On Wednesday, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister held a meeting with the Turkish Ambassador to Moscow. Their discussions focused on the situation surrounding Iran.
Answering the question of Vestnik Kavkaza, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova spoke about the tasks facing the new Russian ambassador to Ankara.
The tourist flow from Russia to Antalya this summer may increase by 3%, with the airport expected to welcome approximately 145,000 Russian guests weekly.
According to Turkish authorities, 1,630 Russian women married Turkish citizens
Sergey Vershinin, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, has been appointed Russia's new Ambassador to Türkiye.
Türkiye and Abkhazia have emerged as the most popular spring travel destinations for tourists seeking vacations within a 100,000-ruble budget, according to industry data.
During the trip, he will meet with the heads of relevant Turkish agencies
Russia has taken note of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s statement that Ankara could enter a nuclear arms race if Tehran acquired such weapons, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Relations between Russia and Turkey have reached a level of strategic partnership, Russia’s Charge d’Affaires Alexey Ivanov said.
They will transmit power to the distributor and from there to the country's power grid
In January, Russia increased gas exports to Europe via the Turkish Stream pipeline by 11% year-on-year to 1.73 bln cubic meters, according to the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas.
Following a record harvest, the Ulyanovsk region is boosting grain exports to Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Türkiye, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Latvia. The first cargo ships have already departed for the Caspian Sea.
The Russian Consulate General in Istanbul confirmed that a male body found in the sea in Istanbul’s Besiktas district has been identified as Nikolai Svechnikov, a Russian swimmer who went missing in August 2025, during the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race.
Armenian authorities are planning to remove Russian border guards from the Akhurik border checkpoint on the border with Türkiye in the near future, Armenian media outlets reported citing a source in diplomatic circles.
Türkiye’s leading holiday destination Antalya ended 2025 with a new visitor record, welcoming a total of 17.12 million tourists, according to Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.
The first power unit of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is 95% complete, Türkiye's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said on Kanal 7.
Turkish suppliers maintained primary position in Russia's tangerine import market through late 2025, accounting for nearly half of all shipments.
Türkiye's growing reliance on natural gas is underscored by figures released by the EPIAS exchange, showing demand approached 64 billion cubic meters last year.
The deceased diplomat is the author of several works on the history of international relations
Rosatom has agreed to provide $9 billion in financing for the construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant (NPP), Akkuyu, as announced by the Turkish side.
