Josep Borrell

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan gathered with his counterparts from the Gaza Contact Group in Madrid on Friday, emphasizing the urgent need for a ceasefire in Gaza and continuity in humanitarian aid distribution.

The body of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank last week, arrived in Istanbul via Azerbaijan on Friday.

A Turkish Airlines plane brought Eygi's body to the Istanbul Airport, where a ceremony was held.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to attend a meeting of the Gaza Contact Group on Friday in Madrid.

The group, formed by members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League, aims to address the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the West Bank.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend a key meeting of the Gaza Contact Group, established by two main Islamic organizations, in Madrid, where efforts for giving an end to the Israeli offensive through a permanent agreement and recognition of Palestine as a full state will be discussed.

European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday that the bloc does not have a unified position on the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.

A few days ago, 52-year-old Lucas Ncipe, assistant general manager of the Canadian diamond mining company Lucara, received a phone call from one of his engineers working at the Karowe mine in Botswana. “We found something incredible,” was the phrase he heard. He almost dropped the phone when he realized what it was about: the second-largest diamond in the world, weighing 2,492 carats.

Türkiye's top diplomat, Hakan Fidan, has reiterated the need for the revitalization of ties and enhanced dialogue between Türkiye and the EU, after a lengthy and rare meeting with the EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell expressed hope for renewed dialogue between the EU and Türkiye following a significant meeting in Brussels.

Josep Borrell, the head of European diplomacy, has urged Ukraine's allies to remove restrictions on the use of weapons provided to Kyiv for attacks on Russian targets. Borrell's call comes as the EU foreign ministers convene in Brussels, reported the Associated Press.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Greece's Foreign Minister Yorgos Yerapetritis held a bilateral meeting on Aug. 29 on the sidelines of the EU's informal gathering in Brussels.

Fidan attended the meeting upon the invitation of the EU's foreign and security policy high-representative Josep Borrell after a five-year hiatus.