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Turkish lira’s swap rates see highest since 2001 economic crisis

The Turkish lira’s overnight swap rate in London soared on Tuesday to 330 percent, and the weekly swap rate rose to 125 percent, according to Refinitiv...

Interior minister says city council candidates ‘linked to terrorism’ will be suspended if elected

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced that there are a total of 378 city council candidates running in the local elections to be held on...

As lira stumbles, central bank says closely monitoring financial markets

After a plunge in the Turkish lira last week, Turkey’s central bank issued a statement on Monday saying that it has been closely monitoring financial markets...

HRW says indictment against Kavala, 15 others over Gezi Park protests ‘baseless’

An indictment accusing civic leader Osman Kavala and 15 others of financing and organizing mass protests in Turkey in 2013 in an attempt to overthrow the...

Turkish Interior Ministry claims 325 city council candidates from opposition have ties to PKK

A Turkish Interior Ministry report claims that 325 candidates for municipal councils from the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the İYİ (Good) Party and the Felicity Party...

Erdoğan again plays mosque shooting video at rally hours after meeting with New Zealand FM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan replayed graphic footage of New Zealand’s worst mass shooting at an election rally on Friday -- just hours after...

Concerns rise as Alevi, Kurdish houses defaced in İzmir neighborhood

Concerns have been raised in the western Turkish province of İzmir after the doors and walls of several houses belonging to Alevis and Kurds in the...

Competition Authority launches investigation into 24 produce wholesalers

Turkey’s Competition Authority on Friday announced an investigation into 24 businesses across the country for violation of fair competition regulations in the wholesaling of fruits and vegetables,...

Turkey orders detention of 108 lawyers over Gülen links

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday ordered the detention of 108 lawyers along with 18 others as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers...

Jailed journalist Ünal says indictment has lost validity as prosecutor suspended

Mustafa Ünal (51), a jailed veteran journalist and former Ankara bureau chief for the now-closed Zaman daily, has said since the prosecutor who indicted...

Turkish human rights lawyer to receive Thomas Dehler Medal for work on media freedom

Lawyer Veysel Ok, who has defended dozens of journalists in Turkey who were prosecuted for their work, is going to receive the Thomas Dehler Medal 2019,...

Anzac Day travel concerns raised for Australians after controversial Erdoğan comments: report

Concerns for the safety of Australians planning to travel to Gallipoli for Anzac Day are growing after controversial comments made by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...

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