President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey was upset that Libya’s internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, an ally, wants to quit next month and Ankara may hold talks with his …
Why Investors Are Steering Clear of Turkey at Any Price
Turkey, with chronic high inflation, low savings and dependence on foreign capital, is having a tough time navigating the pandemic.
Turkey Upset by Plan of Libya’s Sarraj to Step Down, Erdogan Says
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey was upset by news that Libya’s internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj wants to quit by the end of October. Sarraj announced on …
Erdogan Says New Measures Needed as Virus Makes Comeback in Turkey
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the government needed to ramp up measures to curb a rise in coronavirus cases, which have increased in recent weeks back to early-May levels. Turkey has …
France seeks EU sanctions on Turkey over energy tensions
France on Friday backed Cyprus’ calls for the European Union to consider imposing tougher sanctions on Turkey if the Turkish government won’t suspend its search for …
Rapprochement with Turkey Requires Ankara’s Respect for Religious Freedom
Throughout the Cold War and for a decade after, Turkey was perhaps America’s top partner in the region. U.S. presidents and secretaries of state spoke of the “special relationship” or “model …
How Turkey’s Former Central Bankers Would Dodge a Crisis
Veterans of Turkey’s central bank have some advice for today’s policymakers, who are on the frontlines of Ankara’s unorthodox battle against a record-low lira and the economic impact of coronavirus: …
EU Diplomacy on Turkey Runs Aground Ahead of Summit, Envoys Say
EU foreign ministers will try to find a way through at their regular meeting on Monday. But diplomats say a solution will need the summit, looking to the bloc’s most powerful lead …
East Med talks to resume ‘soon’, Turkey says
Fresh talks between Turkey and Greece over a dispute in the eastern Mediterranean will begin “soon”, a senior adviser to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said as he sought to dial down …
Qatar-Turkey trade rises to $2 billion in 2019: Ambassador
Bilateral trade between Qatar and Turkey has increased from $340m in 2010 to over $2bn in 2019, Turkish Ambassador to Qatar, Mehmet Mustafa Goksu, said at a webinar hosted by Doha Bank yesterday.