Published January 29,2026

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Türkiye is becoming one of the world’s new geopolitical power hubs, said Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Thursday as he addressed a joint news conference with Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara.

Mirziyoyev said Türkiye’s growing global influence and successes go beyond just the Muslim world, and that its “Century of Türkiye” initiative is being implemented in an orderly and consistent manner.

“Türkiye is literally becoming one of the world’s new geopolitical power hubs,” he said.

Erdoğan earlier welcomed Mirziyoyev at Ankara’s presidential complex. The two leaders also attended a signing ceremony following bilateral talks.

Published January 29,2026

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Türkiye’s National Defense Ministry said Thursday that its navigational warnings against Greece’s illegal activities in the Aegean Sea are indefinite, not two years.

“Our navigational notices, which serve as technical objections to Greece’s activities in the Aegean Sea that violate international law, have been issued indefinitely — not for 2 years as claimed by the Greek press,” the ministry said.

It further said the Turkish navigational warnings, known as NAVTEXs, emphasize that all research activities in maritime areas covering the continental shelf in the Aegean Sea must be coordinated with Türkiye.

The ministry also stressed that military activities in areas, including the territorial waters of the islands under demilitarized status, could endanger navigational safety and violate international treaties.

“The Turkish Armed Forces will continue to render ineffective, within the framework of international law, unilateral activities and initiatives that ignore our country’s rights and interests arising from its maritime jurisdiction areas.”

On Syria, the ministry said the YPG/SDF terror group, which does not comply with the March 10 and Jan. 18 agreements that are critical for ensuring lasting stability continue to violate the ceasefire that was extended for 15 days, negatively affecting the integration process.

It said Ankara welcomed the Syrian government’s opening of a humanitarian aid corridor in the region as a positive development. Türkiye will continue to support Syria’s fight against terrorist organizations and the enhancement of its defense capacity in line with the “one state, one army” principle and based on Syria’s unity and territorial integrity, the ministry added.

On Iran, the ministry said Türkiye does not want new tensions and conflicts in the region and continues efforts to end all conflicts and establish peace and stability, adding that all necessary measures have been taken in coordination with relevant state institutions against potential negative developments.

Published January 28,2026

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Türkiye’s National Security Council on Wednesday discussed recent Iran-related developments, stressing that Iran’s stability and peace are vital to regional security.

Noting that political, military, economic, and social developments in 2025 that are significant for national security were discussed during the meeting, the council said in a statement that also addressed possible developments that may occur in 2026, as well as the activities to be carried out and measures to be taken.

Strong support for Syria’s efforts to ensure its sovereignty, territorial integrity, unitary structure, and political unity will continue, the statement said.

It further confirmed that it is ready to assume all responsibilities with its partners to rebuild Gaza and establish lasting peace.

It also expressed Türkiye’s determination in its efforts to deliver comprehensive humanitarian aid to the region, noting that the country is already one of the founding members of international mechanisms established to resolve the Gaza issue.

The council was briefed on activities carried out at home and abroad with determination, resolve, and success against all threats and dangers to national unity, solidarity, and survival, particularly terrorist organizations PKK/KCK-PYD/YPG, FETÖ, and ISIS (Daesh), as well as on recent international developments.

Türkiye’s support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia was underlined in the statement, adding that Ankara will continue to fulfill the requirements of brotherhood in the Somali people’s fight against terrorist organizations.

The current situation in the Russia-Ukraine war was also discussed during the meeting, it said.

It was stressed that all parties must act responsibly to ensure that the consequences of the war do not jeopardize the stability sought to be preserved in the Black Sea.

Türkiye will continue its efforts to end the war, which is gradually increasing regional and global risks, and to rapidly determine a lasting peace, it added.

Türkiye will continue its multidimensional efforts with determination in 2026 to preserve peace and establish stability across various conflict and crisis regions spanning from its immediate neighborhood to Asia, Africa, and Europe, it concluded.

Published January 28,2026

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Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay an official visit to Türkiye on Thursday at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to a statement from Türkiye’s Communications Directorate.

Erdoğan and Mirziyoyev will co-chair the fourth meeting of the Türkiye-Uzbekistan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Ankara, where steps to further strengthen bilateral cooperation are expected to be reviewed in detail.

Several agreements aimed at strengthening the contractual basis of ties between the two countries are also expected to be signed during the visit, the statement said.

The two leaders are also set to discuss regional and international developments.

As part of the visit, a live video link ceremony will be held for the inauguration of housing units built in the southern province of Hatay with Uzbekistan’s support following the Feb. 2023 earthquakes, according to the statement.