Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been sworn in for a third term as president, promising to serve "impartially" after winning a runoff election. "As president, I swear upon my honor and integrity, before the great Turkish nation ... to work with all my power to protect the existence and independence...
Russia’s Lavrov holds talks in Turkey to extend grain deal
The Russian foreign ministry said Lavrov, who last visited Turkey in June, will discuss the grain deal, which Moscow says it extended "as a gesture of goodwill for another 60 days". Turkey is pushing for a 120-day extension in compliance with the original agreement, which was negotiated by Ankara and...
Turkish foreign minister, UN chief discuss grain deal
Ankara,Turkey - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed during a phone call with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the deal to ship grain across the Black Sea.. Last week Turkey announced the extension of the deal that has allowed exports of Ukrainian grain to resume following Russia's invasion, but it was...
Turkey’s foreign minister to visit Egypt as relations ‘return to normal’
It follows a visit last month by Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to Turkey in a show of solidarity after the devastating earthquake that claimed tens of thousands of lives in Turkey and neighboring Syria. Relations ran into trouble after the 2013 ouster of Egypt's Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, an...
