Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot in Brussels on Oct. 19, ahead of broader ministerial talks on counterterrorism, judicial cooperation and migration.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 19 that Washington was hitting Iran “economically as well as militarily,” while praising what he described as Russia’s restraint in the conflict.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan removed Capital Markets Board (SPK) Chairman Mahmut Sütcü and appointed Kutluhan Taşkın as deputy treasury and finance minister in decisions published in the Official Gazette on Oct. 20.

Trade Minister Ömer Bolat pledged to pursue full inclusion of Türkiye’s automotive industry in the European Union’s proposed “Made in EU” framework after meeting sector representatives on Oct. 19.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the United States of delaying deliveries of air defense missiles already paid for by European allies, ahead of expected peace talks with a White House envoy in Norway on Oct. 20.