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Hamas delegation in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
A Hamas delegation has traveled to Cairo for a new round of negotiations on a ceasefire in Gaza, with the talks set to begin tomorrow.
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Friday, 5 June 2026
Today's sources: Anadolu Agency (25 items, all Turkish-language wire, summarised in English by TurkishPress).
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Türkiye
Foreign Minister Fidan visits Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited camps housing Rohingya Muslims in the Bangladeshi city of Cox's Bazar, saying a humanitarian tragedy is unfolding there and that Türkiye's helping hand has reached the camps as it has everywhere else.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
President Erdoğan marks Türkiye Environment Week
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the country is carrying out important work toward a greener, cleaner Türkiye, from waste management and climate-friendly technologies to afforestation campaigns and the efficient use of energy resources.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Emine Erdoğan calls Zero Waste Forum a historic gathering
Emine Erdoğan, wife of President Erdoğan, said she views the Zero Waste Forum 2026 as a historic gathering where the human family unites around a shared ideal.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Bayraktar: Zero Waste movement has become a major environment and sustainability brand
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the Zero Waste movement has turned into an important environment and sustainability brand, adding that the Zero Waste Festival stood out at a time when using energy efficiently and returning waste to the economy has grown in importance.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
AK Party submits bill with Armed Forces provisions to Parliament
AK Party Group Chair Abdullah Güler said the party had submitted to the Speaker's Office of the Grand National Assembly a bill amending the Expert Non-Commissioned Officer Law and certain other laws, including provisions concerning the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK).
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Trial of Ayhan Bora Kaplan crime ring resumes
The trial of 76 defendants in the Ayhan Bora Kaplan crime organization case resumed following an appeals court decision to overturn an earlier ruling.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Verdict in case over closing FETÖ files through prosecutors' UYAP passwords
A verdict was announced in the case of 15 defendants, including court clerk Ahmet Yılmaz, who used his own and prosecutors' passwords to enter the National Judiciary Informatics System (UYAP) and close investigation files at the Ankara courthouse.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
World
France opens torture and war-crime probe over Israel's treatment of Sumud Flotilla activists
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into "torture and war crimes" over Israel's mistreatment of French activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, which sought to break the blockade on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Ireland bars Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich from the country
Ireland's Justice Ministry issued an entry ban against Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
EU Commission welcomes proposal for direct Russia-Ukraine talks
European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper said the commission welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's call for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
EU Commission plans to tighten visa rules for Russian citizens
European Commission spokesperson Markus Lammert said imposing visa restrictions on Russian citizens has been one of the commission's priorities since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
UN: more than 50,000 peacekeepers now serving worldwide
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said about 4,500 UN peacekeepers have lost their lives over the organization's history, noting that more than 50,000 peacekeeping troops are currently serving around the world.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
German anti-discrimination body says bias has become more open
Eva Andrades, director general of Germany's Anti-Discrimination Association (ADVD), said discrimination in the country has become more open, with attitudes once kept hidden now voiced more freely.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Economy
Turkish banking sector posts 363.6 billion lira net profit in April
The Turkish banking sector's net profit reached 363.576 billion lira in April.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Borsa İstanbul closes the day lower
The BIST 100 index at Borsa İstanbul ended the day down 1.28 percent at 13,694.19 points.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Weekly performance of investment instruments
Over the week, shares on Borsa İstanbul gained an average of 0.23 percent and the dollar/lira rose 0.39 percent, while the gram price of gold fell 2.58 percent and the euro/lira slipped 0.15 percent.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
SEDDK delegation attends 3rd Global Islamic Economy Summit
Davut Menteş, head of the Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Authority (SEDDK), and his delegation attended the 3rd Global Islamic Economy Summit.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Yumaklı: 165.5 million lira in farm support payments made today
Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said the ministry is transferring 165.522 million lira in agricultural support payments to farmers' accounts, stressing that the state stands with producers who work Anatolia's fertile soil.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
National Action Plan published for the sustainability of fishery resources
Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said the ministry has published a National Action Plan, prepared in line with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), to secure the sustainability of fishery resources.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Culture
"Emma the Lovable Dog" film opens for moviegoers
The film "Emma Sevimli Köpek" (Emma the Lovable Dog), directed by Mohsen Rabiei, has opened for moviegoers.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Sport
Coach Vincenzo Italiano arrives in İstanbul for Beşiktaş
Italian coach Vincenzo Italiano, with whom Beşiktaş has opened talks, has arrived in İstanbul.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Fatih Terim sees great potential for Türkiye's national team at the World Cup
Fatih Terim, former coach of Türkiye's national football team, said the crescent-and-star side competing at the 2026 World Cup has great potential.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Science & Tech
TEKNOFEST Vocational Skills Competition prepares Türkiye's skilled hands for the future
The TEKNOFEST Vocational Skills Competition, run by the Ministry of Industry and Technology as part of the T3 Foundation's TEKNOFEST aviation, space, and technology festival, is bringing young people together.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
Humanitarian
UN: more than 300,000 displaced in South Sudan since December
Matthew Brook, the UNHCR representative in South Sudan, said months of conflict and insecurity in the country's Jonglei state have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.
TRSource: Anadolu Agency
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