The Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM), organised for the fifth time by the Directorate of Communications of the Presidency of Türkiye, will bring together senior officials from 38 countries in İstanbul to address not only the war in the Middle East but also the most profound challenges facing the international system. İstanbul to host the key international meeting The two-day summit will take place in İstanbul on 27–28 March, with the participation of Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, and Head of the National Intelligence Organisation İbrahim Kalın, alongside 11 ministers and over 60 senior officials...
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Britain and Türkiye on Wednesday signed a multi-billion-pound agreement for a major new training and support contract as part of its 8 -billion-pound ($10.73 billion) Typhoon fighter jet deal the two countries concluded last year. The new contract covers UK-based training for Turkish pilots and ground crew as Türkiye moves towards operating its first batch of British-built jets, Britain's Ministry of Defence said in a statement. Defence firms including BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA, Rolls-Royce and Martin-Baker will supply components and training equipment. Defence Secretary John Healey and Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler signed the agreement in London,...
Turkish President Receip Tayyip Erdoğan says Türkiye will continue working with all its resources to establish peace in the Iran war, which he says has hit the Turkish economy and the whole world. Erdoğan says the government is considering various measures to protect the economy from the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has engulfed the region and sent energy prices soaring.
The Presidency of Türkiye has denied claims of a food crisis in the country due to the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement issued by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications Centre for Countering Disinformation, it was declared, “The claim that ‘due to developments in the Strait of Hormuz, a fertiliser crisis is occurring in Türkiye, putting food supply at risk', as reported by some media outlets, is disinformation.” Statements from our Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry have made it clear that there is no problem with fertiliser supply in Türkiye, that production processes...
Stating that Israel has killed thousands of people, the President of Türkiye noted that these actions will not go unanswered. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye, speaking after the Eid al-Fitr prayer in Rize, addressed the developments in the Middle East and said, "The Middle East is currently in great turmoil and instability. As you know, this Zionist Israel has killed hundreds, thousands of people. I am confident that, God willing, they will bear the consequences for this." Erdoğan also emphasised that the Islamic world is going through challenging times and that conflicts in the region...
Developed nationally and uniquely by Turkish company Baykar using its own resources, the K2 Kamikaze UAV made its debut with intelligent swarm autonomy tests. Faturing multi-operation capabilities and advanced AI and autonomy algorithms, the platform successfully completed formation flight tests with five aircraft in varying configurations. The K2 Kamikaze UAV, developed indigenously and uniquely by Baykar as part of its strategy for developing cost-effective defence solutions, has taken the field with tests demonstrating its autonomy, artificial intelligence, and formation capabilities. Equipped with advanced AI and autonomy algorithms, the platform successfully completed flight tests conducted yesterday and today with five K2...
World leaders, diplomats, and experts will gather in İstanbul later this month for the STRATCOM Summit, an important international forum organised by the Directorate of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye. The summit will take place on 27-28 March, at a time when geopolitical tensions are escalating, and global crises are rapidly evolving. The STRATCOM Summit, to be held over two days, aims to bring together heads of state, ministers, policymakers, and scholars to explore the future of the international order, strategic communication, and the management of rising global concerns. The summit will begin with...
The President of Türkiye stated last night that Israel is run by a structure that views itself as superior to others, warning that this policy is gradually dragging the Middle East toward grave instability and disaster. At an iftar dinner at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Erdoğan addressed the propagation of conflicts in the region and stressed that there are underlying political reasons behind the latest military actions. He remarked that the attacks targeting the Gaza Strip initially, followed by Yemen and Lebanon, and most recently Iran, cannot be explained solely by security concerns.
Day 1,483 of the War in Ukraine During a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, Türkiye’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, stated that Türkiye is prepared to host a new round of negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in London, the United Kingdom, for an official visit. A source from the Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that during a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, Türkiye’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, stated that Türkiye is prepared to host a...