Turkey

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Turkey: Central Bank Raises Interest Rates to 40%

In order to combat the nation's skyrocketing double-digit inflation, Turkey's central bank has increased its benchmark interest rate by 500 basis points to 40%....

Money

Turkish Cargo Ship with 12 Crew Sinks in Black Sea

A Turkish cargo ship with 12 crew on board reportedly sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast during a storm on Sunday....

Social issues

Sweden's NATO Bid Delayed in Turkish Parliament

Turkey's parliamentary foreign affairs committee delayed a vote concerning Sweden's application to NATO on Thursday, with Chairman Fuat Oktay claiming that lawmakers were in need of being 'fully convinced' to approve the matter....

World

Leaders of Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran Visit Central Asia

Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Iran's Pres. Ebrahim Raisi, and Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar traveled to Uzbekistan on Thursday for the regional Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit, while Russia's Vladimir Putin met with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...

World

Turkey Slams the EU's Review of its Membership Bid

In response to the EU's annual report on Turkey's bid to join the bloc, in which it accused Ankara of 'serious backsliding' on democratic standards, the rule of law, human rights, and judicial independence, Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the assessment unjust and biased....

Politics

US Downs Turkish Drone as Ankara Strikes Northeast Syria

As Turkey carried out a series of air strikes in northeast Syria in response to an attack in Ankara last week, US forces shot down a Turkish drone on Thursday that was operating near its troops in Syria. This is the first time that the US has brought down an aircraft its NATO ally....

Military

Turkey Strikes Kurdish Rebels After Ankara Blast

Hours after a suicide bomber targeted Turkey's interior ministry in Ankara on Sunday, Turkey launched several airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. The government said that 20 targets had been destroyed and several Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters had been neutralized....

Military

Erdogan: Turkey May Part Ways with the EU

Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that Ankara could 'part ways' with the EU after a recent report published by the bloc criticized the country for its alleged democratic shortcomings....

Politics

Rescue Underway to Save American Trapped in Turkish Cave

A team of around 150 rescuers are working to rescue Mark Dickey, an ailing American researcher trapped in southern Turkey's Morca cave complex....

World

Floods Strike Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria

At least seven people have died and four others are missing after torrential rains inundated Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria, causing significant flooding....

Weather

UK Announces Deal with Turkey to Tackle Illegal Migration

In an attempt to tackle illegal migration from Europe to Britain, the UK has announced the introduction of a deal with Turkey centered upon joint police operations against smuggler rings and boat part trading.

Politics

Turkey Criticizes Reports on Disney+ Scrapping ‘Ataturk’ Series

Turkey's ruling AK party criticized a reported decision that Disney+ won't broadcast a documentary about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk — the founder of modern Turkey — on its streaming service. Ankara's broadcasting watchdog said it was probing the reports in Turkish and Armenian media.

Turkey

UN Complaint Lodged Over Turkish Airstrikes on Iraqi Hospital

Two nongovernmental organizations — the Accountability Unit and Women for Justice — have lodged a formal complaint with the UN concerning Turkish airstrikes in 2021 which allegedly targeted an Iraqi hospital.

World

Qurans Burned Outside Egyptian, Turkish Embassies in Denmark

A small group of demonstrators from the right-wing ultra-nationalist Danish Patriots set fire to copies of the Quran, the holiest text in Islam, in front of the Egyptian and Turkish embassies on Tuesday in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, sparking outrage from the Egyptian and Turkish governments.

Social issues

Abbas, Netanyahu to Visit Turkey Just Days Apart

Palestinian Pres. Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Turkey just days apart next week to hold talks with Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Abbas will reportedly arrive on July 25, and Netanyahu on July 28.

Politics

Erdoğan Arrives in Saudi Arabia for Gulf Tour

Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Monday to kick off a Gulf tour that will also include the UAE and Qatar as he looks to attract foreign investment in his country’s ailing economy. Erdoğan was accompanied by around 200 businesspeople, with business forums ...

Politics

NATO Chief Says Turkey Will Back Sweden's Membership

According to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has agreed to support Sweden's bid to join the Atlantic Alliance.

Military

Turkey, Egypt Reappoint Ambassadors

The foreign ministries of Egypt and Turkey announced on Tuesday that they have mutually reappointed ambassadors to each other's capitals, the first time since relations broke down in 2013.

Politics

Turkey's Lira Hits Record Lows After Rate Hike

After Turkey's central bank raised its key rate by 650 basis points to 15% on Thursday, the Turkish Lira hit its lowest value on record, weakening by as much as 3.3% on Friday.

Money

Jack Dorsey: Several Countries Have Threatened Twitter Shutdowns

In a recent interview on YouTube, Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey stated that India, Nigeria, and Turkey have often threatened to ban the social media site if it refuses to comply with instructions to restrict accounts.

Social issues

Turkey Names Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker to Run Central Bank

Hafize Erkan, a former banker at Goldman Sachs and the now-closed First Republic, has been selected by Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to take the helm of Turkey's central bank. The Princeton-educated Erkan, 41, will be the central bank's first female governor.

Turkey

Turkey's Erdoğan Wins Re-Election

Turkey's Supreme Election Council has declared Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, extending his 20-year rule for a further five-year term.

Politics

Turkey Elections: Oğan Endorses Erdoğan in Runoff

At a press conference in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Monday, Turkey's third-place presidential candidate Sinan Oğan announced his endorsement of incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the May 28 runoff election.

Politics

Turkey: Opposition Questions Fairness of Sunday's Polls

On Wednesday, Turkey's main opposition party said it had filed complaints over suspected irregularities over thousands of ballots in Sunday's elections, in which Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed better than expected.

World

Russia Agrees to Extend Black Sea Grain Agreement

Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Wednesday that the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal was extended for two more months — just one day before Russia could have exited the agreement that allows Ukraine to ship grain across the Black Sea to other countries

World