Doubts over Turkey’s efforts to revive its EU membership
Turkey appears to have rediscovered its European vocation as its ties with the United States go from bad to worse. Ankara is trying to revive its EU…
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Turkey’s central bank hints at rate increase as inflation rises
Turkey’s central bank has hinted at a long-awaited interest rate rise next week after new data showed inflation approaching four times its official target. Figures…
Turkey working with Russia, Iran to avoid another Aleppo disaster in Idlib: Erdoğan
Turkey is working with Russia and Iran on Syria’s Idlib province “to avoid another Aleppo disaster,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said. Turkey has intensified contacts with Russia and Iran in…
Turkish central bank deputy governor to resign as crisis deepens
Turkish central bank’s deputy governor and Monetary Policy Committee member Erkan Kilimci is set to resign from the bank, two sources familiar with the matter…
Turkey’s economic crisis has gone off the radar — but there’s a huge chance it could get a whole lot worse
After the flare-up in Turkey which saw its currency drop 25% in a week, major tensions with the US, and even talk of its entire economy…
Erdoğan says Turkey will boycott US electronic products
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey will boycott electronic products from the US, as he issued another defiant response to the US sanctions imposed in a…
Escalating sanctions could cripple Turkey’s economy
Last week, the US Treasury announced sanctions against two Turkish cabinet ministers over the detention of an American pastor. This did not come as a…
Turkey’s president just won reelection — and a dangerous set of new powers
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey was reelected on Sunday — a move which granted the leader more sweeping powers than ever before. “It seems the nation…
Turkey election: Country’s heart split over Erdogan victory
Ecstatic/distraught, relieved/incredulous: after yet another crushing Erdogan victory, Turkey’s heart is again split in two. How did it come to this? His critics had hoped…
Is Erdogan losing his grip on Turkey?
In Turkey, politics means everything. But football is life. So it’s hard not to take seriously the internal elections of one the most important teams in…