A protocol signing ceremony between the Education Ministry and Turkish defense company Baykar Technology has taken place at the latter’s campus in Istanbul’s Arnavutköy district, marking the establishment of the Baykar National Technology Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, the country’s first educational institution focused on defense, aviation and space.

The recovery in the Turkish manufacturing sector was sustained in May amid further reports by the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey respondents of improving customer demand, showed a survey conducted jointly by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and S&P Global.

Turkey’s economy expanded more than expected at the start of the year, bolstered by pre-election spending and strong household consumption.

Foreign tourist arrivals in Antalya slowed in the first half of May, Recep Yavuz from the Antalya City Council Tourism Working Group has said, adding that this was due to fewer visits by Russian holidaymakers.

The Foreign Ministry on May 19 called on Greece to end “provocative” rhetoric on Greek Pontus expressed by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, while Türkiye marks the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day.

The statements and “accusations” in the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) report for May 14 polls “exceed the framework of the election process and disregard the principles of independent and impartial observation are regrettable,” the Foreign Ministry said on May 16.

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Foreign tourist arrivals in Antalya already surpassed 2 million since the start of the year, boosting hopes that the province may welcome a record number of international holidaymakers in 2023.

The foreign ministers of Türkiye and Syria will meet under the mediation of Russia and with the participation of Iran in a four-way encounter in Moscow and discuss normalization of bilateral ties, fight against terrorism, Ankara has announced.

Türkiye does not ask the United States to allow Ankara to return to the F-35 fighter jet program but just wants reimbursement of its money already paid for the project, the Turkish foreign minister has said on May 7.

Foreign tourist arrivals by air in Antalya leaped 48 percent in the January-April period from a year ago, official data have shown.

Türkiye will become a country that will compete with the rest of the world in economy thanks to the technology-based development plan of the oppositional alliance, the joint presidential candidate has said, vowing to turn İskenderun and Mersin into technologically advanced and largest ports.

Some 38 out of every 100 house sales to foreigners have been made in the southern province of Antalya, with mostly Russians preferring to buy houses in Türkiye compared with other nationals, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have shown.

Turkish tourism officials, who have seen strong interest from foreign business partners at tourism fairs in Berlin and Istanbul, see this as a strong indicator for achieving their 2023 tourism revenue and tourist number targets

The Turkish government is taking all the necessary actions for the evacuation of its nationals from Sudan where clashes between the rival groups have intensified, the Turkish foreign minister has said, repeating Ankara’s concerns over the prolonged armed tension in the African country.

The Istanbul Finance Center (IFC) is an important project for the Turkish economy that will allow international funds to flow into the country, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has stated.

Istanbul Finance Center (IFM) will enhance Türkiye’s potential of attracting foreign capital inflow, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on April 17.

Türkiye and Egypt will soon announce the reappointment of ambassadors, their foreign ministers said in Ankara on April 13, as the two regional powers put years of tensions behind them and mend frayed ties.

A total of 15 foreign nationals have been detained in the operation against ISIL and al-Qaeda in Istanbul.

The London Book Fair, the largest spring book trade and publishing event in the world, has announced the winners for the International Excellence Awards 2023, with a bookstore from Istanbul taking home an award.