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4 July 2026
Erdoğan and Sharif meet in Istanbul with a $5 billion trade target
The two leaders met at Vahdettin Palace as their ministers set a goal of lifting annual trade from about $1.2 billion toward $5 billion.
4 July 2026
What's on the table as the NATO summit opens in Ankara
Trump lands on 7 July for Türkiye's second turn as host, behind the ceremony sit an $80 billion Ukraine pledge and an Article 5 question aimed at Washington.
4 July 2026
Venezuela pins a new heroism medal on Türkiye's rescue teams
At La Guaira, interim president Delcy Rodríguez decorated the foreign crews who dug through the rubble.
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İstanbul · 18 June 2026
US drops its Iran sanctions case against Türkiye's Halkbank
A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed the prosecution on 17 June 2026 under a deferred prosecution agreement, with no admission of guilt and no fine. We trace the case from the bank's privatization to the final ruling.
İstanbul · 13 June 2026
Türkiye unveils $10 billion AI plan, targets data-center build-out by 2030
Erdoğan presented a 2026-2030 national AI plan aiming to mobilize at least $10 billion, mostly private, for data centers, cloud, and AI infrastructure, with a 1 GW capacity target by 2030.
Ankara · 10 June 2026
Netanyahu attacks Erdoğan online after 'Promised Land' warning
Netanyahu hit back at Erdoğan over his "delusion of the Promised Land" remarks, calling Israel's army "the most moral." Communications Director Burhanettin Duran answered the post.
Ankara · 21 May 2026
Court annuls CHP's 2023 leadership congress, reinstates Kılıçdaroğlu
An Ankara appeals court has annulled the CHP's November 2023 congress under the doctrine of mutlak butlan, suspending Özgür Özel's leadership.