Turkish government

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City is scheduled to stand trial on corruption charges April 21, a federal judge said at a hearing Friday.

During the same appearance, in US District Court in Manhattan, Judge Dale E. Ho responded to a request by Adams to throw out a bribery charge against him by saying he would rule on the matter at a later date.

Russia is "surprised" that Turkey continues to supply Ukraine with weapons while trying to act as a mediator in the conflict between the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Hurriyet newspaper.

"Turkish weapons are used by the Ukrainian armed forces to kill Russian military personnel and civilians," Lavrov said in an interview published on Friday.

Athens and Nicosia have expressed satisfaction over Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides' recent visit to Washington and his meeting with US President Joe Biden.

The Turkish government plans to invest 662.6 billion Turkish Liras ($19b billion) under several transport programs next year, according to the draft 2025 budget.

The government is pouring money into the transport infrastructure to keep up with fast technological developments in the industry.

Greece's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned a deadly attack on the Turkish Aerospace Industries facilities in Ankara earlier in the day, with a post on social media X. 

"The attack on the Turkish Aerospace Industries facilities in Ankara, like any terrorist attack, should be unequivocally condemned. Indiscriminate violence has no place in a democracy," the ministry said.  

The Turkish government has allocated funds to the tune of 43 billion Turkish Liras ($1.3 billion) in its draft 2025 budget aimed at helping companies diversify their markets abroad and boost exports.

Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish Islamic preacher and a long-time critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has passed away at the age of 83, according to reports from Reuters citing Turkish TV channel NTV. Gulen had been residing in the United States for many years prior to his death.

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that he will discuss migration and defense cooperation during his visit to Türkiye this weekend.

Scholz is expected to pay a visit to Türkiye on Oct. 19, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan set to receive the German leader in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul.

The Turkish government has postponed until 2025 a parliamentary debate on a proposed tax on credit cards, which would be introduced to boost defense funding.

The bill stipulated that people with a credit card limit of at least 100,000 Turkish Liras (nearly $3,000) would have to pay an annual 750 liras in tax from January to bolster the defense industry.