Turkey and Ukraine

Turkey making active efforts to resume grain deal - source

Turkey making active efforts to resume grain deal - source

Turkey is not giving up on its efforts to resume the Black Sea Grain Initiative and has regular communication on this issue with the UN, Russia and Ukraine, a local diplomatic source said on Monday. According to the soutce, the talks …

Erdogan and Zelensky hold talks in Istanbul

Erdogan and Zelensky hold talks in Istanbul

The presidents of Turkey and Ukraine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Zelensky, held talks in Istanbul on Friday, TGRT television reported. The meeting took place at the Vahdettin Pavilion in Istanbul's Uskudar district …

Türkiye says grain corridor operating again - report

Türkiye says grain corridor operating again - report

Türkiye announced on Tuesday the Black Sea grain corridor has been made operational again. Remarks by Defense Ministry sources come a day before a new high-level meeting on the pact that is set to take place in …

Three-party meeting on grain deal to be held in Istanbul

Three-party meeting on grain deal to be held in Istanbul

Delegations from Turkey, Russia and Ukraine plan to hold a meeting on the grain deal in Istanbul on May 5, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said. On Friday, May 5, the deputy defense ministers of Turkey, Russia and Ukraine …

Erdoğan: Work is underway to extend the grain deal

Erdoğan: Work is underway to extend the grain deal

The grain deal will be extended again, Erdoğan expressed such hopes on TV. The presidents of Russia and Türkiye discussed this issue last week. In the coming days, negotiations on the topical issue will continue at the level of deputy ministers.

Ankara seeks to speed up talks to extend grain deal

Ankara seeks to speed up talks to extend grain deal

Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and Turkey at the level of deputy ministers will discuss extension of the grain deal, which expires on May 18, in coming days, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in an interview with …

Erdogan to talk with Putin, Zelensky

Erdogan to talk with Putin, Zelensky

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expects to hold telephone talks with Russian and Ukrainian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky in the coming days, the Chief Ombudsman of Turkey Seref Malkoc says. During the talks, the …

Turkey explains why it is important to cooperate with Russia

Turkey explains why it is important to cooperate with Russia

Ankara has not joined the unilateral sanctions against Russia, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said in an interview with Kriter magazine. He noted that Turkey will continue to exert efforts in a bid to …

Erdogan: Turkey to help Ukraine to live through hard winter

Erdogan: Turkey to help Ukraine to live through hard winter

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine to help it live through the "hard winter," the administration of the Turkish president said on Sunday after his telephone call with …

Erdoğan to hold talks with Putin and Zelensky on Sunday

Erdoğan to hold talks with Putin and Zelensky on Sunday

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan intends to hold telephone talks with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, he said on Friday, speaking at the TRT World forum. "I will have telephone …

Erdogan expects to hold talks with Putin in next few days

Erdogan expects to hold talks with Putin in next few days

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he expected to hold talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the next few days. "In fact, during my last meeting with him [Putin] I told him that, in my opinion, he should …

Turkiye reveals grain deal’s revival process details

Turkiye reveals grain deal’s revival process details

Turkey has been in intensive negotiations with Russia and Ukraine to restart the grain deal, Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar reported. According to him, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan actively discussed this …

Erdoğan to hold phone talks with Putin and Zelensky

Erdoğan to hold phone talks with Putin and Zelensky

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he would have telephone conversations with Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky in the near future. He noted that Putin was more open to negotiations and "much softer". …

Turkish and Ukrainian ministers discuss grain export

Turkish and Ukrainian ministers discuss grain export

Türkiye’s national defense minister on Sunday held a phone call with Ukraine’s defense and infrastructure ministers. In the talks with Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov and Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr …

Cargo ship's engine fails in Bosphorus

Cargo ship's engine fails in Bosphorus

A cargo ship bound for Ukraine to pick up grains under a U.N.-brokered deal had a brief engine failure as it was transiting Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait overnight, a shipping company said on Saturday, marking a second incident this week, …