Turkey tends to march to its own drum in international affairs. Take the United Nations vote on Dec. 14, 2022, when the body’s General Assembly approved a resolution in favor of a New International Economic Order. Some 123 member states – largely the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America –
Tag: Turkey
Turkey to start oil drilling in Somalia
Turkey, seeking to extend its influence in Africa and strengthen energy security, will send the 86m-long research vessel Oruc Reis to explore offshore oil blocks belonging to Somalia next month. The move, confirmed by Mohamed Hashi, director of Somalia’s petroleum ministry, could help diversify Turkey’s crude supply and is part of
Bangladesh, Turkey to work together to combat disinformation: Arafat
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has said Bangladesh and Turkey will work together globally to prevent disinformation and misinformation. Arafat, who is now in Istanbul to attend a special session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers of OIC, said this after a bilateral meeting with President
Turkey’s first NPP unit gets commissioning permit
The Council of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NDK) of Turkey issued a permit for the commissioning of unit-1 at Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, the first-ever nuclear power facility in the country. The permit enables the commencement of the start–up and adjustment works at the final stage of the NPP construction.
Turkey set to realise long-term goal with bid to host Euro 2032
After four failed bids in the recent past, Turkey is finally set to be awarded the hosting rights for a major international football tournament this week when UEFA decides where Euro 2032 will be staged. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long dreamt of hosting one of the world's most prestigious
Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in Iraq
Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq on Sunday following a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital, Turkey's defense ministry announced. Some 20 targets of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, were "destroyed" in the latest aerial operation, including caves, shelters
Turkey’s president to meet Putin to revive Ukraine’s grain export deal
The presidents of Russia and Turkey meet on Monday, with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeking to persuade Russia to revive an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export grain and other commodities from three Black Sea ports despite the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin in July refused to extend the agreement,
Syria to open 2 new crossings for quake aid: UN
Syria's president agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country's rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims, the United Nations announced Monday.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the agreement by Syrian leader Bashar Assad to open crossing points at
Earthquake compounds Turkish leader’s woes as election nears
Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan came to power 20 years ago riding a wave of public outrage toward the previous government’s handling of a deadly earthquake.Now, three months away from an election, Erdogan’s political future could hinge on how the public perceives his government’s response to a similarly devastating natural disaster.“It
Death in Turkey, Syria quake cross 16,000
Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more than three days after a catastrophic earthquake and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 16,000.Emergency crews working through the night in