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Turkey state banks return to lira’s defense after sharp drop: report

Turkish state lenders began supporting the lira again following the currency’s biggest drop in more than a year on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported. The currency steadied...

Greece seeks assistance from Turkey over surge in migrant crossings along border river

In a bid to tackle an increase in attempts by migrants to cross the river separating Greece and Turkey, Greek authorities have initiated top-level...

Turkish medical association says thousands still missing 4 months after catastrophic earthquakes

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) claimed in a tweet on Tuesday that thousands of bodies have yet to be recovered four months after a...

Sweden’s top court signs off on Turkey extradition case: report

Sweden's Supreme Court has given the go-ahead for the government to extradite a man supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to Turkey, a...

ECtHR faults Turkey for violating confidentiality of jailed Kurdish leaders’ lawyer interviews

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, former co-chairs of the...

Erdoğan appoints spokesperson Kalın as Turkey’s spy chief

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed his spokesperson, İbrahim Kalın, as the head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) on Monday, Reuters reported, citing...

Belgium’s first headscarf-wearing MP lands in Erdoğan’s cabinet as the only female minister

Fatma Zibak Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, a dual Turkish-Belgian citizen who in 2009 became the first headscarf-wearing lawmaker in a Belgian parliamentary assembly, was appointed a...

Turkish economy to return to ‘rational ground’, new finance minister Şimşek says

Turkey's newly appointed Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on Sunday that the country has no choice but to return to "rational ground" to ensure...

Turkish inflation dips under 40 percent for first time in 16 months

Turkey's annual inflation rate dropped below 40 percent in May for the first time in 16 months, pushed down by a temporary offer of...

Erdoğan introduces new cabinet after taking oath

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled a new cabinet lineup on Saturday, naming a powerful spy chief as foreign minister and market-friendly Mehmet Şimşek as...

Erdoğan sworn in for third term as Turkish president

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was sworn in for a third term as president on Saturday, promising to serve "impartially" after winning a historic runoff...

[ANALYSIS] Time to face reality: Turkey urgently needs F-16 Block 70s and Viper modernization kits

Fatih Yurtsever* In the run-up to the presidential election on May 14, incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made Turkey's defense industry a crucial part of...

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