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Turkey to back Sweden’s NATO bid in return for EU membership: Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday he would only back Sweden's NATO candidacy if the European Union resumes long-stalled membership talks with Ankara,...

Zelensky wins Erdoğan’s NATO backing after securing US cluster bombs

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday secured Turkey's crucial backing for Ukraine's NATO aspirations after winning a US pledge for cluster munitions that could inflict...

White House expects NATO approval for Sweden in ‘not too distant future’

The White House said Friday that it expects Sweden's NATO membership to win final approval in the near future, Agence France-Presse reported. National Security Advisor...

[ANALYSIS] Turkey-Egypt normalization and eastern Mediterranean energy politics

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkey and Egypt's bilateral relations were severed in 2013 when Egypt's then-defense minister, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, an ally...

Top US senator says against sale of F-16s to Turkey without Sweden in NATO

US Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has said he is against the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey unless the country ends its...

Turkey hikes VAT rates, consumer loan tax and other fees

Turkey has increased its value-added tax by 2 percentage points in two categories while also raising the tax collected from lending institutions on consumer...

Kılıçdaroğlu ordered to pay damages to Erdoğan, family in retrial over offshore wealth claims

A local court has ordered Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), to pay President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his...

AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate use of earthquake relief donations

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Wednesday rejected a parliamentary motion by the main...

Turkey to deport LGBTI+ activist facing possible execution in Iran

Turkish authorities have decided on the deportation of an Iranian refugee who was recently detained at a Pride march in İstanbul despite the fact...

Turkey’s ruling AKP proposes tax hikes, public servant salary increases amid economic challenges

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has proposed a comprehensive bill to parliament raising motor vehicle and corporate taxes in addition to increasing...

Kurdish politicians given 28 days to prepare defense for 5,000-page indictment in Kobani case

Kurdish politicians standing trial in the Kobani case have been given only 28 days to prepare their defense against a 5,267-page indictment, the pro-Kurdish...

İmamoğlu announces website for public comment on overhaul of CHP

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), the first person pushing for a major overhaul of the CHP following...

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