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Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Sunday that preparations are underway for a potential meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump, though the date and location remain under discussion. Speaking at the 2025 Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Fidan told reporters that talks are ongoing to determine whether the meeting will take place in the U.S. or in Türkiye. Fidan also revealed that Erdoğan plans to visit Syria, adding that officials are working to finalize the timing, conditions and location for the visit. Highlighting the scale of the Antalya forum, Fidan said the event drew more than 6,000…

Foreign ministers of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso discussed regional challenges Saturday, including terrorism, political instability and strained ties with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc, at an event held in Antalya Diplomacy Forum in eponymous Turkish city. The “Sahel: The Future of Regional Integration” panel featured Abdoulaye Diop, Mali’s minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bakary Yaou Sangare, Niger’s minister of foreign affairs and cooperation and Nigerians abroad, and Karamoko Jean Marie Traore, Burkina Faso’s minister of foreign affairs, regional cooperation, and Burkinabes abroad. Diop said the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is grappling with…

First lady Emine Erdoğan addressed the “Building the Future in a Divided World: The Transformative Power of Education” panel at the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) on April 12. Erdoğan also praised Antalya for its unique beauty, rich history, and inspirational role in hosting discussions on democracy, dialogue, and negotiation. She emphasized that the ADF this year addressed an impressive topic and pointed out that the theme of “Embracing Diplomacy in a Divided World” is a call for the peaceful power of diplomacy during a period when global fault lines are cracking. Erdoğan emphasized the growing global divisions caused by…

Türkiye plans to increase the number of joint university models abroad, particularly in Turkic states such as Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, according to Council of Higher Education (YÖK) President Erol Özvar. Speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025, held at the NEST Congress Center in the Belek tourism region under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and hosted by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Özvar told Anadolu Agency (AA) that one of YÖK’s main goals is to share Türkiye’s higher education expertise with neighboring and international communities. He said that a joint university was established last year in Baku, Azerbaijan, featuring…

In a pivotal meeting at the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Syria’s Interim President Ahmed Sharaa emphasized the importance of peace and stability in Syria, expressing a shared commitment to preventing any resurgence of chaos in the war-torn nation. President Erdoğan welcomed the opportunity to work toward a future in which Syria experiences years of stability, prosperity, and peace. Held at the NEST Congress Center in Belek, this year’s forum, with Anadolu Agency (AA) as its “Global Media Partner,” provided an international platform for key diplomatic discussions. Sharaa engaged in several high-level meetings during the event,…

The Turkish community in Germany is strongly critical of a coalition agreement between the Conservatives and Social Democrats for “sidelining” issues related to the country’s Muslim population. Germany’s Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats reached an agreement to form a coalition government on Wednesday, concluding 45 days of negotiations after the early elections held on Feb. 23. In addition to strengthening domestic policy by increasing police powers, expanding digital surveillance and setting up a national crisis team, the agreement entails a tougher stance on irregular migration, Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz announced. He said the agreement would establish a “strong government capable…

A female ostrich that became memorable for returning to the rural neighborhood where it was raised after escaping from the yard of a business owned by the person it was gifted to in Diyarbakır, southeastern Türkiye, has undergone a health check, with experts diagnosing it with anxiety-related stress. As part of a mobile clinic initiative by Dicle University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, a team of academics and senior-year students examined the ostrich. The animal, named “Hüdhüd” by its owner, escaped from a gas station on Feb. 11 and was seen walking along the Diyarbakır-Silvan highway. It traveled about 15 kilometers…

Security forces arrested 105 Daesh terrorist member suspects in operations that were carried out throughout 23 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. Yerlikaya said that operations against Daesh were carried out in between 19-27 March by the Provincial Police Departments and Provincial Gendarmerie Commands, under the coordination of the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor and the Gendarmerie General Command, the Counter-Terrorism Department (TEM) as well as other forces. Yerlikaya said that the suspects were members of Daesh, were providing financial aid to the terrorist organization while also having engaged in Daesh propaganda on social media accounts. Moreover,…

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering adding a visit to Türkiye as part of his Middle East trip next month, following planned stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, according to sources familiar with the discussions. No details about the exact date of Trump’s visit have been revealed, but he is expected to start his visit in mid-May, sources said. A senior White House official told CNN Arabic that Trump discussed the visit during a recent phone conversation with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The U.S. president is not planning to visit Israel during the trip, according to…

Türkiye will continue to work with Indonesia on the reconstruction of Gaza and to defend the Palestinian cause in the days to come, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a joint news conference with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto, as both leaders vowed to further boost cooperation. Erdoğan noted that they discussed steps that can be taken to raise the trade volume to the target of $10 billion in a balanced and mutual manner. “We agreed on making new breakthroughs in our cooperation. We reviewed existing projects and explored new areas of collaboration,” the president said, adding that the two…