All states should raise their voices against humanitarian tragedy in Gaza, Erdogan tells pontiff in phone conversation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pope Francis on Thursday spoke over the phone on the conflict between Israel and Palestine and escalating human rights violations. Erdogan, according to Türkiye’s Communications Directorate, said Israel’s attacks on Gaza, which have no justification in any sacred text, have reached the level of a massacre, and that it is shameful for Read More

Turkish defense industry to reach product range that can create air force from scratch thanks to development of Hurkus, Hurjet, KAAN, says chief test pilot of Hurkus Türkiye’s defense industry will reach a product range that can create an air force from scratch thanks to the development of the basic trainer Hurkus, jet trainer Hurjet and national combat aircraft KAAN, the chief test pilot of Hurkus said. “Türkiye has made a magnificent move, starting with Read More

Drill ship Abdulhamid Han will contribute to country’s gas exploration in Mediterranean, Vice President Fuat Oktay says Türkiye’s fourth drill ship will launch operations in Mediterranean in August, the country’s Vice President Fuat Oktay announced on Wednesday.  “Abdulhamid Han drill ship is planned to start operations in the Mediterranean next month,” Oktay told a ceremony held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on the occasion of July 20 Peace and Freedom Day. With its Read More

Türkiye’s plastic waste imports total $127.7M in 2020, while exports of recycled products total $1.21B, says Fatih Eren There will be major opportunities for Türkiye in the recycling industry over the next five years, according to the head of a sectoral association. Fatih Eren, chairman of Türkiye’s Recyclers Association (Gekader), told Anadolu Agency that the country has become a central destination for recyclables, instead of the Far East and China. International commercial relations have shifted Read More

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mohammed bin Salman set to have one-on-one meeting, to be followed by official dinner Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with an official ceremony in the capital Ankara. Erdogan received the crown prince at the presidential complex. Ahead of an official dinner, the leaders are set to have one-on-one and inter-delegation meetings. Erdogan earlier said they would discuss ways to take bilateral relations to Read More

Number of foreign tourists visiting Türkiye up 207.1% year-on-year in January-May period Türkiye hosted 11.3 million foreign tourists during the first five months of the year, according to official figures revealed on Monday. The number of foreigners visiting Türkiye in the January-May period rose 207.1% on a yearly basis. Istanbul, Türkiye’s largest city by population and a top tourist draw, welcomed 46.8% of all foreign visitors, or nearly 5.3 million in the five-month period. It Read More

Threat posed by Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov deemed ‘potentially very high,’ says agency The Dutch intelligence agency said Thursday that it prevented a Russian spy from gaining access as an intern to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The person in question works for the Russian Military Intelligence Service GRU but he used a Brazilian cover identity to travel from Brazil to the Netherlands, the General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands (AIVD) Read More

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Isaac Herzog in phone call agree on maintaining cooperation for peace, stability The Israeli president in a phone call thanked his Turkish counterpart for Ankara’s efforts in combatting terrorism, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said on Sunday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog discussed Türkiye-Israel relations and regional matters, the directorate said in a statement. The two leaders “agreed on maintaining cooperation for peace and stability as well as dialogue in Read More

The nominees for the Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 were revealed Monday by the world football’s governing body.  FIFA said fans can cast votes on FIFA.com until Dec. 10 and winners will be unveiled Jan. 17 in an online ceremony. The three finalists in each category will be announced in early January but the nominees for the FIFA Puskas Award (the best goal) will be revealed later. The nominees for the 2021 awards are as Read More