President al-Sisi of Egypt held a phone call with Erdoğan, the re-elected President of Türkiye on 29th of May. According to a statement by Egypt Presidential Office, al-Sisi congratulated Erdoğan and the two leaders agreed to upgrade diplomatic ties immediately and reinstate ambassadors.
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Joe Biden and Mette Frederiksen Look Forward to Continuing Their Cooperation with Türkiye as NATO Allies. Many world leaders expressed their congratulations to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye on his re-election victory on Sunday, which ensures that he will remain in office for another five years. Among them was President Joe Biden of the US. "I look forward to continuing to work together as NATO Allies on bilateral issues and shared global challenges," Biden said on Twitter. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen congratulated Erdoğan on his election victory, which he won with slightly over 52 percent of...
In a post shared on his Twitter account President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "We respect the will of the nation expressed at the polls" after announcing a second-round runoff for the presidential elections. Erdoğan stated in reference to the elections held on May 14 that "Turkish democracy and the Turkish nation won, regardless of the results." Noting that their alliance will receive more votes and they will be the winner of the run-off scheduled for May 28, President Erdoğan of Türkiye said, "By will of Allah, we will win a historic victory." Erdoğan added that the Turkish...
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...
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...