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Türkiye's Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle before launch.

Türkiye's Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) achieved a milestone in aviation history by becoming the first drone to take off and land successfully on a short-deck ship.

The milestone was reached on Tuesday, as the TB3 operated from the short-runway carrier TCG Anadolu.

Turkey plans to remove government subsidies for high volume residential electricity users from February next year, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday.

Energy  Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has described Türkiye's onshore and offshore natural gas and oil exploration activities in Somalia as a "game changer," saying that international companies may join those operations in the future.

Turkish research vessel Oruç Reis last week arrived in Somalia to conduct seismic surveys for oil and natural gas.

The SAHA Expo, Türkiye's flagship defense and aerospace event, witnessed the signing of agreements totaling $6.2 billion.

Some 1,478 companies, 178 foreign buying delegates and 312 officials, as well as 24 government ministers, participated in the event, organized by the Istanbul Defense and Aerospace Cluster Association (SAHA) last week.

Türkiye has been expanding cooperation among nations in the field of mining and natural resources through agreements signed with key global players in the industry.

Türkiye and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in mining and natural resources during Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar's official visit to China.

Bayraktar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Guanghuatar inked the deal in Tianjin, where the Turkish minister attended the International Mining Conference.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar will pay a visit to China this week to hold talks.

The first amphibious warfare ship of the Turkish Naval Forces, carrying civilians evacuated from Lebanon, arrived at Türkiye's southern port of Mersin on Thursday.

The TCG Bayraktar departed from Beirut, where the evacuation took place, and docked at the port of Mersin, bringing 588 evacuees who will disembark after procedures are completed.

Over 2,000 Turkish citizens and some foreign nationals started boarding a Turkish military ship late Wednesday that brought in aid and will take them out of a country being hit by Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah.

Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez have discussed new opportunities for cooperation in the exploration, production and trade of natural gas and oil.

Bayraktar met with the Venezuelan committee in the Turkish capital Ankara, the Turkish minister said on X.