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Turkey’s annual inflation edges down to 32.1 percent

Turkey’s annual inflation eased to 32.1 percent in June from 32.6 percent in May, although high housing, education and food costs continued to strain...

Turkey seeks exemption from EU customs fee on small online orders

Turkey is seeking to protect its exporters from a new European Union customs charge on small online orders, arguing that goods covered by Turkey’s...

4 convicted over sexual abuse of female interns in Turkish Parliament

A court in Turkey sentenced four former employees of the Turkish Parliament cafeteria to prison on Thursday over the sexual abuse and harassment of...

Turkey sends letter of intent to join European payment system SEPA: finance minister

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on Thursday that Turkey has submitted a letter of intent to join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA),...

Family with 4 minimum-wage earners in Turkey unable to meet basic monthly expenses: union

A family of four in Turkey needed 116,106 lira ($2,487) in June to cover food and other basic monthly expenses, more than the income...

Erdoğan top complainant in Turkey insult cases where journalists dominate defendants: report

Turkish journalists accounted for nearly two-thirds of defendants in cases involving charges of insulting the president or public officials over a 17-month period, with...

EU deepens Turkey engagement as critics say rights concerns are being sidelined

Bünyamin Tekin A high-level European Union visit to Ankara ahead of next week's NATO summit has exposed a shift in the bloc's approach to Turkey,...

Human rights group urges Turkey to suspend sentence of 74-year-old ailing inmate

Human rights group Mazlum-Der has urged Turkey’s Justice Ministry to suspend the sentence of 74-year-old inmate Abdullah Tırpan, who is serving time in prison due...

Turkey interested in joining European payment system SEPA, foreign minister says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Turkey is interested in joining the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), a European payment system...

How NATO will try to keep Trump happy at Ankara summit

US President Donald Trump will join fellow NATO leaders for a summit in Ankara next week after lashing out over their response to his...

Calorie counts become mandatory on menus at chain restaurants in Turkey

Chain restaurants and cafes in Turkey are required as of today to list calorie information on their menus under new rules introduced by the...

ISIL suspect says he identified nearly 90 people, denies direct knowledge of Ankara bombing

An Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspect in the trial over Turkey’s deadliest terrorist attack said he had identified nearly 90...

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