An oil firm has reportedly signed a deal with the SDF for oil extraction and improvement of oil fields in eastern and northeastern Syria.

"The Turks stayed in Libya for 300 years and the Libyans saw nothing but evil," the LNA leader has remarked.

Former United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore has been named as the new chief of MI6, the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). Moore is known to be a keen fan of Beşiktaş football club in Turkey.

Actresses, artists and singers from around the world have joined the social media campaign that started after Pınar Gültekin was murdered by a man. Women post their black-and-white pictures, attaching the note, "Challenge accepted."

"We are ready to discuss all issues; the Aegean, continental shelf, islands, airspace, research and screening efforts, and Eastern Mediterranean along with other bilateral matters with Greece without any precondition," the presidential spokesperson has said.

During a joint press conference with his counterpart from Spain, Minister Çavuşoğlu said that the conversion of the monument into a mosque was Turkey's internal matter.

Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu said only a political solution would work in Libya, Erdoğan discussed the recent developments in the country with Merkel.

Germany, France and Italy have warned "foreign actors" against interfering with the war in Libya as the Turkey-backed forces prepare for an offensive into the key city of Sirte.

"Our Turkish partners explained that everything will be preserved in the best possible way, and everyone will be able to visit Hagia Sophia. Moreover, I will tell you, there were quite expensive tickets to Hagia Sophia," Peskov has said.

Having already spent over a year behind bars in Turkey, Die Welt's former İstanbul correspondent has been handed a prison sentence for "terrorist propaganda."

Turkey will continue to stand with Azerbaijan, four parties have said in a joint statement.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has argued that TurkStream and Nord Stream 2 pipeline projects are “not commercial projects, but Kremlin’s key tools to exploit and expand European dependence on Russian energy supplies.”

"Had Borell said, 'It would be better if it remained a museum,' I would respect that but we reject the word 'condemnation'," Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu has said.

Turkey and Russia have been conducting joint patrols since mid-March to ensure cessation of hostilities.

High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Borrell has said, “The Foreign Affairs Council has condemned the Turkish decision to convert such an emblematic monument as Hagia Sophia back to a mosque.”

President Erdoğan has spoken with Vladimir Putin on the Libya conflict.

A court this month began trying 20 Saudi citizens in absentia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.

The UN and the US warn against "unprecedented levels of foreign interference" in the Libya conflict, Turkey says it will continue to support the Sarraj government, Russia accuses the US of hindering efforts for a political solution.

While the Russia-based TASS news agency has alleged that “Turkey tested Russia’s S-400 air defense systems on US-made planes last year,” four US senators have addressed a letter to US Secretary of Defense Esper against Turkey.

The three countries have pointed to the world heritage status of the Hagia Sophia.