Türkiye seeks multi-sector cooperation with Ethiopia

A Turkish trade delegation is set to visit Ethiopia this week to explore cooperation opportunities across a wide range of sectors, including construction, textiles, energy and health care.

The program, coordinated by the Trade Ministry and organized by the Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TİM), ai…[Read more]

War-weary Gazans clutch MSF as Israel attempts to push NGO out

Patients crowded into wards at a Gaza hospital fear they could be left without care after Israel announced it will bar 37 aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, from operating in the territory from March 1 over staffing disclosure requirements.

“They stood by us…[Read more]

UNRWA cuts 571 Gaza staff as ‘dire’ funding crisis deepens

he U.N.’s beleaguered agency for Palestinian refugees said on Wednesday that a severe financial shortfall has forced it to dismiss hundreds of Gazan employees who are currently outside the territory, underscoring what it described as an unprecedented funding crisis.

“On Tuesday, 571 l…[Read more]

New governors appointed to 19 provinces

Türkiye has appointed new governors to 19 of its 81 provinces, withdrawing seven governors from their posts without reassigning them, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette early on Jan. 7.

Under the decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the governors who were withdrawn w…[Read more]

Türkiye to assess joint defense industry steps with Malaysia

Türkiye will continue to assess the joint steps it can take with Malaysia in the defense industry field, “guided by the win-win principle,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Jan. 7.

Erdoğan’s remarks came during a joint news conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibr…[Read more]

China announces anti-dumping probe into Japanese chip-related chemical

China has announced it will launch an anti-dumping probe into imports of a chemical from Japan used mainly for semiconductor production.

The Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday that the investigative authority will study to what extent the price of a chemical called…[Read more]

Japan condemns China’s dual-use export ban as rare earth curbs loom

Japan called China’s ban on dual-use exports for its military “absolutely unacceptable” on Wednesday, amid a looming threat of broader curbs on vital rare earths in an escalating dispute between Asia’s top two economies.
Dual-use items are goods, software or technologies that…[Read more]

Japan’s Department Stores Close for New Year, Giving Their Employees a Break

Most major department stores were closed for the New Year, as they sought to give their employees a holiday break. When they reopened for their first sales of the year, shoppers flocked to the stores.

All Sogo & Seibu Co. stores were closed on New Year’s Day, and the…[Read more]

More than 100 shelter overnight in Japan shrine due to heavy snow

More than 100 people have had to shelter in a shrine on a mountain top in Japan after heavy snowfall cut off access by road.

Around 130 people were forced to spend the night in the halls and lobbies of the Mitsumine Shrine in the Saitama prefecture on Friday after the roads around…[Read more]

How you can help fight homelessness in Germany this holiday season

Homelessness is a growing concern across Germany, with the problem becoming especially acute during the cold winter months. But there are a number of practical ways for residents to make a meaningful difference.

Homelessness in Germany has reached alarming levels, with over half…[Read more]

Germany: Merz says 2026 can be a ‘year of new beginnings’

Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched on war in Ukraine, increased defense spending, changing ties to the US, technological upheaval, industrial stagnation, sluggish reforms, migration and more in his New Year’s address.

Friedrich Merz began his first New Year’s TV address to the nation with…[Read more]

Hundreds of thousands march in Istanbul in solidarity with Gaza

Demonstrators in Turkiye demand global pressure on Israel, calling the so-called ceasefire ‘a slow-motion genocide’ against Palestinians.

Hundreds of thousands of people are marching through Istanbul in a sweeping show of solidarity with Palestinians, condemning Israel’s genoc…[Read more]

Terror-free Türkiye and Erdoğan’s regional peace vision

Looking back to 2025 and what is left behind in terms of domestic politics and regional developments, the terror-free Türkiye initiative has, indeed, emerged as one of the most significant developments in recent decades impacting the relationship between internal security, political legi…[Read more]

German far-right lawmaker charged with making Nazi salute

Prosecutors in Berlin have filed charges against the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) Matthias Moosdorf for allegedly greeting another party member with the banned Nazi salute during a parliamentary session, they said in a statement on Monday.
The Bundestag lower house of…[Read more]

Germany deepens commitment to Ukraine’s defence in 10-point plan

Germany will deepen its commitment to Ukraine’s defence through joint ventures, further market integration and possible federal investment guarantees under a 10-point plan unveiled on Monday during President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s Berlin visit.
European leaders have sought to send a…[Read more]

Member of far-right AfD party charged with making Nazi salute at Reichstag

MP allegedly greeted a party colleague at German parliament building ‘with a heel click and a Hitler salute’

Berlin prosecutors say they have charged a member of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party with making a Nazi salute in parliament.

The suspect alle…[Read more]

Greek Cypriot EU presidency may raise tensions with Türkiye: Analysts

The Greek Cypriot administration is preparing to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2026. While the development is largely symbolic, the Greek Cypriots’ agenda in Brussels could pose emerging diplomatic challenges for Tü…[Read more]

Türkiye auto output up over 10% as commercial vehicles offset car slump

Türkiye’s automotive main industry production rose more than 10% in November, driven by a sharp increase in commercial vehicle output that offset a decline in passenger car production, industry data showed on Monday.

Total production climbed 10.6% year-over-year to 131,606 v…[Read more]

Economic strategies backbone of Turkic vision plan: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said economic strategies were the core of Türkiye’s new strategy that outlines plans to deepen integration among Turkic states.

The “Turkic World Vision Document,” prepared by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), comes as part of…[Read more]

Gaza administration should come before Hamas disarmament, Türkiye says

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Saturday that Hamas is willing to relinquish control of Gaza, but only if a credible Palestinian administration and a trained, non-Hamas police force are established first, conditions he said must precede any expectation that the group…[Read more]