U.S. oil producer Continental Resources estimates there is a shale oil reserve of 6.1 billion barrels in Türkiye's southeastern Diyarbakir Basin, the Turkish energy minister said. If confirmed, such reserves would place Türkiye above some OPEC members such as Congo or Gabon, and other major producers such as the UK. Continental Resources and Turkish national oil company TPAO signed a joint venture agreement in March to develop shale fields in the basin. " Türkiye's current annual (crude) oil import amounts to 365 million barrels. So a 6.1 billion barrel reserve is a great figure," Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told reporters...
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that Türkiye will continue its intensive engagement with Russia and Ukraine to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire and a just peace. Speaking at the Informal Summit of the Heads of State of the Organisation of Turkic States held in Budapest, the President said, "We all profoundly feel the ramifications of this war. The parties came together in İstanbul for the first time since 2022. We will continue our intensive engagement with both countries to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire and a just peace."
With the inauguration of the İstanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, recognised as the largest facility of its kind in Europe, Türkiye has reinforced its position as a global leader in healthcare services. The state-of-the-art hospital inaugurated by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan represents a significant step towards realising the vision of becoming a healthcare hub as part of the “Century of Türkiye” initiative. Spread over an impressive 102,500 square metres, the hospital has a capacity of 705 beds and features 88 outpatient clinics designed to create individualised treatment plans for patients with a wide variety of physical...
The Government of the Republic of Türkiye firmly denounced Israel's new ground operation in the Gaza Strip over the weekend. Ankara underscored that such actions "undermine all attempts to achieve peace and stability" and "demonstrate once again that Israel does not intend to achieve a lasting peace." ''At a time when negotiations are ongoing, Israel's extensive ground operation in Gaza undermines all attempts to achieve peace and stability,'' the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. According to the statement, Türkiye reiterates its call for an immediate end to all military operations against Gaza, allowing humanitarian...
The "Türkiye-Balkans Media Forum" was held by the Directorate of Communications with the theme "Building a Shared Future in the Age of Communication". Session title: "Türkiye's Friendly Hand Approach to the Balkans from the Perspective of Public Diplomacy" Following the inauguration, a session titled “Türkiye's Friendly Hand Approach to the Balkans from the Perspective of Public Diplomacy” was held. Following the opening speech by the Presidency's Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Ambassador Yağmur Ahmet Güldere, Director General for the Balkans and Central Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took the floor. Güldere stated...
The Deputy Foreign Ministers of Iran and Türkiye exchanged views on bilateral relations and issues related to nuclear negotiations. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, who travelled to Iran to attend the Tehran Dialogue Forum, met with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, on the sidelines of the forum. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations and underscored the need to enhance ties across all areas of mutual interest, as well as to strengthen cooperation on key regional and international issues. During the meeting, Takht-Ravanchi also briefed his Turkish counterpart...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said he hoped to obtain a definitive result from peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, according to a transcript of remarks he made to journalists on his return flight from Albania overnight. On Friday delegates from the warring countries met in Istanbul for their first face-to-face peace talks since March 2022, the month after Russia invaded its neighbour, but the sides failed to reach agreement on a ceasefire. Erdoğan said that Türkiye was determined to continue its mediation role between its Black Sea neighbours Ukraine and Russia, adding that dialogue and negotiations should continue...
According to Telegrafi, President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated at the 6th European Political Community (EPC) summit, held in Albania, that “a window of opportunity has opened to stop the bloodshed between Russia and Ukraine.” "We are at a critical juncture to bring an end to the fighting in Ukraine. We are contributing to efforts aimed at finding a solution. It is essential to encourage the parties," President Erdoğan said, adding that a foundation had been laid for peace to be achieved after three years of war. He continued: “Following our meeting with President Zelensky...
The President of Türkiye ensured that the PKK laid down arms after decades of struggle. The dissolution of the PKK following a statement from its founder, Abdullah Öcalan, from prison is the result of a process initiated last autumn by President Erdoğan’s key ally, nationalist leader Devlet Bahçeli.