Ratings agency Fitch revised Turkey’s outlook to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’ on Friday, citing depleting foreign exchange reserves, weak monetary policy credibility and a sizeable current account deficit …
Turkey’s Erdogan hails huge natural gas find
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters that the drilling ship Fatih, which has been operating in the area since July, had found 320bn cu m (11,300 cu ft) of gas. He said it was Turkey’s biggest …
After Hagia Sophia, Turkey turns another museum into mosque
The Turkish government formally converted a former Byzantine church into a mosque Friday, a move that came a month after it drew praise from the faithful and …
Turkey Announces Historic Gas Discovery In Black Sea
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey had made a historic discovery of gas in the Black Sea, but would still speed up contentious exploration in the Mediterranean that has pitted it …
Erdogan: Turkey finds its largest ever gas deposit
Erdogan says Turkey aims to bring 320 billion-cubic metre Black Sea reserve to use in 2023, becoming an energy exporter.
Trump has accommodated Turkey and Erdogan. If he wins, Biden should seek a balance.
Biden also called Erdogan an “autocrat” and, rather undiplomatically, advocated that the United States “embolden” his opponents to defeat him in elections. “Not by a coup, not by a coup, but by the …
After Hagia Sophia, Turkey’s historic Chora church also switched to mosque
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reconverted the historic Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, into a mosque on Friday, a month after opening the famed Hagia Sophia to …
Woman sues city councillor and City of Brampton for alleged sexual assault during trade mission to Turkey
A Canadian woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by an Ontario city councillor while both were on a trade mission to Turkey is now suing the councillor and the City of Brampton, seeking damages …
In Turkey, doctors fear coronavirus numbers are higher than the government admits
Turkey’s reopening follows a national lull in the coronavirus infections. But the country’s largest association of doctors says that based on its own research, the actual number of cases of the …
Macron and Merkel meet with Turkey, Belarus, COVID on the agenda
French President Emmanuel Macron received German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his Mediterranean holiday retreat on Thursday to discuss a long list of burning issues including the coronavirus pandemic, …