Hakan Fidan

Türkiye has slammed Israel for using a narrative over nuclear weapons in the context of the ongoing Israeli offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza and called for the denuclearization of the Middle East to avoid a possible nuclear arms race.

The Turkish top diplomat has reiterated the importance of Türkiye-European Union relations and urged Brussels not to disrupt progress due to shallow political agendas of certain member countries.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend a nuclear energy summit organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Brussels on March 21, where world leaders will discuss the role of the nuclear energy in addressing challenges to reduce the use of fossil fuels, enhance energy security and boost economic development.

Turkish security forces carried out retaliatory airstrikes destroying 27 PKK targets, including hideouts, caves and shelters in northern Iraq, the Defense Ministry has announced.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has disclosed a joint work with his Iraqi counterparts for signing a comprehensive bilateral agreement which will pave the way for increasing cooperation in security and economy during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Iraq in April.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election victory and reiterated Ankara's readiness to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

According to the Communications Directorate, Erdoğan called Putin to congratulate him on late March 18.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has expressed optimism about the prospects of the South Caucasus becoming a "shared area of prosperity" for Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Fidan's remarks came during a joint press conference with his counterparts following the ninth tripartite meeting of foreign ministers held in Baku.

A joint declaration by Türkiye and Iraq following a high-level security summit in Baghdad has announced the two neighbors' will to mutually fight the PKK terror organization on Iraqi soil. It also underlined that Baghdad has banned the PKK for the first time, a move Ankara hailed.

The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Georgia and Azerbaijan will come together at a trilateral meeting on March 15 in Baku to discuss regional issues and cooperation in various areas, the Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman has announced.

In a clear sign of intensified common efforts to clear northern Iraq of PKK terrorists, Türkiye and Iraq will hold another high-level security summit in Baghdad on March 14 with the participation of two countries' defense and foreign ministers as well as intelligence chiefs.