Turks are piling into gold, long their favorite investment, as the country’s financial system unravels. The average daily volume of gold sold at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul shot up to 4,500 pounds …
Turkey Does Not Expect EU Sanctions Over East Med Dispute
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that Turkey does not expect the European Union to impose sanctions on it over a dispute with Greece over territorial claims in the eastern …
Iran ranks 26th worldwide for share of hi-tech industries in national production
Iran is placed 26th worldwide for the share of its hi-tech industries in the national production, surpassing the regional countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey, according to the Global …
Turkey’s Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 7,000 – Ministry
The death toll in Turkey due to the novel coronavirus reached 7,056 on Sunday, rising by 57 people in the last 24 hours, data from the Health Ministry showed. The total number of cases in the country …
Greece, Turkey signal willingness to talk about sea dispute
Greece’s prime minister welcomed the return of a Turkish survey ship to port Sunday from a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean that has been at the heart of a summer stand-off between Greece …
Mitsotakis Says Greece Is Ready to Re-Start Talks With Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his country is ready to start a new round of talks with Turkey after its neighbour decided to remove a survey ship, called Oruc Reis, from contested …
Research vessel at heart of east Med row back near Turkey shore
Greek government calls the departure of the Oruc Reis from disputed area after weeks of tension ‘a positive step’.
Pompeo in Cyprus says US ‘deeply concerned’ over Turkey energy search
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Turkey to cease tension-raising activities in the eastern Mediterranean during a visit to Cyprus Saturday, urging all sides to back diplomacy.
Pompeo says U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ over Turkey actions in east Med
The United States remains “deeply concerned” about Turkey’s actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, urging a diplomatic end to a simmering crisis over …
Greece-Turkey tensions: Greece announces military boost
France has backed Greece in the dispute with Turkey, and earlier this week President Emmanuel Macron stressed the importance of being “clear and firm” with Turkey, which he accuse …