04:24

Damascus Airport Upgrade

Damascus international airport set for major expansion with Turkish involvement

Turkish construction giants Kalyon Insaat and Cengiz Insaat will take part in the modernisation and expansion of Damascus International Airport, a project also involving Qatari firm UCC, U.S.-based Assets Investments, the Syrian Finance Ministry, and the Syrian Civil Aviation General Authority.

23:42

Pope’s Visit

Pope leo highlights global tensions

Pope Leo continued his visit to Türkiye in Istanbul on Thursday (27 November), following a round of meetings in Ankara. This marks his first trip outside Italy since being elected in May as the leader of the 1.4-billion-strong Catholic Church.

23:00

U.S. - Georgia

U.S. envoy meets Georgia’s finance minister on TRIPP corridor, connectivity

Acting U.S. Ambassador Alan Purcell met with Georgia’s Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili to discuss economic ties, sanctions, and Georgia’s potential role in the U.S. TRIPP regional initiative.According to the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, the discussion touched on Georgia’s economic development, U.S.

16:34

OTS meeting

Baku hosts 12th meeting of OTS Media and Information Working Group

Baku is hosting the 12th meeting of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) Media and Information Working Group, on Thursday, where key representatives are discussing media collaboration and coordination among member states.

21:04

Georgia - NATO

Georgia's Papusashvili responds to Mark Rutte, accuses NATO of 'indecision'

Georgia’s political leadership has sharply criticised NATO’s long-standing hesitation on memberships, accusing the alliance of 'finger-pointing'.

20:25

Georgia - Vatican ties

Georgia invites Pope Leo XIV to Tbilisi during PM Kobakhidze's visit

Georgia has formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Tbilisi in 2026, following Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s meeting with the Pontiff at the Vatican on Monday 24th November.

18:34

OTS COUNTRIES

Azerbaijan leads new NGO platform under Organization of Turkic States

A new platform uniting Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) from the Member Countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was launched in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday, with MP Azer Allahveranov elected as its chairman.

11:28

Think-Tank Forum

First Azerbaijan–Türkiye Think Tank Forum convenes in Shusha

The first Azerbaijan–Türkiye Think Tank Forum concluded on Monday in Shusha, bringing together leading analysts, experts and academics from both countries for a day of discussions on regional politics, strategic coordination and shared foreign policy priorities.

18:52

UNESCO vote

Azerbaijan wins seat on UNESCO World Heritage Committee after competitive vote in Paris

Azerbaijan has been elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for the 2025 to 2029 term, securing one of the most competitive seats allocated to the Eastern European regional group.

10:52

Solidarity forum in Baku

Turkic states’ NGOs convene under Azerbaijan’s chairmanship

The Solidarity Forum of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from member states of the Organization of Turkic States kicks off in Baku (24 November). At Azerbaijan’s initiative as the new rotating chair of the organisation, member-country NGOs are coming together for the first time.

19:35

G20

Russia receives cooperation proposals from ‘unfriendly’ countries at G20

Russia says several “unfriendly” countries approached its delegation at the G20 summit in Johannesburg with concrete proposals for economic cooperation, according to senior Kremlin official Maksim Oreshkin.

01:09

Netherlands

Eindhoven airport closed after drone sightings, defence minister says

Air traffic at Eindhoven Airport in the southern Netherlands was suspended on Saturday evening after multiple drones were sighted near the facility, prompting the deployment of counter-drone systems and raising fresh alarm over airspace security in Europe.

23:26

Georgia politics

EU alarm grows as Georgia’s political rift deepens: Ministers issue unified warnings

The European Union’s message to Georgia is becoming unmistakably sharp. Within just days, EU foreign ministers voiced unprecedented concern over Georgia’s political trajectory — and Brussels abruptly postponed a key Human Rights Dialogue.

16:46

Gas leak blast

Six children among at least 16 killed in Pakistan's glue factory explosion

Six children were part of at least 16 people killed in a massive explosion which occurred in Faisalabad, Pakistan on Friday according to local media.

14:48

D-8 Media Forum

Azerbaijan: D-8 Media Forum begins in Baku

Heads of media institutions, prominent media organisations, senior representatives and renowned experts have arrived in Azerbaijan's capital for the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation Media Forum, themed, "Promoting Dialogue, Cooperation and Regional Solidarity".

19:15

Georgia - EU

Why the postponed EU–Georgia Human Rights dialogue exposes a deeper rift

The cancellation of the long-anticipated Georgia–EU Human Rights Dialogue — just days before it was set to take place — has ignited a political storm that neither side seems prepared to extinguish.

19:48

Georgia–Armenia

Georgia–Armenia relations enter new phase as Armenia President visits

Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturian’s official visit to Georgia is testimony to a rapidly strengthening partnership between the two neighbouring state following the initialling of the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace agreement.

03:38

Economy

BIST 100 rises 1.63% at midweek close

Türkiye’s main stock market index, the BIST 100, closed Wednesday at 10,903.91 points, up 1.63% from the previous session.

12:21

Turkic states

Khankendi hosts meeting of security agencies of Turkic states

The 27th plenary meeting of the Conference of the Special Service Agencies of the Turkic States on the theme 'The Role of Special Service Agencies in Ensuring the Security of International Transport Lines' was held in Khankendi city on 14 November.

03:23

C-130 crash findings

Türkiye says initial findings on cargo plane crash to take at least two months

Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler stated on Monday that it would take at least two months to reach initial conclusions and analyse the black box of a Turkish cargo plane that crashed in Georgia last week, resulting in the deaths of 20 soldiers.