At the Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that Türkiye supports increased cooperation with the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) to carry additional natural gas from the Caspian region to the international markets. Çavuşoğlu stated, "Our role in the global energy equation is growing in importance. We have implemented large-scale energy projects such as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and TANAP together. We should increase cooperation for TANAP to carry additional natural gas from the Caspian region to the international market." The trilateral memorandum...
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the damage assessment work following the earthquakes is nearing completion, and the government has promised to complete the restructuring process within a year. While the earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş affected 11 provinces, at least 48 thousand people died. Earthquakes destroyed or severely damaged over 230 thousand buildings. Officials with the United Nations Development Program estimate that the earthquake has caused more than $100 billion in damages to the Turkish economy.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan will travel to Ankara on March 15-16 at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye to attend the Extraordinary Meeting of the Heads of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS). The agenda for the extraordinary meeting includes discussions about the development of multilateral cooperation in the field of managing emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance, as well as coordination in the field of preventing and eliminating the consequences of natural disasters. International and regional issues will also be addressed. As part of the meeting, a large number of bilateral meetings are also...
Turkish citizens in Germany will be able to vote in the May parliamentary and presidential elections in Türkiye beginning on April 27. On Tuesday, the Supreme Electoral Council (YSK), Türkiye's electoral authority, announced that elections at border crossings and abroad would begin on April 27 and end on May 9. Türkiye will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14. If any candidates fail to receive 50 per cent of the vote in the presidential election, a run-off election will be held on May 28. According to the YSK, Turkish citizens living abroad will be able to vote in this case between May 20...
The centuries-old traditions of good neighbourliness and mutual assistance that bind the Turkmen and Turkish peoples have, more than ever before, revealed the full extent of their humanist nature today. In this tough time for the brotherly Turkish people brought on by the natural disaster, the Turkmen thought it their duty to be "near relatives" and support their earthquake-affected brothers and sisters. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, paid a visit to the Turkish Embassy in Ashgabat on February 8, two days after the earthquake, and expressed his condolences to the...
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Grushko of Russia said that the agreement had been extended for another 60 days, provided that all promises made by the partners to lift sanctions on agricultural products going to Russia are fulfilled. According to him, the process of removing the limitations on the export of agricultural products from Russia is still ongoing but progressing slowly. The Ministry of Defence said they evaluated the steps the parties took to extend the grain deal and that negotiations and coordination were still ongoing. Alexei Zubets, Director of the Socio-Economic Research Institute of the Financial University under the...
During a visit to one of the earthquake-affected regions, the President of Türkiye praised the speed with which Türkiye's executive bodies moved, emphasising that thousands of houses would be constructed for earthquake victims. The President of Türkiye said in a statement on Sunday that the country quickly deployed all of its institutions, forces, and resources to the affected regions following the earthquake in the country's southern provinces, and the country's performance was very rapid. On his visit to the earthquake zone in Samandağ, Hatay, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye reportedly said, "No one should...
Turkish Minister of National Defense, Hulusi Akar, remarked in an interview with Anadolu Agency that Türkiye believes the parties have a constructive approach to extending the grain deal and that it will be extended. “Both parties to the agreement take a constructive stance. We anticipate that this process will result in a favourable outcome. We believe the deal will be extended after March 18,” said the Minister. Akar further stated that around 24 million tons of grain were carried during the implementation of the process. Transportation is handled by almost 800 ships. “Yes, there are minor problems in the implementation of the...
Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar said on Thursday that his country is holding talks with the United Nations (UN), Ukraine and Russia on the extension of the grain deal. Akar said, "We are negotiating with the UN, Ukraine and the Russian Federation on the extension of the grain deal and we are hopeful that it will be extended. Ukraine expressed a positive opinion on the extension of the agreement again. Russia also has a positive attitude towards the initiative."