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.
India, Turkey, Nigeria threatened to shut down Twitter, founder says
Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists’ and protesters’ use of the social media platform,
The Woman in Charge of Saving Turkey’s Economy
When all hope is lost, hire a woman to take over (and take blame). Studies of the so-called glass cliff have found that companies are more likely to bring women on as chief executives or directors …
Analysis: Turkey needs more than economic U-turn for lasting investments
Turkey’s expected return to orthodox economic policies may not be enough to secure longer-lasting international investments, with a restoration of predictability and the rule of law still needed to …
International lenders await Turkey’s ‘crucial’ summer
Turkish loan borrowers face a “crucial” summer as overseas lenders wait to see how far president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be willing to go to fix the country’s economic woes after victory in May’s …
ICCIMA hosts conference on Iran-Turkey business opportunities
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), in collaboration with the Iran-Turkey Joint Chamber of Commerce, hosted a conference on trade opportunities of Iran and Turkey on …