Turkey

14 Sep 2022; MEMO: Turkish exports to Egypt reached an all-time high of $2.8 billion from January through August, Anadolu reported yesterday, citing data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM).

According to the report, the volume of Turkish exports to Egypt grew 17 per cent from January through August compared to the same period last year.

12 Sep 2022; MEMO: At least six people were wounded, including one in critical condition after a shooting which took place inside a shopping mall in Istanbul, Turkiye, yesterday.

According to the Daily Sabah, the shooting broke out as a result of a dispute between two groups of people at a café in the Sariyer Mall. The altercation was caught on surveillance cameras.

ISTANBUL, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A gunfight in a shopping mall left six people wounded on late Sunday in Istanbul's Sariyer district, local media reported on Monday.

"After the gunfight incident that broke out between two groups with a prior history of animosity, a total of six citizens, namely five foreign individuals and one Turkish citizen, were transferred to nearby hospitals for treatment," said local officials in a statement.

One person among the wounded was in critical condition.

11 Sep 2022; MEMO: A ship that came under fire from the Greek Coast Guard in international waters near southwestern Turkey a day ago resumed its journey on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported.

The Anatolian, a Comoros-flagged cargo vessel, set off from Canakkale after completion of judicial and administrative formalities about Saturday's incident.

The ship will head for maintenance at a shipyard in the Inebolu district of Turkey's Kastamonu province.

ANKARA, Sept 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish security forces captured one of the senior executives of the Daesh, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

Turkish police and intelligence captured Bashar Hattab Ghazal al Sumaidai, code-named Abu Zeyd and Master Zeyd.

09 Sep 2022; MEMO: Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, will urge Moscow to send goods though an UN-backed Black Sea corridor when he meets Russian President, Vladimir Putin, next week, broadcaster Haberturk said on Friday, seeking to keep Russia engaged in the arrangement, Reuters reports.

09 Sep 2022; MEMO: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on 9 September that Turkish security forces had arrested a "senior executive" of Daesh, local Turkish media reports.

According to the report, Erdogan said the Daesh commander, known as Abu Zeyd, was captured by Turkish security forces.

Erdogan said a UN Security Council report published in July identified Sumaidai as "one of the senior executives of the (ISIL) terrorist organisation".

ANKARA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security forces captured one of the senior executives of the Islamic State (IS), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Thursday.

Turkish police and intelligence captured Bashar Hattab Ghazal al Sumaidai, code-named Abu Zeyd and Master Zeyd, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.

08 Sep 2022; MEMO: A pro-Kurdish party set to play a key role in Turkish elections next year said it is open to talks with other opposition parties on finding a joint candidate who could end President Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power, Reuters reports.

ISTANBUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he wanted grain from Russia to be exported too, adding Vladimir Putin was right to complain that grain from Ukraine under a U.N.-backed deal was going to wealthy rather than poor countries.

The grain-export agreement aimed to avert a global food crisis by guaranteeing the safe passage of ships in and out of Ukrainian ports, allowing them to export tens of millions of tonnes of grain that had been blockaded by Russia's invasion.