After Mr. Trump expressed frustration with Russia’s refusal to stop the war, Mr. Putin ordered a three-day cease-fire to begin on May 8, in order to mark the May 9 celebration of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Mr. Zelensky described that pledge as a “ manipulation .”

Turkey's finance minister said the country's economic transformation was on track and that the country was prepared to deal with slower growth.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks in three years on Thursday, days after his country's militant nemesis, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), dissolved.

The Kurdish insurgent group PKK in Turkey says it will lay down its arms and disband after a decades-long fight that killed tens of thousands.

This week’s Don’t Trash Our Treasure report is on Florida Power & Light’s Turkey Point nuclear plant in south Miami-Dade County after it was granted federal approval to continue operating for the next 27 years.

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indians are cancelling holidays in popular resorts in Turkey and Azerbaijan after the countries supported Pakistan during its recent conflict with New Delhi, two booking firms said. Ties between India and Pakistan nosedived after a deadly attack in Indian ashmir last month that New Delhi said was backed by Islamabad.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule and adding a stop to personally mediate Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey.

Turkey hatchery numbers continue to point to lower production in 2025 than 2024. The USDA says 24.773 million turkey eggs were in incubation on May 1st, 2025, down 1% from April 1st of this year and modestly less than May 1st of last year.