National Intelligence Organization

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has engaged in a high-level meeting with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in the capital city of Baghdad.

The Aug. 22 talks primarily centered around strategies to combat terrorism and regional developments.

The procedural framework that will lead to the preparation of the important Greek-Turkish contacts at the summit level in September, as well as the substantive discussion that could lead to The Hague, will be sought in a meeting planned between the two respective foreign ministers, George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan.

The National Security Council chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called upon Russia and Ukraine to swiftly end the war, emphasizing the potential adverse regional ramifications.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized Türkiye's pivotal position for the European Union to assume a prominent role on the global stage.

"It is important to approach Türkiye-EU relations with a visionary perspective in the new period and to revive the process with a focus on full membership," Fidan said, speaking at the 14th Ambassadors Conference in the capital Ankara on Aug. 7.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed optimism about the "positive climate" in Greece-Turkey relations, seeing it as a "great opportunity" to address bilateral disputes.

Türkiye has expressed strong condemnation over a recent act by the PKK terrorist organization in the Swedish capital Stockholm.

The National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has neutralized Mesut Celal Osman, a high-ranking official of the PKK/KCK in northern Iraq.

Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry has announced the detention of six individuals, including Gubad Ibadoglu, the founding chair of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Party, in connection with an ongoing investigation against FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 coup attempt in Türkiye.

Turkish forces have eliminated the suspected mastermind behind the forest fires that ravaged southern Türkiye in 2021.

The operation took place in Iraq, where Özgür Alparslan, codenamed Özgür Şoreş, was targeted and neutralized by field agents of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT).

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius. There was no immediate report on the content of the discussions, which extended for approximately one hour.