Turkey

Athens is closely observing Ankara's plans to enhance its fleet for hydrocarbon exploration and extraction. 

Ankara has made the Black Sea the focus of its efforts to explore for gas and oil. The Black Sea is where almost all of its floating drilling vessels are currently active, the latest being the seventh-generation Abdulhamid Han.

The positive climate that has been established in the last year between Greece and Turkey is on a collision course with the recurring rhetoric from Ankara about the expansionist doctrine of the so-called "Blue Homeland," which envisages Turkish influence over vast areas that extend from the Black Sea, to the Aegean and the Mediterranean.

The bilateral relations between Ankara and Washington will remain robust, and the alliance will endure regardless of who assumes the presidency in the U.S. in the upcoming elections, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Jeff Flake has said.

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced the closure of the online gaming platform Roblox due to content that could potentially lead to child abuse.

The decision, which affects a platform used by millions of children, took effect on Aug. 7 by a court in the southern province of Adana as part of an ongoing investigation.

Türkiye has decided to launch works to develop an integrated multilayered air defense system called the Steel Dome.

The decision was taken at the Defense Industry Executive Committee meeting on Aug. 6 under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and with the participation of senior civilian and military officials.

Turkey plans to develop a multi-layered air defense system, modeled after Israel's renowned Iron Dome, and code-named Steel Dome.

Local media reported that the decision was made during a meeting of the country's Defense Industry Executive Committee at the presidential palace in Ankara on Tuesday, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Türkiye and Instagram have made significant progress in their recent discussions concerning the access restriction that has now persisted for five days, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said on Tuesday.

Administrators from the Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Ministry on Monday convened with Instagram officials over the ongoing four-day access blockage on the social media platform in the country.

Türkiye's annual consumer inflation significantly cooled to a nine-month low of 61.78% this July, below economists' forecasts, according to official data released on Monday.

Headline inflation decreased for the second consecutive month in July from 71.60% in June, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) data showed.

Türkiye's seventh-generation drill ship, Abdülhamid Han, has set sails for the Black Sea to start drilling in the region.

Abdülhamid Han vessel will move to its new location in the Black Sea, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told reporters on board the vessel, which is the fourth ship in Türkiye's deep sea drilling fleet.