Türkiye’s tourism revenues rose by 5.6% in the first quarter of this year, reaching 9.45 billionUSD. The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) stated on Wednesday (30 April) that the increase reflects the continued strength of Türkiye’s tourism sector. Speaking in İstanbul, Türkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, said that the number of visitors to Türkiye reached 8.84 million in the first quarter of 2025. (Reuters) According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, Türkiye’s total tourism revenues in 2024 reached an...
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan dismissed demands by Syrian Kurdish groups for Syria to adopt a decentralised system of government, saying these were "nothing more than a dream" and had no place in the neighbouring country. Rival Syrian Kurdish parties, including the dominant Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northeast, agreed at a meeting on Saturday on a common political vision for the country's Kurdish minority. The call for a decentralised structure was rejected by Syria's Islamist leaders. "The issue of a federal structure is nothing more than a raw dream. It has no place in the reality of Syria....
Péter Szijjártó, Hungary's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, announced in Budapest on Wednesday that Hungary and Türkiye had reached an agreement on the construction of a new natural gas power plant, as well as oil and natural gas exploration and production at two sites in Hungary. According to the statement sent by the Ministry to the Hungarian news agency MTI (Magyar Távirati Iroda), Minister Szijjártó, in a joint press conference with Türkiye's Minister of Energy Alparslan Bayraktar, stated that another significant milestone had been reached in the strategic cooperation between the two...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday observed the formal exchange of a dozen cooperation agreements, including on defense, as part of efforts to strengthen ties between the two Mediterranean nations. Erdoğan was in Rome to attend a fourth so-called Intergovernmental Summit between Italy and Türkiye that aims to boost trade and cooperation. His visit comes at a time when Türkiye and Italy have expanded defense partnerships. In March, Türkiye's leading drone manufacturer, Baykar, reached a memorandum of understanding for a joint venture with Italy's Leonardo for production...
Türkiye wants a de-escalation between Pakistan and India, President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday, after the two exchanged small arms fire following last week's deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir. Erdoğan was speaking in Ankara following a cabinet meeting.
The 60th edition of the Presidential Cycling Tour (TUR 2025), one of the most prominent cycling events in Türkiye and the world, kicked off in Türkiye on April 27. The race will take place between April 27th and May 4th on routes full of natural beauty in Türkiye, bringing together the best teams and athletes from around the world. The prestigious event, organised with the excitement of its 60th anniversary by the Turkish Cycling Federation, with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA), under the auspices of...
Presidency's Head of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, shared the following message regarding the first official confirmation statement from Türkiye on the summit scheduled to take place in Rome tomorrow: "Measures that will further strengthen cooperation between Italy and Türkiye will be discussed tomorrow at the Fourth Türkiye-Italy Intergovernmental Summit to be attended by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye." In his message on the social media platform X, Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun posted, "There will be an exchange of views regarding current regional and global issues during the...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that talks with Palestinian militant group Hamas in recent days had shown the group would be more open to an agreement that goes beyond a ceasefire in Gaza and aims for a lasting solution to the crisis with Israel. On April 19, Fidan and Türkiye's intelligence chief, Ibrahim Kalin, held talks with Hamas officials in Ankara to discuss the latest efforts for a ceasefire and the situation in Gaza. Speaking in Doha, Fidan said those talks showed Hamas would be more willing to sign a deal that also addresses the issue of...
Türkiye's domestic tourism grew in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) published domestic tourism data for 2024, which includes the statistics for the fourth quarter. According to Hürriyet Daily News, travel expenditures of domestic tourists increased by 44.4 per cent compared to the same quarter last year, reaching 66 billion Turkish liras. In 2024, Turkish people made approximately 66.8 million domestic trips. In comparison to the previous year, it increased by 8.7 per cent, reaching the highest recorded figure since 2019. On average, travellers spent 7.2 nights per trip. This is the shortest average period...