A total of 7,621 Syrian nationals voluntarily returned to their homeland between Dec. 9 and Dec. 13, following the downfall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, Türkiye's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Sunday. In a statement on the social media platform X, Yerlikaya provided detailed accounts concerning the daily returns of Syrians -- 1,259 on Dec. 9, with 1,669, 1,293, 1,553, and 1,847 recorded in the following days. Yerlikaya underscored that these Syrians' repatriation was conducted in a "voluntary, safe, dignified, and orderly manner." A total of 2,938,261 Syrians are now "under temporary protection" in Türkiye, according to the minister. Türkiye, hosting millions of Syrian refugees...
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Michelin is pleased to present the 2025 restaurant selection of the MICHELIN Guide Istanbul, Izmir, Muğla. Unveiled at a ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus in Istanbul, the 2025 edition adds 32 new restaurants, bringing the total number of recommended establishments in Türkiye to 132 – 77 in Istanbul, 24 in Izmir and 31 in Muğla. Among these restaurants freshly unearthed by the MICHELIN Guide Inspectors, 2 have been directly awarded One MICHELIN Star, 8 a Bib Gourmand and 6 a MICHELIN Green Star. Another restaurant, previously recommended last year, was promoted this year and awarded a Bib Gourmand. Gwendal Poullennec, International director of the MICHELIN...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call with Sudan’s military leader on Friday and offered to mediate to resolve tensions with the United Arab Emirates, according to the Turkish leader’s office. The offer to Sudan’s military leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, comes just days after Erdogan brokered a deal between Ethiopia and Somalia. The deal initiates technical talks aimed at resolving a dispute that arose after Ethiopia signed a deal with Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Erdogan told Burhan that Türkiye was willing to mediate toward resolving disputes between Sudan and the UAE. He...
Türkiye aims to foster the creation of 100,000 technology startups by 2030, with the goal of having 100 of these companies reach a valuation of over one billion U.S. dollars, Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir said on Wednesday. Speaking at the opening of the Take Off Startup Summit, an international tech event organized by his ministry, Kacir highlighted Türkiye's rapid progress in national technological mobilization. He noted that the country is home to over 11,000 technology startups, more than 1,600 research and development and design centers, nearly 300,000 skilled personnel, and an annual investment exceeding 16 billion dollars in the sector. ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye stated that Türkiye would never allow Syria to be divided and become a conflict zone again. President Erdoğan said, "I want to say this to those who covet Syrian territory: Türkiye will not stand by and will not allow this region to descend into a bloodbath once more." Erdoğan reiterated Türkiye's support for the safe and voluntary return of Syrian refugees to their homeland. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned Israel's entry into the buffer zone and subsequent advance into Syrian territory in violation of the 1974...
On December 10, President Erdoğan of Türkiye spoke by phone with NATO Secretary-General Rutte about the latest developments in Syria, as reported by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye. Erdoğan stated that Türkiye consistently defended Syria's territorial integrity and stability since the beginning of the civil war in Syria. President Erdoğan emphasised that Syria must be governed by the Syrian people and that Türkiye would continue to do everything in its power for the construction of a unified Syria freed of terrorism.
Türkiye will work for the safe and voluntary return home of the Syrian migrants it hosts and will help in the reconstruction of Syria after President Bashar al-Assad's sudden ouster by rebels, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday. Türkiye, which said it gave no support and had no involvement in the offensive by the Syrian opposition forces it has backed for years against Assad, said on Sunday it wanted the new Syrian administration to be inclusive and for Syrians to determine their own future. In an address to the Turkish Ambassadors' Conference in Ankara, Fidan said TÃ...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that Syria's new administration must be inclusive because Syrian people would determine their own future after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad by rebels. Syrian rebels declared Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, ending his family's iron-fisted rule after more than 13 years of civil war. In a press conference in Doha, Fidan said the Syrian people were not in a position to rebuild on their own and international actors and regional powers had to act with prudence and preserve the country's territorial integrity. Terrorist organisations must not be allowed...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed Syria with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday and Fidan said the Syrian government should enter dialogue with the opposition and initiate a political process, a foreign ministry source said. Fidan said in the phone call that all actors in the region should play a constructive role and that terrorist organisations should not be allowed to benefit from the chaotic environment in Syria, the source said. Measures should also be taken to prevent chemical weapons possessed by the Syrian government from becoming a risk for the region and that it was...