ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he would hold talks over issues between Turkey and the European Union and developments in the eastern Mediterranean with the bloc’s chiefs in …
Rockets from Syria land in Turkey’s Kilis province
The Turkish National Defense Ministry said Thursday that rockets fired from Syria landed in the province of Kilis, but ultimately resulted in no injuries or damage.
Kazakhstan and Turkey to expand investment coop
ISTANBUL. KAZINFORM Deputy PM-Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi who is paying an official visit to Turkey met with Istanbul’s business circles, the Kazakh MFA’s press service reports.
DOJ celebrates after appeals court reinstates conviction of Flynn business partner
Gen. Michael Flynn’s former business partner after a district judge tossed out the jury decision on charges of an illegal unregistered lobbying scheme on behalf of Turkey’s government. California …
Erdogan is seeking to crush Turkey’s number three political party. Here’s why
Turkey’s parliament, dominated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its far-right junior coalition partner, voted to remove the immunity of Kurdish-led People’s …
Fifth anniversary of the EU-Turkey statement
The EU-Turkey statement was signed in 2016. The EU is providing 6 billion euros to help Turkey cope with refugee movements inside the country. Most of the assistance goes to help refugees on the …
RPT-GRAPHIC-Going up? Five questions for Turkey’s central bank
On a net basis the buffer fell by three quarters last year alone, leaving Turkey more vulnerable to financial crises. A policy of state bank interventions to prop up the lira, totalling some $130 …
Lira surges after Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rates
Turkey’s central bank resumed raising interest rates after surging oil prices and lira volatility sent inflationary risks climbing. The lira surged. The Monetary Policy Committee led by Governor Naci …
Court reinstates guilty verdicts against Flynn partner over Turkey lobbying
Judge erred by tossing out jury’s conclusion that Trump transition adviser Bijan Rafiekian evaded lobbying laws …
Turkey’s move to shut pro-Kurdish party worries Western allies
The United States and Europe criticised a move by NATO ally Turkey to ban the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), saying it undermined democracy, but a spokesman for President Tayyip Erdogan …