sense and refrain from unilateral actions. ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a "very good and productive" telephone conversation with Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday, discussing a wide range of topics including how to end Russia's war in Ukraine, Syria and the Gaza war. In a social media post, Trump also said the Turkish leader had invited him to Türkiye "at a future date" and that he would also be coming to Washington, but did not say when. A readout of the call from the Turkish presidency confirmed that Erdoğan invited Trump to visit Türkiye. The Republican president who...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the Istanbul Natural Resources Summit held at the İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Centre and delivered a speech. According to the news reports in the Turkish press, President Erdoğan stated that the first natural gas flow from Turkmenistan was carried out through Iran on March 1. Highlighting that this line transmitted 250 million cubic meters of natural gas so far, President Erdoğan said, "We will hopefully deliver a total of 1.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas by the end of the year. At this juncture, our initial plan is to...
Turkish President Erdoğan to visit TRNC tomorrow Turkish Presidency's Head of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, announced that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will visit the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) tomorrow. Altun provided the following information regarding the visit in a statement on his social media account: "Our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will be visiting the TRNC tomorrow. During his visit, President Erdoğan will inaugurate the complex housing the TRNC Presidency, the Assembly of the Republic, the Prime Ministry, and the Nation’s Garden, all of which have been completed. He will also attend the TEKNOFEST TRNC...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye stated that the construction of the first reactor of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant will be completed soon. Speaking at the İstanbul Natural Resources Summit, the President said, "The construction of the first reactor of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, the nation's largest energy sector project, will shortly be completed," adding that the initial trial production is anticipated to commence by the end of this year. "With the completion of the remaining reactors, the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is expected to be operating at full capacity by 2028. Consequently, it is anticipated to...
According to Daily Sabah, Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov of Bulgaria and his Turkish counterpart Alparslan Bayraktar signed today in İstanbul a Memorandum of Understanding on the expansion of cross-border electricity transmission and cooperation in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, and hydrogen and carbon capture technologies. The memorandum of understanding was signed on the sidelines of the Natural Resources Summit (INRES 2025), held today in İstanbul, which focused on international cooperation in the fields of strategic minerals, hydrocarbons, and long-term resource security within the context of the global energy transition. After the signing of the memorandum, Bayraktar shared...
The Fourth Türkiye-Italy Intergovernmental Summit, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, concluded with the signing of 11 agreements. The Turkish President paid an official visit to Rome and met with the Italian Prime Minister. Agreements were signed in the fields of trade, industrial investment, space, culture, sports, social services, archives, transportation, and the defence industry. The agreements included a memorandum of understanding between the Turkish defence industry company Baykar and the Italian aerospace company Leonardo. The agreement was signed by the Board Chairman of Baykar, Selçuk Bayraktar, and...