Ankara, Türkiye — TÜRKPORT Defence Industry has unveiled the GÖKÇERİ Aerostat System, an indigenous lighter-than-air platform designed to deliver persistent surveillance, force protection, and integrated security capabilities. Following nearly eight years of intensive research and development, the system has begun demonstrating operational success in active deployment environments. A Next-Generation Indigenous Aerostat Platform Developed entirely with...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin has been appointed as Russia’s new Ambassador to Türkiye. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree relieving Sergey Vershinin of his duties as Deputy Foreign Minister and appointing him as Ambassador to Türkiye. With Putin’s signature, Vershinin will take over the post from former Ambassador Aleksey Yerhov, who is...
Resit Kemal As / Editor-in-Chief, World of Global The United States has conducted 193 transport flights to the Middle East and deployed at least 46 aerial refueling aircraft across Europe and various parts of the region. This falls into that second category of developments — the kind that may not dominate headlines but quietly...
Türkiye and Ethiopia signed an energy cooperation memorandum during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Addis Ababa. The deal covers renewables, hydroelectric equipment, and efficiency, highlighting Türkiye’s expanding Horn of Africa engagement. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Addis Ababa after 11 years produced a new bilateral energy agreement, reinforcing Türkiye’s expanding strategic and...
President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani. It was reported that global and regional issues were discussed during the conversation. According to a statement released by the Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, “The leaders discussed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Iraq, as well as regional...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in an interview with the Financial Times, said that both the United States and Iran have signaled mutual flexibility in efforts to reach a nuclear agreement, warning that expanding the talks to include Tehran’s ballistic missile program could “drag the region into a new war.” Speaking to the London-based Financial...
Resit Kemal As / Editor-in-Chief, World of Global There is no denying the picture before us: Europe has been sinking for quite some time. What we see today is a continent that is economically slowing down, politically fragmented, and strategically indecisive. From the energy crisis to waves of migration, from the security dilemma created...
Resit Kemal As / Editor-in-Chief, World of Global For many years, the European Union’s view of Türkiye resembled a chronic “problem file” rather than a strategic partnership. Criticism over democracy, the de facto freezing of accession negotiations, and the indefinite postponement of visa liberalization promises… All of these reflected the cold and distant approach...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a phone call with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. The talks focused on regional developments, security issues, and diplomatic cooperation, with messages emphasizing the strengthening of Türkiye–Qatar relations. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke by phone with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman...
Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran announced that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Türkiye on February 11 at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In a statement shared on his social media account, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran said: “Greek Prime Minister Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis will pay an official visit to our country on...