
Hakan Fidan’s Visit to Russia is a two-day official visit by Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, to the capital of the Russian Federation, Moscow, on 16–17 June 2026, at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. During the visit, Minister Fidan is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as with his Russian counterpart Lavrov and other senior officials. He is also expected to hold meetings with Turkish businesspeople operat
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Edanur Karakoç

Hürmüz Boğazı Joint Committee is a bilateral mechanism established to facilitate dialogue between the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Iran on matters concerning the navigation management of the Hürmüz Boğazı and to negotiate its future governance framework. The committee was established under Article 5 of the Islamabad Understanding signed between Iran and the United States of America. The committee’s first meeting was held on 29 June 2026 in Muscat the capital of Oman. Establishme
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Edanur Karakoç

Attacks targeting two empty oil tankers, KAIROS and VIRAT, flying the flag of The Gambia, while navigating the Black Sea on 28–29 November 2025, have become a critical issue closely monitored in terms of regional maritime security. The 274-meter-long KAIROS, en route from Egypt to Russia’s Novorossiysk Port, experienced a fire following an explosion approximately 52 nautical miles from the exit of the Bosporus; after this incident occurred about 28 nautical miles off the Turkish coast, the 25-me
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Onur Çolak

Saronic Corsair is a diesel-powered, unmanned surface vessel (USV) developed by the United States-based company Saronic Technologies. The vessel is approximately 24 feet (7.3 meters) in length. It has a range of over 1,000 nautical miles, a maximum speed in excess of 35 knots, and a payload capacity of 1,000 pounds (approximately 453 kilograms).【1】The Corsair was designed by Saronic under the U.S. Department of Defense’s Replicator program with the objective of deploying thousands of expendable
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Edanur Karakoç