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What kind of a bureaucrat is Turkey’s new central bank governor?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday again replaced the governor of the central bank after a previous ousting only 16 months earlier, appointing...

Erdoğan appoints former minister to the helm of Turkish economy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday appointed former transport and development minister Lütfi Elvan to replace his son-in-law Berat Albayrak as the country’s...

Turkey’s unemployment rate falls slightly in third quarter of 2020

Turkey’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.8 percent year-on-year and stood at 13.2 percent in the third quarter of 2020, while the number of people...

European court rules Turkey violated rights of Cumhuriyet journalists

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the right to liberty and security as well as the right to...

Teacher makes difficult journey from Libya to France to avoid forced return to Turkey

İbrahim Karadağ, a Turkish teacher who worked at a school established by Gülen movement followers in Libya, said he had to endure multiple hardships...

Erdoğan accepts son-in-law’s resignation from Ministry of Finance

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday accepted the resignation of Berat Albayrak, former minister of treasury and finance and his son-in-law. "As is known...

Erdoğan’s son-in-law’s resignation seen as ‘rebellion in the palace’

After record-breaking declines in the value of the national currency, an exploding budget deficit and an unstoppable surge in unemployment and inflation, Turkey’s Minister...

How did penguins become the symbol of the media blackout in Turkey?

The abrupt resignation of the finance minister of a country who is also the son-in-law of that nation's president would be breaking news in...

Rift in Turkey’s ruling party over US election as heavyweight favors Biden, Erdoğan remains silent

Bülent Arınç, a member of Turkey's Presidential High Advisory Board, expressed a preference for US President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday, exposing a rift within...

Remdesivir priced up to $6,150 on black market in Turkey

Remdesivir, a medication used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients that was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has gone...

Co-owner of Bank Asya detained over Gülen links

One of the co-owners of Islamic lender Bank Asya, which was closed down due to its links to the Gülen movement in the aftermath...

Jailed Oda TV journalist released at first hearing of trial

Müyesser Yıldız, the Ankara news editor for the OdaTV online news website who was arrested in June on charges of revealing state secrets, was...

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