Türkiye in International Media

There have been developments to resume the positive agenda between Türkiye and Greece, which was postponed over the summer. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, engaged in a cordial telephone conversation for the second time on the same day yesterday evening. In addition, Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Frangoyannis will travel to Ankara to initiate Turkish-Greek cooperation discussions on the economy, businesses, and commerce. The date has not been set in stone, but based on the information I have received, March 22 is a strong possibility. It is also possible that Çavuşoğlu...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi said that through the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement signed with Türkiye, approximately 100 thousand employment opportunities would be created in the Turkish economy. Trend conveys the information regarding the issue referencing Anadolu Agency. In Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, the Türkiye-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Signing Ceremony was held with the participation of Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Mehmet Muş, Minister of Trade. Zeyoudi spoke at the press conference held after...

Türkiye's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Fatih Dönmez, stated on Tuesday that legislative amendments would be necessary for the gas hub in Türkiye to begin operations. As reported by the Star newspaper, the Minister said, "Our goal is to launch everything within the year. There is a need to introduce amendments to a couple of laws, and this issue will be put forward to the nearest agenda of our parliament. The greater portion of the hub’s legal infrastructure will be completed after that."

ISTANBUL, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye expected to raise its trade volume with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to 25 billion U.S. dollars within five years, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday. President Erdoğan made the remarks in Istanbul while addressing the signing ceremony of the Türkiye-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which was held in the UAE's capital Abu Dhabi under the witness of President Erdoğan and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan via video link. "This agreement is the beginning of a new phase in our economic and trade cooperation,"...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye asserted on Friday that his administration would make Türkiye the most disaster-ready nation in the world following the devastating effects of the February 6 earthquakes that occurred along the Türkiye-Syria border. During his remarks at the Türkiye National Risk Shield Meeting, Erdoğan expressed gratitude to the scientists in attendance for presenting their discoveries and proposals to enhance the country's earthquake resilience. Erdoğan said: "The February 6 earthquakes, which caused one of the greatest fatalities and property damage in our history, will mark a turning point in...

Türkiye's annual inflation eased for the fourth month in a row to 55.18 percent in February. Consumer prices registered a month-on-month growth of 3.15 percent, while the producer price index eased to its lowest level in 15 months by rising 76.61 percent annually, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute. Inflation in Türkiye hit almost 85.5 percent, a 24-year high, in October last year, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supports low-interest rates in the hope of boosting economic growth and employment. On Feb. 23, Türkiye's central bank delivered an interest rate cut to 8.5 percent.

The United Arab Emirates and Türkiye signed an agreement in Abu Dhabi on Friday, which aims to increase trade between the two countries to $40 billion in the next five years, according to UAE projections. Speaking in Istanbul ahead of a press conference in Abu Dhabi, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will take economic and trade relations between the two countries to a new phase. The UAE kicked off negotiations with Türkiye on a bilateral trade deal last year after a warming in political relations following UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed's visit...

The United Arab Emirates and Türkiye recently reached an agreement that, according to the Gulf country, may increase their bilateral trade to 40 to 45 billion dollars over the next five years. The detailed agreement, the general outlines of which were revealed last year, was signed on Friday while Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş was in Abu Dhabi. The agreement also includes an 82% decrease in customs duty charges between the two countries, according to the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi. The official stated that the trade agreement is focused on sectors like agricultural technology,...

Teleperformance Italia is donating 12,000 euros to the people of Türkiye and Syria affected by the earthquake. The positive response of the entire Teleperformance Italia community to the in-house fundraising is demonstrated by the lead actors and employees who will donate from their next paychecks and a contribution from company management. The campaign "Türkiye/Syria Earthquake Emergency: Let's Help Them Now" was launched with UNICEF and in partnership with Teleperformance Italy Group in recent weeks and involved employees at the Fiumicino and Taranto offices.