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Jailed Kurdish leader calls on Turkish opposition to unite against Erdogan
Former pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas, jailed since 2016 despite Western calls for his release, said…
Turkey detains 10 retired admirals who defended maritime accord
Turkey detained 10 retired admirals for signing a statement supporting an 85-year-old maritime accord, and…
‘Black market’ emerges to dodge unofficial Turkish-Saudi trade…
Some Turkish exporters are rerouting food, clothing, and other goods to circumvent a months-long unofficial…
Turkey logs highest new daily COVID-19 cases since beginning of pandemic
Turkey has recorded 39,302 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest level since the beginning of…
‘The last straw’: Why an irked Erdogan fired Turkey’s…
Politics drove Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's sacking of central bank chief Naci Agbal after just four months…
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…
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…