ISTANBUL: A gunman killed six people and wounded eight others in southern Turkey on Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, with media saying a manhunt was under way to find the perpetrator.&nbsp;Erdogan gave the toll in a broadcast statement and asked for &quot;God&#39;s mercy&quot; on those killed, but provided no further details about the incident, which occurred near the city of Mersin.&nbsp;The Anadolu state news agency and the Sabah daily said the suspect being sought was a 37-year-old man who reportedly shot dead his ex-wife before heading out on a murderous spree.&nbsp;The DHA and IHA news agencies said the man opened fire in a restaurant, killing its owner and an employee, before fleeing and shooting dead two other men -- one of them a shepherd watching his animals near the restaurant, and the other a truck driver.&nbsp;The shooting occurred near Tarsus, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of Mersin, prompting a widespread police manhunt involving helicopters to locate the shooter.&nbsp;&quot;He came in without a word... We thought he was getting his telephone out, but he brought out a pistol, IHA quoted a restaurant employee, Mehmet Han Topal, who was wounded in the leg.&nbsp;&quot;I got down. He fired at me,&quot; he said.&nbsp;The violence came a month after two shooting attacks by teenagers rocked Turkey.&nbsp;In the first incident, 16 people were injured, while the second attack claimed 10 lives, most of them young schoolchildren.&nbsp;According to a Turkish NGO, there are tens of millions of firearms held by citizens, most of them without permits.

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A gunman killed six people and wounded eight in southern Turkey near Mersin after opening fire at a restaurant and nearby areas. Authorities launched a helicopter-supported manhunt as media reported suspect had earlier killed ex-wife reportedly

Gunman kills six, wounds eight in southern Turkey

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday welcomed an agreement under which Spain will procure Turkish-made HURJET training aircraft, describing it as evidence of Turkey&#39;s &quot;pioneering role&quot; in defense and aviation industry.&nbsp;Under the deal, signed this week, the Spanish Air Force will acquire 30 HURJET aircraft from Turkey in a contract valued at around 2.6 billion euros, according to Turkish officials.&nbsp;Speaking at an event in Istanbul, Erdogan said Turkiye had become a globally recognized player in the defense and aviation sectors.&nbsp;&quot;Most recently, the agreement we concluded with Spain has confirmed our country&#39;s pioneering role in this field,&quot; Erdogan said.&nbsp;He added that the inclusion of HURJET in the inventory of a European Union and NATO member state would further expand Turkey&#39;s opportunities in the coming years.&nbsp;On Tuesday, Haluk Gorgun, head of Turkiye&#39;s defense industry agency, described the agreement as more than a simple aircraft sale.&nbsp;&quot;This is not merely a training aircraft deal,&quot; Gorgun said. &quot;It is a comprehensive package that includes ground systems, simulation systems, maintenance and sustainment services, as well as a cooperation model.&quot;&nbsp;He added that the agreement underscored the deepening of defense industry and high-technology cooperation between Turkiye and Spain, noting that the aircraft configuration would be updated over time to meet Spain&#39;s specific operational requirements.&nbsp;Turkiye has steadily expanded its defense exports in recent years, including drones sold to multiple countries.&nbsp;Erdogan said Turkiye&#39;s defense exports, which stood at $248 million in 2002, had increased nearly 40-fold to reach $9.8 billion in 2025.

President Erdogan hailed a 2.6-billion-euro deal for Spain to buy 30 Turkish-made HURJET trainers as proof of Turkiye's rising defense stature, highlighting expanded NATO cooperation and soaring defense exports reaching $9.8 billion in 2025 figures.

Turkiye’s Erdogan hails €2.6B jet deal with Spain

JOHANNESBURG: Turkey&#39;s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday hailed a deal to share responsibility with Australia for next year&#39;s UN climate summit, which will see Ankara host while Canberra oversees the formal negotiations.&nbsp;&quot;We are pleased to host COP31 in Turkey next November,&quot; the Turkish president said in an address to leaders at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, hours after the two countries finalized a deal following a long-running standoff over the event.&nbsp;The unusual compromise was laid out in a document seen by AFP which is to be formally approved by consensus at the COP30 summit in Brazil.&nbsp;&quot;I believe the consensus we established together with Australia is of high importance,&quot; Erdogan said.&nbsp;Both countries sought to host COP31 in November 2026 and neither would back down, sparking a bidding war rarely seen for the annual climate talks.&nbsp;Australia enjoyed greater support than Turkey but the deadlock prevented a host from being chosen by consensus as required under United Nations rules.&nbsp;Under the compromise, Turkey will host the two-week summit in the southern resort city of Antalya and retain the formal COP31 presidency, while Australia would serve as vice president and chair the negotiations.&nbsp;The &quot;pre-COP&quot; -- technical consultations that usually occur about a month before the main summit -- are to take place in a Pacific Island nation, in a nod to Australia&#39;s original intention to co-host with its neighbors.

Turkey and Australia reached a compromise to jointly handle COP31 after a prolonged stalemate. Turkey will host the 2026 summit in Antalya and hold the presidency, while Australia will chair negotiations, with pre-COP talks set for a Pacific Island nation.

Erdogan 'pleased' Turkey to host COP31 summit, hails deal with Australia

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday extended heartfelt felicitations to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the people of T&uuml;rkiye on the auspicious occasion of the country&rsquo;s 102nd Republic Day. In a message shared on social media platform X, the Prime Minister said he joined the people of Pakistan in conveying their warmest greetings to their Turkish brothers and sisters.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1983416237217435815&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=e5a7764e4b5f3f5afda3241472f87810c34e2d03&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 897px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;"></iframe></div></div>He lauded T&uuml;rkiye&rsquo;s remarkable transformation and economic resurgence under the bold and dynamic leadership of President Erdoğan, noting that these achievements have earned global admiration. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan&rsquo;s unwavering solidarity with T&uuml;rkiye, emphasizing that the two nations are united by bonds of faith, history, and fraternity that transcend geography and time. He further stated that the Pakistan-T&uuml;rkiye relationship has entered a new era of strategic partnership under the sagacious guidance of President Erdoğan, as both countries strive to unlock the vast potential of their time-tested and enduring ties across all spheres of mutual interest. The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan&rsquo;s pride in the accomplishments of the Turkish people and reaffirmed the resolve to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, defense, and culture.

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Lauds Türkiye’s remarkable transformation and economic resurgence under the bold and dynamic leadership of President Erdoğan, noting that these achievements have earned global admiration.

PM Sharif felicitates Erdoğan, Turkish nation on Republic Day

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said his country&nbsp;would participate in a &quot;task force&quot; to oversee the implementation of a ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas. &quot;We will hopefully join the task force that will monitor the implementation of the agreement on the ground,&quot; Erdogan said. Turkey, which has been closely involved in the negotiations, sent a team to the talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh. The agreement, which will be signed in Egypt on Thursday, involves freeing the remaining hostages and is seen as a major step towards ending the two-year war that has killed tens of thousands of people and unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe. &quot;It is of great importance to urgently deliver comprehensive humanitarian aid to Gaza, exchange hostages and prisoners, and for Israel to immediately cease its attacks,&quot; Erdogan said. He also promised Turkey would help reconstruction efforts in Gaza.

Palestinians celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, outside Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP)

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The agreement, which will be signed in Egypt on Thursday, involves freeing the remaining hostages and is seen as a major step towards ending the two-year war.

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