In February 2026, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan suggested that shifting international dynamics could push Turkey to acquire nuclear weapons, reigniting a decades-old debate over Ankara’s …
Russian forensic software firm used Turkish identity, Turkey-based server to infiltrate US agencies
A Russian-controlled digital forensics company that sold investigative software to sensitive US government agencies allegedly used Turkey in multiple ways to obscure its Russian connections, including …
Comment: Turkey can absorb $20bn fund collapse if Simsek stays, Ash says
Turkey can absorb its $15bn-20bn investment fund collapse without a systemic crisis as long as Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek stays, Timothy Ash wrote on September 25. Ash, senior sovereign strategist …
Comment: Turkey can absorb $20bn fund collapse if Simsek stays, says Ash
Turkey can absorb its $15bn-20bn investment fund collapse without a systemic crisis as long as Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek stays, Timothy Ash wrote on September 25. Ash, senior sovereign strategist …
The Kurdish peace deal reshaping Turkey
Bullet holes riddle the walls near Turan Rapsur’s shuttered bakery – a reminder of the deadly violence that broke out last time Kurdish militants and Turkey tried to make peace.
Turkey’s investment-fund fiasco
Turkey’s main stock-market index fell by over 5% on September 16th. In only two days the scandal wiped some $30bn from the market (see chart). To mop up the mess, Turkey’s market regulator has moved …
Hundreds of trucks jam Turkey-Iran border crossing as US blockade pushes trade overland
Hundreds of trucks idle along the road into Iran from Turkey’s mountainous eastern border. Bustling even in normal times, the countries’ largest crossing is now a make-or-break economic lifeline for …
Turkey says nearly half a million investors affected by funds liquidation
ANKARA, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Turkey’s capital markets regulator said on Wednesday that almost half a million investors hold stakes in more than 100 Turkish investment funds worth around $18 billion …
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt affirm Riyadh’s right to defend itself
The foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan said in a joint statement on Tuesday that they affirmed Riyadh’s right to defend itself in line with international law and stressed …
FATF says Turkey boosts financial crime fight, urges action on illicit assets
Turkey has strengthened its fight against money laundering and terrorist financing but needs to do more to trace cross-border criminal proceeds and recover illicit assets, the Financial Action …