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Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Turkey on Monday to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as part of ongoing efforts to improve bilateral relations, despite enduring tensions between the two nations.

Turkey has informed the allies that it will support Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s candidacy for NATO Secretary General, Turkish officials said, as quoted by Anatolia news agency on Monday.

The Turkish President said Israel is trying to stir a regional conflict.

If Tehran thinks they “taught Israelis a lesson” and had the last word, they may be in for a rude awakening.

Ankara has called for an immediate ceasefire, supported steps to try Israel for genocide, and sent thousands of tons of aid to Gazans.

The decision follows the attack in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, in which 144 people were killed, with Tajiks suspected of involvement.

The results marked the worst defeat for Erdoğan and his AK Party (AKP) in their more than two decades in power.

In Istanbul, the opposition candidate has received 50.00 %of the votes so far, followed by Erdoğan’s party candidate at 41.26%.

Sunday’s results could either reinforce Erdoğan’s control of Turkey, or signal change in the country’s political landscape.

Some of the new connections will be available as early as mid-March.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Istanbul on Friday for discussions concerning the trajectory of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the lapsed Black Sea grain arrangement, and heightened collaboration in the defense industry as confirmed by both parties. According to Erdogan, Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war.

At least 71 women have died this year due to domestic violence in Turkey. On a single day, February 27th, seven of them were murdered by their former or current husbands. They were shot or stabbed.

The Swedish government has announced that the country’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billström will travel to Washington on Wednesday, where they are expected to finalize the process of joining NATO.

The European Union’s border agency Frontex said on Thursday it will triple the number of its officers in Bulgaria from next month to help stem the number of people crossing into the bloc from Turkey.

Arab states urged international judges on Monday to rule the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories illegal, while Turkey described the occupation as “the real obstacle to peace” on the final day of hearings in a case examining its legal status.

Hungary announced on Friday it had signed a deal to purchase four Saab SAABb.ST JAS Gripen fighter jets from Sweden. This decision comes as Budapest finally prepares to approve Stockholm’s bid to join NATO after nearly two years of delays.

Turkish authorities, Turkish companies, and consumers saved USD 2 billion in 2023 on energy bills and fuel supplies due to the import of discounted energy resources from Russia.