TURKEY is actively enhancing its diplomatic and economic influence on the global stage, particularly in Africa, where it recently announced plans to search for oil and gas off Somalia’s coast. Over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two decades in power, Turkey has significantly increased its presence on the continent, quadrupling the number of its embassies. Here are five … Read more
NIGER and Turkey have agreed to strengthen cooperation in energy, mining, intelligence, and defence. This development comes after Niger recently asked Western military personnel to leave and terminated mining contracts with several Western countries. The announcement was made during a visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defence Minister Yasar Guler, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, and MIT intelligence agency … Read more
THE Federal Government has received no fewer than 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey over migration related issues such as, expired visa, irregular migration, among others. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) stated this on Friday evening, during the deportees’ profiling in Abuja. Represented by Amb. … Read more
TURKEY has announced the suspension of all trade with Israel, saying it is because of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza. The Turkish trade ministry stated that the suspension would remain in effect until Israel permitted an “uninterrupted and sufficient flow” of aid into Gaza. The Turkish government declared that the trade suspension would apply … Read more