Turkiye

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan took part in the 32nd Ministerial Council Meeting of the OSCE in Vienna, Austria. He was welcomed by Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, the OSCE Chair-in-Office, before joining the session and delivering…

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised Türkiye’s defense industry, noting that “more than 3,000 companies” contribute to its defense ecosystem and stressing that production capacity is essential for deterrence. Speaking after the NATO…

The Touristic Eastern Express, running between Ankara and Kars, begins its 2025–2026 winter season on December 22—and tickets sold out weeks in advance. The 32-hour journey, a major attraction in Türkiye’s winter tourism boom,…

In Erzincan’s Binkoç village in Türkiye, a fox calmly entered a house and ate the cat food left in the garden, surprising the homeowner. Despite 19 dogs on the property, 12 outside and 7 inside, the fox slipped past them unnoticed. The…

ASELSAN’s first Space-based IoT satellite, LUNA-1, was successfully launched from California aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 as part of the Transporter-15 mission. About an hour after liftoff, the satellite entered a 510-km sun-synchronous orbit,…

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Türkiye is prepared to revive the Istanbul talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine War, stressing that “direct negotiations must continue” despite difficulties. Speaking in Berlin after meeting German…

Pope Leo XIV visited İznik in Türkiye for his first international trip, marking the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. The Pope held a praying service at the historic basilica, the site of the original 325 council convened…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally welcomed Pope Leo XIV at the Presidential Complex in Ankara during the pontiff’s visit to Türkiye. A cavalry escort led the Pope to the entrance, where the two leaders met before…

Pope Leo XIV landed in Ankara on his first international trip since being elected in May. Traveling from Rome on a private A320neo, the pontiff arrived at Esenboğa Airport at 12:22 p.m. at the official invitation of President Recep…

Türkiye’s Ministry of National Defense denied allegations that Turkish troops would be sent to Ukraine, saying any mission would require a Russia–Ukraine ceasefire and a clearly defined international mandate. The Ministry emphasized that…