Turkish lira falls some 1%, extending losses after cenbank overhaul
Turkey's lira lost more than 1% of its value on Monday, continuing its sharp decline since President Tayyip Erdogan…
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March 2021
Turkey detains 50 more people after university protests
Turkish police detained at least 50 people demonstrating outside a courthouse on Friday, a student group said, part…
Stocks and forex ride out Turkey shock
The fallout from Turkey's latest market drama appeared contained on Monday, as stocks recovered from President…
Turkey’s Erdogan quits European treaty on violence against women
President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, ministers and an…
Erdogan sacks another cenbank chief after sharp Turkey rate hike
President Tayyip Erdogan abruptly sacked Turkey's central bank chief on Saturday, two days after a sharp interest…
Turkey asks Egyptian opposition to tone down criticism – TV channel…
Turkey has asked Egyptian opposition television channels operating on its territory to moderate criticism of…
Turkish police arrest HDP officials, rights group head
Turkish police detained three district heads of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and seven others in…
Three migrants found dead off Turkey coast, Ankara blames Greece
Three migrants were found dead in waters off Turkey's Aegean coastal town of Cesme while three others were rescued,…
Top Turkish prosecutor files case to close pro-Kurdish HDP
A top Turkish prosecutor filed a case with the constitutional court on Wednesday demanding the closure of the…
Pro-Kurdish MP stripped of Turkish parliamentary status
Turkey's parliament stripped prominent pro-Kurdish lawmaker Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu of his MP status on Wednesday,…