Author: Daily Sabah With Agencies
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he’s grateful to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his support and his readiness to facilitate diplomacy at the highest level. Zelenskyy said he had spoken Erdoğan about the proposed meeting on Thursday in Türkiye to discuss prospects for a cease-fire in the war pitting Kyiv against Moscow. “We discussed key points of the meeting in Turkey which may help end the war,” Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging app. “I am grateful for the readiness at the highest level to facilitate diplomacy.” U.S. President Donald Trump offered to join the prospective Ukraine-Russia talks, a proposal welcomed…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday called on Russia and Ukraine to urgently begin negotiating a cease-fire ahead of peace talks scheduled to take place in Istanbul later this week. “We invite the parties to come together as soon as possible and start the cease-fire,” he told a joint press conference in Ankara with his Syrian and Jordanian counterparts. “Right now there is an issue that needs to be reconciled: the Ukrainians want a cease-fire first, then talks, and the Russians want talks first then a cease-fire, so the situation has come to a deadlock,” he said, expressing confidence…
Türkiye will take the needed steps to ensure smooth progress toward a “terror-free” country, the Presidency’s communications director said Monday after the PKK terrorist group announced its dissolution. Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said in a post on X that the terror-free Türkiye process is not a “short-term and shallow process, nor is it a process that will end very quickly tomorrow.” He assured that “necessary measures” would be taken to ensure that the process progressed in a “healthy and seamless manner.” After decades of a bloody terror campaign against the Turkish state, the PKK said it would disarm and disband…
The Turkish men’s boxing national team is setting ambitious goals for the 2025 Feliks Stamm World Cup in Poland, aiming to secure top spots across all 10 weight classes in a highly competitive tournament that holds significant weight for world rankings. The event, running in Warsaw until May 17, serves as a key qualifier for the 2028 Olympics. Representing Türkiye in the various weight categories will be: Metehan Adıgüzel (50 kg), Semih Gümüş (55 kg.), Mehmethan Çınar (60 kg.), Ahmet Pekel (65 kg.), Necat Ekinci (70 kg.), Sultan Osmanlı (75 kg.), Birol Aygün (80 kg.), Samet Ersoy (85 kg.), Emrah…
The declaration of dissolution by the terrorist group PKK is the dawn of a new era both for Türkiye and the wider region. Monday’s announcement can be interpreted as a decisive step in the terror-free Türkiye initiative that aimed to put an end to more than four decades of violence that claimed thousands of lives across Türkiye, as well as neighboring Syria and Iraq. If the PKK proceeds with the implementation of its decision, it will hand over weapons and cease its attacks across three countries. The dissolution follows a February call by Abdullah Öcalan on Feb. 27, a historic…
Serdal Adalı was re-elected as president of Beşiktaş after defeating challenger Gürkan Aksoy in a tightly contested general assembly. The vote, held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on May 11, saw approximately 5,500 of the 27,588 paying members cast their ballots. Adalı received 4,648 votes, while Aksoy garnered just 447. This marks Adalı’s second term at the helm of the club, after taking over the presidency in 2024 when Hasan Arat’s administration stepped down. Adalı previously secured the role in an extraordinary congress, defeating Hüseyin Yücel with a commanding 8,901 votes from 13,158 participants. With a clear majority in all…
Serdal Adalı was re-elected as president of Beşiktaş after defeating challenger Gürkan Aksoy in a tightly contested general assembly. The vote, held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on May 11, saw approximately 5,500 of the 27,588 paying members cast their ballots. Adalı received 4,648 votes, while Aksoy garnered just 447. This marks Adalı’s second term at the helm of the club, after taking over the presidency in 2024 when Hasan Arat’s administration stepped down. Adalı previously secured the role in an extraordinary congress, defeating Hüseyin Yücel with a commanding 8,901 votes from 13,158 participants. With a clear majority in all…
Carlo Ancelotti kept his cards close to his chest after Real Madrid’s wild 4-3 loss to Barcelona on Sunday – a match that may have marked the end of his El Clasico tenure. “It’s the last one of the season,” Ancelotti said tersely, dodging questions about whether it was his last as Madrid boss. Speculation swirls around the Italian, with Xabi Alonso tipped to take over at the Bernabeu after announcing his exit from Bayer Leverkusen. Reports suggest Ancelotti is Brazil-bound. If this was his farewell, it was one to forget. Despite Kylian Mbappe’s hat trick heroics – his 29th,…
Carlo Ancelotti kept his cards close to his chest after Real Madrid’s wild 4-3 loss to Barcelona on Sunday – a match that may have marked the end of his El Clasico tenure. “It’s the last one of the season,” Ancelotti said tersely, dodging questions about whether it was his last as Madrid boss. Speculation swirls around the Italian, with Xabi Alonso tipped to take over at the Bernabeu after announcing his exit from Bayer Leverkusen. Reports suggest Ancelotti is Brazil-bound. If this was his farewell, it was one to forget. Despite Kylian Mbappe’s hat trick heroics – his 29th,…
Beşiktaş secured a dominant 4-1 victory over Adana Demirspor in their Süper Lig 35th-week clash, boosting their points tally to 58 and keeping their European qualification hopes alive. Rafa Silva and Milot Rashica put the hosts ahead with goals that saw them lead 2-0, although Adana Demirspor’s Arda Okan Kurtulan reduced the deficit just before halftime, leaving the score at 2-1. The second half saw Beşiktaş tighten their grip on the match. Ciro Immobile extended the lead to 3-1 in the 62nd minute, and Joao Mario sealed the win with an 83rd-minute goal, completing a strong 4-1 result. Winning streak…