A framework bill setting out the legal basis for the government-backed “terror-free Türkiye” initiative is expected to be submitted to parliament on Aug. 5 following consultations with opposition parties.

Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 15 people and wounded 51 in Kiev and the surrounding region overnight, Ukrainian authorities said on Aug. 5.

U.S. President Donald Trump said an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be reached within days but warned that Iran would face heavy strikes if negotiations failed.

Türkiye is discussing new oil and natural gas routes that could carry energy from Iraq and other Gulf producers to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan and onward to Europe, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said.

International banks have published updated inflation and interest-rate forecasts for Türkiye following the release of July inflation data, with BBVA Research expecting the policy rate to decline to 36 percent by year-end if conditions allow, while C...