THE Republic of Türkiye is working to scale up its current 40 billion dollars volume of trade with Africa, and its one billion dollars bilateral trade volume with Nigeria. Turkish Deputy Ambassador to Nigeria, Elif Durdu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that Türkiye was exploring ways to increase the Turkish-Nigeria trade … Read more
TURKISH Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that Türkiye’s Embassy in Syria’s capital of Damascus will reopen on Saturday, for the first time since 2012. In an interview with Türkiye’s NTV television Fidan said a newly appointed interim charge d’affaires had left for Damascus on Friday together with his delegation. “It will be operational as … Read more
TURKIYE on Monday denied reports claiming that it is allowing crude oil shipments to Israel via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline The BTC pipeline, which originates in Azerbaijan and passes through Georgia before reaching Türkiye’s Ceyhan port, exports oil from Azerbaijan’s oil fields in the Caspian Sea. In a statement, Türkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries’ headquarters near Ankara, which resulted in five deaths and 22 injuries. The assault, carried out by a male and female duo, began with a large explosion, followed by gunfire both inside and outside the building. The attackers were later … Read more
The global financial crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Türkiye from its “grey list” of countries that requires special scrutiny, the country’s Finance and Treasury Ministry said on Friday. “As a result of the steps taken in the right direction, Türkiye has been removed from the grey list,” said the ministry in … Read more