By bne IntelIiNews If ever a country needed an International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported economic adjustment program, it has to be Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey. So says Desmond Lachman, a senior …
Crisis-mired Turkey told IMF ‘cap in hand’ is only way to avoid economic disaster
By bne IntelIiNews If ever a country needed an International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported economic adjustment program, it has to be Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey. So says Desmond Lachman, a senior …
Afghan migrants kidnapped and tortured on Iran-Turkey border
Afghans fleeing the Taliban are being kidnapped and tortured by gangs as they try to cross the border between Iran and Turkey on their way to Europe, a BBC investigation has found. The gangs then send videos of the abuse to the families of migrants being held hostage, demanding a ransom for their release.
When My Relationship Started To Feel Like An Addiction, We Went Cold Turkey For 30 Days
You know the feeling when you’re really falling for someone? The excitement of seeing them, the buzz that fuels late-night text conversations and impulsive meetups — it’s the period when you’d do anything to feel their skin on yours again.
Senior officials meet in Turkey to discuss Sweden’s NATO membership bid
Sweden and Finland applied for membership together following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. Finland became NATO’s 31st member in April after the Turkish parliament ratified its request, but …
Turkey says it’s ready to open consulate in city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his country is ready to open a consulate in Shusha, a city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces in a war in 2020. Erdogan made the comment during a visit to Azerbaijan at the start of his third term in office following presidential elections last month.
Turkey recovers 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible in smuggling raids
The 28-page leather-bound collection of papyrus scriptures was seized during Turkey’s latest smuggling crackdown in Istanbul.
The limits of human rights law in an authoritarian context: Torture and impunity in Turkey
Turkey is a test case of the limits of international human rights law in an authoritarian context. The country is party to all major U.N. and Council of Europe international human rights treaties, including those prohibiting torture and ill treatment,
Kuwait signs contract with Turkey to buy $367 mln worth of drones
Kuwait has concluded a contract worth $367 million with Turkish defence firm Baykar to buy its TB2 drones through direct negotiations between the two governments, the Kuwaiti army said in a statement on Tuesday.
Why the US cannot turn its back on Turkey
The reelection of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to a third five-year term as president of Turkey sends a stark warning to the United States and its NATO allies.