The Maiden's Tower, one of the iconic structures in Istanbul of Türkiye, reopened with a grand ceremony on Thursday after two years of restoration. Tthe Byzantine structure, dating back to 410 BC, was transformed into a monumental museum with a new facade identical to its original outlook. A spectacular light and sound show was held in the evening, attracting many Istanbul residents and tourists to the Bosphorus shores to watch the event. The restoration process was initiated in 2021 by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. "The general purpose of the restoration work was to clear the annexes added to...
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the discovery of a new oil field in the southeast of the country with a production capacity of 100,000 barrels per day. Erdoğan attended the joint opening ceremony of Karapınar Solar Power Plant and other newly-completed projects in Konya and emphasized that the said oil field is located in Cudi, Gabar area of Şırnak province, and added: "Türkiye will export energy from now on. We have now begun producing oil from cement-covered areas allegedly devoid of oil, which had to be abandoned due to terrorism. Türkiye can increase its production...
The defence ministers and intelligence chiefs of Iran, Russia, Syria and Türkiye held talks on Tuesday that Ankara and Moscow described as constructive, as part of efforts to rebuild Türkiye-Syria ties after years of animosity during the Syrian war. At the talks in Moscow, the ministers and intelligence service chiefs discussed strengthening security in Syria and the normalisation of ties between Ankara and Damascus, the Turkish and Russian defence ministries said in separate statements. All four countries reaffirmed their desire to preserve Syria's territorial integrity and the need to intensify efforts for the speedy return of Syrian refugees...
In his statement on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Türkiye's natural gas reserves discovered in the Black Sea are to be worth between $500 billion and $1 trillion. Speaking at a rally in the western city of Bursa, Erdoğan said, "We will invest in our future with the revenue that this Black Sea gas, of which reserve value is calculated between $500 billion and $1 trillion, will bring in our country."
Türkiye has reduced its foreign dependency in the defense industry from around 80 percent to some 20 percent in the past two decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday. "The number of the defense projects, which was merely 62 in 2002, has today surpassed 750," Erdogan said at the delivery ceremony of new Altay tanks to the Turkish Armed Forces for tests in the northwestern Sakarya province. Türkiye has set a goal of an "independent defense industry", he said. The country's budget for defense projects was 5.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2002, now it has reached 75 billion U.S. dollars, including the ones...
Türkiye's tourism industry is recovering from a major setback caused by devastating earthquakes that hit the southern part of the country in February, business insiders said. The number of tourism bookings rose by nearly 40 percent in mid-March compared with that of last year, after a one-and-a-half months slowdown following the earthquakes, said Hamit Kuk, a consultant of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies. Ali Bahar, president of the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said an upcoming nine-day vacation is also expected to boost the domestic demand for tourism services. In 2022, Türkiye hosted 51.3 million foreign visitors, who contributed 46.3...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye has announced plans to inaugurate three additional boron processing plants in Eskişehir. Erdoğan said the pilot facility inaugurated in Eskişehir would begin processing 1,200 metric tons of ore per year, followed by the establishment of another facility that will increase annual production to 570,000 metric tons. Speaking at the opening ceremony held in Eskişehir, Erdoğan stated, "Three new boron processing plants will be constructed in Eskişehir this year, with a total investment of 501 million Turkish liras." Türkiye is the world's largest boron producer, accounting for approximately 73% of...
The "Trend" news agency, referring to the NTV Turkish news website, reported that Türkiye plans to sell 40 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually via the gas hub. Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez provided information on the matter, saying, "We have the capacity to import 100 billion cubic metres of natural gas, but we only consume 55–60 billion of it. The remaining 40 billion cubic meters can be sold to Europe. " The Minister added that Türkiye is currently negotiating gas trade deals with major European clients.
In his speech at the “International Symposium on the Fight Against FETO”, Presidency’s Director of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye, Fahrettin Altun stated that, the Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation (FETO) is one of the bloodiest and most dangerous terrorist organizations Türkiye and the world have ever witnessed. Emphasising that FETO is, without a doubt, principally a terrorist group that is the primary enemy of the Turkish nation and state, which flourished by exploiting the values and sentiments of the nation such as religion, education, civil society, and cooperation and is a shady gang that has insidiously...