Georgia and Turkey

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Georgia and Turkey to expand customs cooperation

Georgia and Turkey to expand customs cooperation

During his visit to Georgia, Turkish Deputy Minister of Customs and Trade, Fatih Çiftçi said that Ankara hopes to solve the problem of congestion of trucks at the Red Bridge checkpoint on the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. …

Turkish school in Batumi opened without permission

Turkish school in Batumi opened without permission

Turkey opened its first state-run school in Georgia's Batumi on September 19. Georgia’s Education Minister, Aleksander Jejelava, said his office and the Turkish Embassy in Georgia had had consultations …

Coup in Turkey would’ve halted BTK construction

Coup in Turkey would’ve halted BTK construction

If the July 15 military coup had been successful, the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway in Turkey would have stopped, the Turkish Minister of Transport, Shipping and Communications Ahmet Arslan said in an …

 Kvirikashvili meets Erdogan and Yildirim

Kvirikashvili meets Erdogan and Yildirim

Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in Ankara. The sides discussed main …

Murder of Georgian nationals in Turkey solved

Murder of Georgian nationals in Turkey solved

The case of murder of Georgian nationals in Turkey has been solved,- says the statement of the prosecutor's office of Georgian. Citizens of Marneuli - Elnur Antesov, Vugar Guliev and …

Kvirikashvili reacts on Istanbul airport attack

Kvirikashvili reacts on Istanbul airport attack

Georgian PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili made the following statement about the Istanbul airport attack: "It is with great regret that I learned of the explosions at Istanbul Ataturk Airport that has claimed lives and wounded many. I am …

Turkish companies ready to invest in Georgian energy sector

Turkish companies ready to invest in Georgian energy sector

Turkey's Calik Holding and GE Power companies are interested in the implementation of major investment projects in the Georgian energy sector, the press service of the Georgian Prime Minister said. Georgian Prime Minister …

Turkish airline Pegasus will no longer fly to Kutaisi

Turkish airline Pegasus will no longer fly to Kutaisi

The Turkish airline Pegasus suspends the execution of flights on the route Istanbul - Kutaisi. The airlines say that  flights will be suspended from 26 March. Passengers who have already purchased …

Turkish ship detained in Poti for polluting the Black Sea

Turkish ship detained in Poti for polluting the Black Sea

The Ministry of Environment of Georgia has reported about the detention of a ship in the port of Poti under the flag of Turkey, which is accused of dumping oil into the Black Sea. An instance of an action detrimental to marine ecology was …

Baku, Tbilisi and Ankara to discuss cooperation prospects

Baku, Tbilisi and Ankara to discuss cooperation prospects

Yesterday, the Minister of Economy of Turkey, Mustafa Elitash, stated that on February 19, 2016, the city of Kayseri will host economic summit Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey. At the same time, he drew attention to the fact …