Türkiye and Saudi Arabia are preparing to sign the second phase of a 5-gigawatt renewable energy partnership at the upcoming COP31 climate summit in Antalya, marking a significant step in their expanding energy cooperation. The agreement will involve Türkiye and Saudi energy company ACWA Power, covering an additional 3 gigawatts......
Türkiye’s ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, held talks with Nigeria’s defense minister, Christopher Musa, in Abuja to explore avenues for expanding cooperation in defense and security. According to a statement issued by the Turkish Embassy, the discussions centered on strengthening bilateral ties in key strategic areas,......
Morocco has initiated recruitment for a strategic military drone factory in Benslimane"], operated by Atlas Défense, a local subsidiary of Turkish defense manufacturer Baykar. The facility will focus on the maintenance and production of combat drones for the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco. This initiative represents a key step......
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has wrapped up a rare visit to Ethiopia, using the trip to celebrate a century of diplomatic relations while cautioning against turning the Horn of Africa into a battleground for outside powers. At a joint news conference in Addis Ababa alongside Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Erdogan warned that the region......
Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark agreement to build solar power plants with a combined capacity of 2,000 megawatts in Turkey, marking a significant step in energy collaboration between the two nations. The signing ceremony took place in Istanbul at an Ottoman-era palace overlooking the Bosphorus, following a $2 billion energy......
Türkiye has expressed hope that the United States and Iran can resolve their differences through meaningful dialogue, avoiding the need for military confrontation. Speaking in Washington, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized that Ankara favors diplomacy over escalation. He stated that Türkiye’s primary wish is to......
A Turkish journalist working for Deutsche Welle has been detained in Ankara on charges of “spreading false information” and “insulting the president,” according to a statement from the Istanbul prosecutor’s office. The journalist, Alican Uludag, was taken into custody following the launch of an investigation......
Turkish defense technology company Havelsan has successfully exported its artificial intelligence-based video analytics system, EYEMINER, to an African country, marking a significant step in the international expansion of Türkiye’s high-tech defense software sector. The export represents one of the first instances in which an advanced......
The United States is urging NATO allies to exclude Ukraine and four Indo Pacific partner countries from formal sessions of the alliance’s July summit in Ankara, according to Politico, which cited four diplomats familiar with the discussions. Washington is pressing to prevent Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea from......
Turkish Airlines reported strong traffic results for January 2026, transporting 7.6 million passengers and achieving an overall load factor of 84%, reflecting continued growth in both domestic and international operations. The airline also increased its available seat kilometers (ASK) by 10% compared to January 2025. Key figures from January......
Foreign ministers gathered Wednesday at the United Nations for a Security Council ministerial session on the situation in Palestine, as international pressure mounts over recent Israeli measures expanding control in the occupied West Bank. The meeting, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper in her capacity as president of the......
Rising temperatures and increasingly extreme weather linked to climate change are posing growing risks to global coffee and wheat production, according to two new studies published this week, with potential consequences for farmers and consumers alike. An analysis released Wednesday by Climate Central found that the world’s main coffee......
NATO has reaffirmed Türkiye’s role as a steadfast ally and a central contributor to the alliance’s collective security, underscoring Ankara’s strategic importance ahead of the upcoming summit scheduled to take place in the Turkish capital this July. In a written statement marking the anniversary of Türkiye’s......
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