Turkey

The Turkish State Meteorological Service has warned of torrential rains across Türkiye, including Istanbul for the weekend.

Thundery showers are expected in the Marmara, the inner parts of Aegean, the west of Central Anatolia, the inner sections and eastern parts of the Black Sea, and Eastern Anatolian regions.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Oct. 14 Türkiye and Russia have instructed their respective energy authorities to immediately begin technical studies on a Russian proposal that would turn Türkiye into a gas hub for Europe.

Ankara has criticized the EU's 2022 Türkiye report as another example of Brussels' biased stance against the candidate country, rejecting its findings on backsliding of fundamental rights as well as its pro-Greek approach on the eastern Mediterranean dispute.

Erdogan’s nationalist partner Bahceli said Turkey would be warm this winter, unlike Europe

Near Turkey's borders with Bulgaria and Greece, a new museum takes on centuries of Ottoman rule in the Balkans.

A total of 123,491 houses changed hands in Türkiye in August, marking a 12.7 percent decline from a year ago that followed the 12.9 percent year-on-year decline in sales in July.

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has accused Greece of conducting a "hypocritical policy" and continuing provocations, although Türkiye has been aiming for dialogue to settle the bilateral problems.

Turkish hoteliers are hopeful that the country may continue to attract visitors from Europe in the coming months as the energy crisis there could lure people to spend their winters in warmer destinations.

This could be the busiest winter season in the past three years, according to people from the industry.

Greece has committed 1,123 violations and harassment against Turkish airspace and territorial waters in the first eight months of this year, Demirören News Agency has reported.

The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has returned Egypt's stolen artifacts to the country.

The artifacts, such as the Kaaba key and an embroidered bag, which were found in a cargo package sent from Egypt last year, were returned by Gökhan Yazgı, the head of the Directorate General of Cultural Assets and Museums of the ministry.