Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Wednesday that Ankara wanted a permanent solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, a statement from Erdogan’s office said. Azerbaijan accused Armenia on Wednesday of trying to attack its gas and oil pipelines and warned of a “severe” response, as tensions mounted over a fraying Russian-brokered ceasefire in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Türkiye has accused Armenia of occupying Azeri territory and vowed full support for Azerbaijan. Ankara has repeatedly called on the Minsk Group, formed to mediate the conflict and led by France,...
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Türkiye will continue to work with Libya in military training and consultancy, Türkiye's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his visiting Libyan counterpart Salah Al-Namroush met in Türkiye's capital Ankara on Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement quoted by the semi-official Anadolu Agency. Akar reiterated Türkiye's stand with the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya, adding that Türkiye supports Libya's independence, sovereignty and integrity. Last November, Türkiye and Libya signed a security and military cooperation agreement. The UN-backed government had been engaged in...
Türkiye’s foreign minister said on Tuesday Greece must abandon its “maximalist approach” and pre-conditions for dialogue to begin over disputed offshore Mediterranean resources, adding Ankara expects the EU to act as an “honest and objective” mediator. “We are open to talks without pre-conditions,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a press conference alongside German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Ankara. “But, when one side starts imposing pre-conditions, then there are many things we will put forth too. Before anything, Greece needs to abandon its maximalist approach,” he added.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said that Türkiye has achieved solid progress in its defense industry and is able to meet its national defense and security needs. "The distance we have covered in the defense industry has recently contributed to the achievement of many strategic successes both within and outside our borders," Erdogan said at the delivery ceremony of new naval systems in Istanbul. He also noted that as the country meets its national defense and security needs, technological independence becomes more critical than ever in creating deterrence in the international arena. "Looking to the future...
Türkiye said on Friday that history will not forget and never forgive the “hypocritical behaviour” of the United Arab Emirates in agreeing a deal with Israel to normalise relations. The Foreign Ministry said the Palestinian people and administration were right to react strongly against the agreement, which recasts the order of Middle East politics from the Palestinian issue to the fight against Iran. “History and the conscience of the region’s peoples will not forget and never forgive this hypocritical behaviour of the UAE, betraying the Palestinian cause for the sake of its narrow interests,” the ministry said...
Türkiye is ready to help rebuild the port of Beirut, which was destroyed by a massive blast on Tuesday, Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay said during a visit to Lebanon on Saturday. Türkiye’s port of Mersin, on the Mediterranean, is ready to assist the port of Beirut, he said, without elaborating.
Türkiye said Wednesday it is sending search and rescue teams along with emergency medical personnel to aid Lebanese authorities in the aftermath of the devastating explosion that killed at least 100 people in Beirut and injured thousands. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said a field hospital was also in the works, adding that Türkiye was sending humanitarian aid, medical equipment and medicine to Beirut. The dispatched teams were from Türkiye’s health ministry, disaster and emergency authority and the Red Crescent. Six Turkish citizens were injured in the massive explosion, including one who needed surgery, Foreign...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun about the massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday and said Türkiye was ready to provide humanitarian aid as needed, the presidency said. The explosion in a port warehouse district near the city center killed more than 25 people and injured over 2,500 others.
The first prayers will be held in Türkiye’s Hagia Sophia on July 24, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, after declaring the ancient monument was once again a mosque following a court ruling revoking its status as a museum. Erdogan said the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia would remain open to Muslims, Christians and foreigners, but added that Türkiye had exercised its sovereign right in converting it to a mosque and would interpret criticism of the move as an attack on its independence.