Category: Trends

By Trend Turkey is continuing efforts for reaching a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia despite all the difficulties and intensifying clashes, especially in the eastern parts of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu has said, Trend reports citing Hurriyet Daily News. “Despite all the difficulties, we continue to work for truce. We should do it. On the other hand, we have to keep the negative impacts of this war on us at a minimum level,” Cavushoglu said. Turkey is exerting efforts for the resolution of the problems between the two warring sides in line with its principled and genuine f… Continue reading “Turkey to continue efforts for truce in Ukraine: FM”

By Trend The number of visitors from Kazakhstan traveling to Georgia in March 2022 totaled 5,358 people, which is an increase of 427.4 percent, compared to the same period of 2021 (1,016), Trend reports via Georgian National Tourism Administration. The same figure also increased by 196 percent, compared to the reporting period of 2020 (1,810) and by 10.9 percent, compared to March 2019 (4,832). Thus, Kazakhstan ranked 9 among TOP-10 main countries of origin for people arriving in Georgia in March 2022. Meanwhile, Turkey ranked first on the list with 42,421 visitors to Georgia in the reporting … Continue reading “Rise in number of visitors from Kazakhstan to Georgia observed”

By Trend The OSCE failed in resolving the Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but hasn’t yet exhausted all of its resources, Sergey Markov, director of the Institute for Political Studies, told Trend. Markov stressed that the OSCE acts in various formats: on one hand, these are all OSCE organizations with many structures, on the other hand, the OSCE Minsk Group, which expressed desire to be moderators in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and three co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group represented by Russia, the US and France. “It’s clear that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs… Continue reading “OSCE fails to solve Karabakh conflict, yet has other options at its disposal – analyst”

By Trend Turkey has integrated a new radar into its Anka unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to deploy drones in the Black Sea to detect floating naval mines that have been found recently in the Black Sea, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah. Ismail Demir, head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), made the related statement via his Twitter account Tuesday, saying that this particular drone will be used to detect mines so they can be defused by Turkey’s elite Underwater Defense (SAS) teams. Demir said that they integrated the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) into the Turkish Aerospace … Continue reading “Turkey integrates Anka UCAVs with radar to detect stray mines in Black Sea”

By Trend Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to visit Azerbaijan and Turkey this week, Trend reports citing Albanian media. During the visit, Edi Rama will meet with Prime Minister Ali Asadov, Chairman of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova and other high-ranking officials. In Turkey, the Prime Minister of Albania will also meet with representatives of TUBITAK. — Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz Continue reading “Prime Minister of Albania to visit Azerbaijan”

By Trend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late on Monday congratulated Shahbaz Sharif after he was sworn in as Pakistan’s new prime minister, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah. In a phone call, Erdogan told Sharif that Turkey was ready to provide all kinds of support to Pakistan as it has done so far. — Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz Continue reading “Erdogan congratulates Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Sharif”

By Trend A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted eastern Turkey’s Malatya on Sunday, Trend reports citing Turkish media. No casualties have been reported so far. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.72 km, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said, adding that the epicenter of the quake was the Malatya province. — Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz Continue reading “Magnitude 5.2 earthquake shakes eastern Turkey’s Malatya”

By Trend Georgia’s trade turnover with Turkey in January 2022 amounted to $168.7 million, which is an increase of 47.5 percent, compared to $114.3 million over the same period of 2021, Trend reports via the National Statistics Office (Geostat). Turkey’s share accounted for 15.2 percent of the total foreign trade turnover of Georgia in January 2022, while over the same period of 2021 this index accounted for 15 percent. Thus, Turkey remained the top Georgian trade turnover partner over the reporting period of 2022, followed by Russia ($128.6 million) and Azerbaijan ($121.9 million). Meanwhile, … Continue reading “Georgia’s trade turnover with Turkey up”

By Trend Turkey looks to more than double the size of its highway network, weigh in on railway transportation and shipment, and pledged to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure by 2053, according to a road map shared on Tuesday, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah. Outlining the path Turkey would follow over the next three decades, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said the government seeks to increase the size of the highway network to 8,325 kilometers (5,170 miles) and the dual carriageway to 38,060 kilometers. Turkey has carried out multibillion-dollar projects o… Continue reading “Turkey to more than double highway, railway networks, ramp up investments – minister”