Foreign relations of Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged members of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation to trade in local currencies while promoting the idea of an Islamic megabank to meet the liquidity requirements of Islamic financial institutions as well as financing for infrastructure projects.

Turkey is determined to develop relations with countries around the globe on the basis of rights and justice, the nation's president said on April 7. 

European Council President Charles Michel called on Turkey to keep working to resolve disputes with Greece and Cyprus over gas rights in the Mediterranean as he visited Ankara on Tuesday to discuss trade and refugees with President Tayyip Erdogan.

Ties between the EU and Turkey should focus on the fact that Europe's security is determined by the situation in Ankara, the Hungarian foreign minister said on March 22. 

"Europe's security equals to Turkey's security," Peter Szijjarto told reporters during a break from the ongoing EU foreign affairs' meeting in Brussels.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met U.S. Ambassador to Ankara David Satterfield on March 22.

The meeting came one day after U.S. President Joe Biden said Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul convention was "disappointing."

Turkey's ambassador to Paris announced on March 13 that his over four-year tenure in France has now reached its end, and reflected on his tenure in the City of Light.

In a statement, İsmail Hakkı Musa said that as of March 13, he has completed his mission in France and Monaco, a posting he started back in November 2016.

Good relations between Turkey and Serbia are essential for peace and stability in the Balkans, according to the outgoing Turkish ambassador.

"Relations between Turkey and Serbia must be good because these are the most important countries in the Balkans. Good relations are key for peace and stability in the Balkans," Ambassador Tanju Bilgiç told Anadolu Agency.

A renewed relationship between Turkey and the European Union will be in the mutual interest of both sides in line with the positive agenda adopted in the recent EU Council meeting, Italy's ambassador to Ankara has said, underlining that reforms to be announced soon in the field of rule of law will be welcomed by the EU.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ratified 12 laws on international agreements with nine countries, according to Feb. 20's Official Gazette.

An agreement on cooperation with Azerbaijan in energy and mining, signed on Feb. 25 last year, was among the approved agreements.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled an ambitious 10-year space program for his country Tuesday that includes missions to the moon, sending Turkish astronauts into space and developing internationally viable satellite systems.