President Joe Biden has been urged to delay the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey by a bipartisan group of lawmakers over the country’s opposition to bids by Finland and Sweden to join NATO.
Nebati says Turkey to keep rates low post-election -Bloomberg
Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati said Turkey would keep interest rates low after elections expected in May and not reverse course on monetary policy, according to an interview published by Bloomberg.
Turkey accuses Western countries of targeting its tourism sector
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Thursday slammed the Western countries for closing their consulates in Istanbul and issuing travel warnings, seeing the move as a step to target Turkey’s tourism sector. Turkey’s …
Sweden to tighten terrorism law amid tensions with Turkey over NATO bid
Sweden said on Thursday it would tighten laws covering membership of terrorist organisations months after an agreement with Turkey on fighting terrorism aimed at overcoming its objections to Swedish NATO membership.
Turkey looks positively on Finland’s NATO bid but not on Sweden’s -Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers of his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey February 1, 2023. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
Turkey plans to expand renewable energy but sticks to coal, nuclear
Clean energy advocates say Turkey should speed up its shift to renewable sources not only out of environmental concerns, but also to reduce its costly reliance on imported energy.
Turkey slams West for security warnings ‘harming’ tourism
Turkey has slammed a group of Western countries which temporarily closed down their consulates in Istanbul over security concerns. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, accused the countries waging a “psychological warfare” and attempting to wreck Turkey’s tourism.
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Middle East corruption rankings: Syria most corrupt, UAE least, Turkey slipped
Corruption remains rampant across the Middle East and North Africa, Transparency International reports, with the region’s average score in combating corruption hitting a new low of 38.
New report sheds light on Turkey’s ‘systematic oppression’ against Kurds in Afrin
Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A report published by two Syrian rights groups on Wednesday reveals a “systematic oppression policy” by Turkey and its Syrian mercenaries against the residents of the Kurdish city of Afrin in …