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...
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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...
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated at the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy, which was organised by the Atlantic Council (an organisation that is not welcome in Russia), that the first reactor of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant had been commissioned at a rate exceeding 90%, adding that Türkiye is expected to receive electricity from Akkuyu in 2025. Bayraktar said, ‘’The construction of our first nuclear reactors is currently ongoing. Meanwhile, four units of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant are under construction in Mersin. The construction site of the nuclear power plant in Mersin is the...
It has been one year since the Israeli government launched its campaign to destroy Gaza and make it an uninhabitable place for millions of Palestinians. On the occasion of one year since the tragic escalation in Gaza, Presidency's Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun underlined Türkiye's unwavering stance and commitment to support our Palestinian brothers and sisters in these difficult times. Fahrettin Altun said, "Palestine will be free."
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye, who held a phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, congratulated Putin on his birthday and stated that bilateral talks are developing and strengthening. According to a statement released by the Republic of Türkiye, Directorate of Communications; "President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. During the call, relations between Türkiye and Russia, as well as regional and global issues, were discussed. Pointing out that strengthening and enhancement of Turkish-Russian relations is pleasing, President Erdoğan expressed that high-level political dialogue...
The Turkish authorities announced that Oruç Reis vessel set sail from Istanbul on Saturday on a mission to search for natural gas and oil in Somali waters. "Today, we sent our research vessel Oruç Reis to Somalia (…) From this day forward, it will conduct seismic activities in three licensed areas in Somalia, each covering an area of 5,000 square kilometres," President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on X. "Associated with conflict, instability and hunger for decades, the Somali region will now be at the forefront thanks to economic development, prosperity and peace after the discoveries of Oruç Reis" said ErdoÄ...
The aviation, space and technology festival "TEKNOFEST 2024" kicked off in Adana, Türkiye. The opening ceremony took place at Adana's Şakirpaşa Airport. The head of the Turkish technology company Selçuk Bayraktar, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, President of Turkish Defence Industry Haluk Görgün and other officials attended the ceremony. A record number of participants enrolled for this year's TEKNOFEST, which has been held for the tenth time.