Press Releases

Syria, Turkey, Jordan plan to strengthen Regional Cooperation

(MENAFN) Senior officials from Syria, Türkiye, and Jordan convened in Amman on Friday to strengthen regional cooperation and discuss joint transportation initiatives. The meeting focused on expanding road and rail networks, facilitating border...

Alamos Gold Announces the Sale of its Turkish Development Projects for Total Cash Consideration of $470 million

All amounts are in United States dollars, unless otherwise stated. TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX:AGI; NYSE:AGI) (together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries, “Alamos” or the “Company”) today announced...

Turkey starts mass production of its new battle tank

(MENAFN) Turkey has started mass production of its new main battle tank, the Altay, at the Ankara facility of domestic automaker BMC. The tank, equipped with advanced technologies, is powered by the BATU engine developed by BMC Power, a subsidiary...

Turkish Defense Minister joins reception to commemorate Pakistan Defence Day

(MENAFN) Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler took part in a reception on Friday hosted at the Pakistani Embassy in Ankara to commemorate Pakistan Defence Day. “Our main goal in our historically deep-rooted relations with friendly and brotherly...

Turkey pledges to continue powering NATO’s future

(MENAFN) Türkiye will continue contributing to NATO’s future using its indigenous defense capabilities, Defense Industries Secretary Haluk Gorgun stated Thursday. Writing on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal, Gorgun said he met with NATO...

Turkish Airlines Reports Strong Passenger, Cargo Growth

(MENAFN) Turkish Airlines, Türkiye's national flag carrier, has reported strong operational performance in the first eight months of the year. The airline carried 60.7 million passengers from January to August, with a robust 82.7% load factor....

Turkish Airlines Reports Growth in Passenger Numbers

(MENAFN) Türkiye's flagship carrier Turkish Airlines announced Monday that it transported 60.7 million passengers during the first eight months of the year, achieving an 82.7% load factor. The airline stated in a declaration posted on Türkiye’s...

Turkey reaffirms its readiness to take step to end Ukraine’s war

(MENAFN) Türkiye has once again emphasized its readiness to take a leading role in all efforts to achieve lasting peace in the Russia-Ukraine war, Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said following the latest Coalition of the Willing summit. In a post on...

Turkey’s official international reserves hit new record

(MENAFN) Türkiye’s official international reserves reached a new all-time high of $178.4 billion as of August 29, the Central Bank reported Thursday. This represents an increase of 1.2%, or $2.03 billion, from the previous week. While foreign...

Erdogan Prepares Speech on Palestinian Statehood at UN Summit

(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to deliver a speech Monday at a high-level gathering on Palestinian statehood during the UN General Assembly in New York. The forum, co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia, aims to revive the...

Erdogan Plans Discussing Bilateral Topics with Trump

(MENAFN) Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday that he plans to engage in discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting at the White House next week, focusing on topics such as commerce, mutual investments,...

Baker Hughes to Supply Integrated Subsea, Completion Systems for Turkish Petroleum’s Sakarya Gas Field Phase 3

Technologies will optimize offshore production in the Sakarya Gas Field Baker Hughes to deliver deepwater horizontal tree systems with associated technology Integrated approach will enhance operating efficiencies HOUSTON and LONDON, Sept. 11, 2025...

Turkey’s salt manufacturer Safir Tuz launches pharmaceutical salt production

(MENAFN) Turkish salt producer Safir Tuz is moving to cut the country’s reliance on foreign imports with a new active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing plant in Kirikkale, located in central Türkiye. The facility, which runs entirely...

Turkey’s Havelsan ink deal with Emirati’s Calidus to train B-250 pilots

(MENAFN) Turkish defense company Havelsan and Emirati aerospace firm Calidus have signed an agreement to create a comprehensive training ecosystem for the Calidus B-250 light attack and training aircraft. The deal, finalized in July during the...

Turkey is expected to have two million cruise tourists by end of year

(MENAFN) Türkiye is projected to host more than 2 million cruise tourists by the end of 2025, potentially reaching or exceeding the previous record of 2.2 million visitors set in 2013, according to the head of the Turkish Travel Agencies...

Turkey hails decision to dissolve Minsk Group

(MENAFN) Türkiye on Tuesday welcomed the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) decision to dissolve the Minsk Group, a mediation body formed more than 30 years ago to address the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Karabakh....

UN announces new visit of envoy to Cyprus to meet Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot leaders

(MENAFN) The United Nations announced Friday that Maria Angela Holguin, the personal envoy of Secretary-General António Guterres on Cyprus, will visit the island next week for meetings with both Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders. UN...

Turkey, UN sign agreement to fight transnational organized crime, money laundering

(MENAFN) Türkiye will provide financial support to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for a project aimed at addressing the use of cultural property in transnational organized crime and money laundering. The agreement, approved by Turkish...

Turkey’s national education minister announces comprehensive cooperation process with Syria

(MENAFN) Türkiye’s national education minister announced on Tuesday the initiation of a comprehensive cooperation process with Syria in the field of education. Yusuf Tekin stated that Syrian officials highly value Türkiye’s experience and...

Assault on Turkish Police Station Kills Two Officers

(MENAFN) An armed assault targeting a police station in Türkiye's western Izmir province on Monday resulted in the deaths of two police officers and wounded another, officials reported. The 16-year-old assailant fired a rifle at the Salih İsgoren...