Türkiye in International Media

Teknofest Blue Homeland 2026, a defense and technology festival centered on naval capabilities, opened Thursday at the Golcuk Naval Shipyard Command in Türkiye's northwestern province of Kocaeli. Earlier in the day, Turkish naval vessels sailed through the Izmit Gulf near Istanbul in a display of the country's maritime capabilities. The flotilla included the TCG Anadolu, the Turkish Navy's largest ship, frigates, submarines and support vessels. The fleet also staged a series of simulated military operations, including boarding and seizing a vessel and covert attacks on maritime facilities. Large crowds gathered along the shipyard's waterfront to watch the demonstrations. Running through...

The Presidency's Directorate of Communications stated that the allegations made against Türkiye by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were intended to legitimise Israel's unlawful attacks targeting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a statement issued Wednesday via the Turkish social media platform "NSosyal", the Directorate of Communications emphasised that the accusations against Türkiye in the Israeli Prime Minister's statement stem from Netanyahu's intention to continue his expansionist policies, which are destabilising the region, ahead of the Israeli elections scheduled for next October. The Directorate of Communications underscored that Türkiye, like the vast majority...

The Directorate of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye organised the "Hacı Bektaş Veli Commemoration Events International Media Programme" in the Hacıbektaş district of Nevşehir province. The Directorate of Communications announced that the programme in question offered international media representatives the opportunity to become closely acquainted with Bektashism, a key element of the shared cultural and religious heritage that emerged in Anatolia and, over time, spread to various regions, particularly the Balkans. Twenty journalists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Greece attended the two-day event. On the first day of...

According to a report by Anadolu Agency, a statement by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye said that ''President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye held a phone call with Prime Minister Andy Burnham of the United Kingdom, during which they discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and global developments.'' Erdoğan congratulated Burnham on assuming his new position and expressed his confidence that relations between Türkiye and the United Kingdom would reach a new level in the period ahead. The President of Türkiye noted that the two countries...

In a phone call, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye urged President Donald Trump of the United States (US) to continue diplomatic efforts regarding the war in Iran.  During the conversation, Erdoğan emphasised the importance of diplomacy. At the same time, he expressed hope that negotiations with Iran would resume soon, according to a statement from the Presidential Office in Ankara.  Türkiye will continue to support these peace efforts. A framework agreement reached in mid-June between Iran and the US aimed to secure a ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and a long-term peace...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi of Iran discussed with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan the latest developments in talks between Iran and Oman aimed at determining ''an appropriate way for ships to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz.'' This was reported by the Foreign Ministry following a phone call between the two ministers. While briefing Fidan on the current status of the bilateral negotiations with Oman, Araghchi underlined ''the Islamic Republic of Iran’s determination to continue this process.'' The two ministers also discussed the latest developments in the region and ongoing diplomatic efforts...

Türkiye plans to launch its lunar spacecraft in the first months of 2027, with the mission powered by a domestically developed hybrid propulsion system, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir said Thursday. Türkiye had finalized the launch schedule for the lunar mission and completed all testing of the spacecraft's homegrown hybrid propulsion system, Kacir was quoted by Anadolu Agency as saying. He described the mission as a major step toward acquiring technological capabilities possessed by only a limited number of countries. Kacir also said Türkiye was working to establish independent and cost-effective access to space through the...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a joint press conference in Ankara on 12 August after meeting with Palestinian President Abbas, who was visiting the country. Erdoğan reaffirmed his support for the establishment of a Palestinian state. Abbas stated that "Gaza is an inseparable part of the Palestinian state". Erdoğan stated that Türkiye firmly supports the establishment of "an independent Palestinian state with a geographical integrity, based on the 1967 borders and with East Al-Quds as its capital," and that it will "continue to resolutely defend the Palestinian cause on all platforms." Abbas emphasised that “Gaza is...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed that his country's relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are a "strategic relationship," revealing that the coming phase will witness steps that would "elevate relations between the two countries to much higher levels." He stated that the Strait of Hormuz is one of the vital arteries of the global economy, adding: "Our hope and expectation is that the current tension will end as soon as possible, and that the Strait of Hormuz will return to performing its role in serving international trade in a safe, stable, and uninterrupted manner." Erdoğan was...