Türkiye aims to increase its trade volume with Oman to 5 billion U.S. dollars, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday, calling it a target for the first stage but not specifying the time duration of this stage. Erdoğan made the remarks at a joint press conference with visiting Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said in Ankara. The president also expressed the country's readiness to strengthen energy cooperation with Oman, saying, “From 2025 on, we will enter a new era in our energy cooperation with the start of liquefied gas supplies from Oman.” Turkish contracting companies...
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The Archaeological Park of the Colosseum is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition “Göbeklitepe: The Enigma of a Sacred Place”, an extraordinary event that will take the public on a journey to discover one of the oldest and most fascinating archaeological sites in the world, located in Şanlıurfa city in south-eastern Türkiye. The exhibition will be open to the public from October 25, 2024, to March 2, 2025, at the Colosseum, offering an immersive experience of the origins of civilisation. The inauguration ceremony, held on October 24, 2024, at the Colosseum, saw the participation of prominent institutional figures....
Türkiye welcomes Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon and hopes the truce will be lasting, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, calling on the international community to pressure Israel into fully implementing it. "It is imperative for the international community to exert pressure on Israel to fully comply with the ceasefire and to provide reparations for the damages it has caused in Lebanon," the ministry said in a statement, adding Türkiye was ready to support peace efforts in Lebanon. It said a ceasefire must also be declared in Gaza as soon as possible...
Türkiye will stand by Palestinians with all its "strength and means" until Palestine is "fully liberated," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday. "What Türkiye is doing for Palestine, Gaza, and Lebanon is far greater than what is visible," Erdoğan said at a press conference following a cabinet meeting. "For 14 months, a highly bloody and extremely dangerous war has been ongoing right next to Türkiye, despite some individuals' insistence on ignoring it," he said. Türkiye has been making efforts to urge international organizations, primarily the United Nations, to take "coercive measures to stop...
The Istanbul Energy Forum convened here on Friday at the Istanbul Congress Centre, bringing together global energy leaders to discuss energy goals and solutions to shared challenges. Under the theme of "Common Future, Common Goals," the one-day event, organized by Anadolu Agency under the auspices of the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, has attracted government officials from Hungary, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Uzbekistan, among other countries, along with representatives from civil society organizations, international institutions, and academia. "As economies grow, populations expand, and industrialization progresses, our energy needs inevitably rise," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his...
The 2024 China (Ningxia)-Türkiye Commercial and Economic Cooperation Meeting, organised by the Ningxia Investment Promotion Bureau, was held online on November 20th. More than 50 companies from Ningxia and Türkiye participated in the event, focusing on areas such as machinery manufacturing, energy, and chemistry. Prior to the meeting, the Ningxia Investment Promotion Bureau focused on products in areas such as renewable energy, biomedicals, and machinery manufacturing while communicating with relevant parties in Türkiye to learn about the cooperation needs of the participating companies. During the meeting, the Ningxia Investment Promotion Bureau introduced the development of priority sectors and...
Our world is in a spiral of crises. While conventional threats, such as famine, drought, civil war and genocide, continue to loom over humanity in many parts of the world, the race to assume control of new phenomena that have the potential to change the world – such as novel communications and weapons technologies, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies – is also gaining pace and posing new threats to our collective wellbeing. Our current “rules-based international order”, which was established in the aftermath of World War II to increase global cooperation, generate economic prosperity, prevent wars, and ensure stability, equality and justice is...
According to Anadolu Agency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking at the G20 summit in Brazil, Erdoğan said, “In the face of the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza, I once again call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire.” As reported by BTA, Erdoğan highlighted the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian region under Israeli blockade, stating that 96% of the population—more than 2 million people—lack access to healthy food and water. “Türkiye has provided over 86,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza,” the president noted, adding that Ankara’s aid...
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil held a bilateral meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye as part of the G20 Leaders' Summit held on Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro. This was announced in a written statement by the Brazilian government. The statement noted that Erdoğan proposed the establishment of a high-level council to strengthen bilateral relations and collaborations in various sectors, particularly civil aviation, defence, construction, and energy, with a focus on the new PAC (Growth Acceleration Program). The statement also said, "Lula invited the Turkish President for an official...