Sir Keir Starmer has been plunged into an espionage row on a visit to Turkey to seal a multibillion-pound arms deal, after prosecutors in Istanbul charged the country’s leading opposition politician with indirectly spying for British intelligence.
UK’s Starmer to discuss Eurofighter jets sale with Erdogan in Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to discuss the pending sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey on Monday when he meets President Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. The visit,
Israel outraged at effigy of Netanyahu seen in Turkey
An apparent effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen dangling from a construction crane in north-eastern Turkey has caused outrage in Israel. Photos published by the pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak showed a figure hanging from a crane in the Black Sea city of Trabzon.
Turkey Offered to Help in Postwar Gaza. Israel Isn’t About to Say Yes.
As a guarantor of the cease-fire, Turkey is keen to play a role in Gaza’s future, seeing political and economic benefits. Israel is having none of it.
Urgent need for economic cooperation between SA and Turkey to unlock trade barriers
Even though South Africa is Turkey’s largest trade and investment partner in sub-Saharan Africa, bilateral trade and investment stood at a paltry $2-billion and $100-million respectively in 2024, …
Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq
A militant Kurdish group has announced its withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey.
Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey
The group has been waging a decades-long insurgency in Turkey that has led to tens of thousands of deaths since the 1980s.
Turkey Returns to Financial Action Task Force ‘Grey List’
Washington should continue to designate Turkey-based and Turkey-linked illicit financial actors and encourage its allies to do so as well. U.S. authorities should also intensify their ongoing efforts …
Turkey Prices Soar Before Thanksgiving
Wholesale turkey prices are up 40 percent in 2025 compared to last year, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Afghanistan and Pakistan head to Turkey for second round of crisis talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan are heading to Turkey for a second round of crisis talks, officials said Friday, after recent fighting between them killed dozens of people and injured …