U.S. President Donald Trump said that a deal with Iran to end the war in the Middle East could be signed Sunday, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would be "open to all" immediately after.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has unveiled Türkiye’s new artificial intelligence action plan, saying the country aims to become one of the leading nations in AI technologies.

Türkiye’s economic program remains on track despite recent geopolitical and energy-related shocks, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said, adding that fiscal and monetary policies would continue to support disinflation.

Experts and former diplomats discussed NATO’s future, European security architecture, and Türkiye’s strategic autonomy at a panel held Saturday in Istanbul ahead of the alliance’s 2026 summit, scheduled for July 7-8 in Ankara.

Türkiye has voiced concern over what it called the politicization of the European human rights system after a Council of Europe meeting again addressed a property rights issue linked to displaced persons in Cyprus.