President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye said "imposing an arms embargo is necessary to increase international pressure on Israel." following his meeting with Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit of the League of Arab States. The statement released by the Presidency of Türkiye reads as follows: "Regional and global issues, along with Israeli attacks on Palestinian and Lebanese territories, were discussed during the meeting. President Erdoğan stated that Israel is trying to expand the fire of conflict it has ignited in the Middle East to the entire region and aims to render Palestinians landless in their...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of Türkiye today voiced his concern over the international system with the United Nations (UN) being incapable of protecting even its own personnel from Israeli attacks in Lebanon, and called on the Security Council to take action against Tel Aviv. Erdoğan stated following the cabinet meeting in Ankara that the image of the United Nations, which cannot even protect its own personnel, has been tarnished and that this is a source of shame and concern for the international system, TRT Balkan reported. Erdoğan expressed that it is the impotence...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye said that the amount of aid being delivered to Gaza is decreasing due to Israel's obstructions and that the idleness of the United Nations (UN) is worrying. Speaking after the Cabinet meeting, Erdoğan said, "We see that the aid delivered to Gaza has decreased significantly. The reason behind this is that Israel is committing acts of terrorism against humanitarian organisations. However, we need to exert extra effort before winter to meet all the needs of the people living in Gaza. Moreover, our claims that Israeli atrocities would not stay limited to...
Israel poses the most evident threat to both regional and global peace, and those responsible for maintaining world peace must put an end to this threat. According to a report by Anadolu Agency, this statement was made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday while returning from his visits to Serbia and Albania. Erdoğan further warned that Israel threatens stability not only in Palestine and Lebanon but across the entire region. The President noted that Ankara is closely monitoring Tel Aviv's actions, as well as any potential moves against Türkiye, through its intelligence services. He emphasised...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye discussed the conflict in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić. Speaking at a joint press conference with Vučić in Belgrade, Erdoğan said, "We addressed regional and global issues with Mr. Vučić. During the meeting, I reiterated my support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. I informed my counterpart that Türkiye is determined to continue efforts to achieve lasting peace (in Ukraine)." The Turkish leader also emphasised Gaza and the actions of the Israeli army. Erdoğan added, ...
President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday that Türkiye and Serbia had decided to carry out joint work on developing their defense industry and that Turkish drones would be part of bilateral cooperation. "Türkiye and Serbia need to take a step together, but this step is the formation of a defense industry among ourselves to ensure the preservation of peace," Erdoğan said in Belgrade alongside Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, Reuters reported. International demand for Turkish drones, primarily Baykar's Bayraktar TB2 drones, has soared after their impact on conflicts in Syria, Libya, Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Baykar has said...
Türkiye condemns Israel's attacks targeting the U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon (UNIFIL), its foreign ministry said late on Thursday, adding Ankara would continue supporting similar peacekeeping initiatives and structures. Israeli attacks against UNIFIL in recent days, amid the war in Gaza and the cross-border clashes with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, have wounded U.N. personnel and prompted international alarm. In New York, Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon said Israel recommends UNIFIL relocate north in Lebanon "to avoid danger as fighting intensifies". "Israel's attacks on UN forces, following its massacres against civilians in Gaza, the...
A record number of tourists is expected to participate in Türkiye's hot air balloon trips this year. Abdulkadir Uraloglu, Türkiye's transport and infrastructure minister, recently announced that 700,000 tourists have taken to the skies in hot air balloons since the beginning of the year. This figure is rapidly approaching the previous record of 750,000 set in 2022. "Türkiye now conducts the world's largest commercial hot air balloon operation in terms of both traffic volume and number of days flown," Uraloglu told the semi-official Anadolu news agency. According to official figures, there are 67 licensed hot air balloon companies and six approved...
Türkiye’s President Tayyip Erdoğan will give a "considerable" number of kamikaze drones of an unspecified type to Albania, the country's Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Thursday. "It is a present that comes as a strong message from the Republic of Türkiye that Albania is unhittable," Rama told a joint news conference during on one-day visit by Erdoğan. A spokesperson for the government contacted by Reuters was unable to provide any further details on the number or type of drones. Rama also said that the acquisition of an unspecified number of Turkish kamikaze drones does...