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Turkey increases arms procurement spending in 2027 budget by 229%

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said that in the draft 2027 budget, allocations for the procurement of weapons, ammunition and military equipment rose by 229%. Total defense spending will amount to 2.206 trillion liras ($44.5 billion), and internal security — $25.2 billion. Education will receive $75.6 billion (13.7% of the budget), investments — $57.5 billion, and $17.5 billion has been allocated for earthquake recovery. The draft budget has been submitted to parliament.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
World

Armenian Community of Diyarbakir Backs Turkey-Armenia Normalization

Hovhannes Gafur Hovhanyan, deputy head of the Surp Giragos Armenian church foundation in Diyarbakir, positively assessed the normalization process between Ankara and Yerevan in an interview with Anadolu. His remarks came during a visit by Turkish and Armenian journalists funded by the EU. He also spoke about the community's life and the restoration of the Surp Giragos and Surp Sarkis churches.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
World

Two killed and about 600 residents evacuated in Istanbul due to the heaviest downpours in 84 years

Two people died in Istanbul as a result of flooding caused by the heaviest rains in the last 84 years — a teenager from an electric shock and a 34-year-old man. Rescuers evacuated 595 people, and more than 46 aircraft were unable to land at the city's airports. The government ordered schools closed, and the metro extended its operation until 2 a.m.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
Economy

Turkey's exports to BRICS countries exceeded $18.2 billion in January–September

According to the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), Turkey's exports to ten BRICS countries in the first nine months of the year amounted to $18.2 billion. The largest destination was Russia ($4.1 billion, −2.5%), followed by the UAE ($3.3 billion), Egypt ($3.1 billion, +28.6%) and China ($3 billion, +40.8%). Overall Turkish exports grew by 5.2% to $210.9 billion.

Dilnoza Rahimova
2 min read
World

Turkey's parliament speaker called on the international community to respond to Israel's violations of international law

Speaking at the European Conference of Speakers of Parliaments in Rome, Turkish parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus said that the international community cannot remain silent in response to what he described as ongoing violations of international law by Israel, and called on parliaments to play an active role in defending international law.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
World

Woman taken to Turkey as a nanny was held for eight years and forced into prostitution

Dilfuza Shodieva, deputy director of the Center for Combating Human Trafficking, told Kun.uz about the case of an Uzbek woman whom a relative took to Turkey with a promise of work as a nanny, after which she was sold. The woman was held for eight years, forced into prostitution, and pressured through her child when she resisted. She was discovered during a police operation and returned to Uzbekistan through IOM with two children who had no documents.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
World

Saida Mirziyoyeva met with the Head of the Office and the Secretary General of the Turkish Presidential Administration

Head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan Saida Mirziyoyeva held a meeting with the Head of the Office of the President of Turkey, Hasan Dogan, and the Secretary General of the Presidential Administration, Hakki Susmaz. The parties discussed practical steps to expand cooperation and agreed to continue jointly implementing mutually beneficial initiatives.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
World

Saida Mirziyoyeva met with Erdogan in Ankara and visited a university, a school, and the Baykar company

On October 15 in Ankara, the Head of the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan, Saida Mirziyoyeva, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and conveyed to him Shavkat Mirziyoyev's wishes. Earlier, she visited Ibn Haldun University and the Yenidoğu school in Istanbul together with the Turkish president's son, as well as the complex of the defense company Baykar, where she was shown developments in high technology.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read