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Turkey detains 2 men suspected of spying for UAE

Turkey on Friday detained two alleged intelligence operatives working on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. The suspects were arrested...

Turkey offers to establish technical committee to determine if Russian S-400s pose threat to NATO ally

Presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın on Thursday said Turkey has been offering to establish a technical committee to ascertain if the country’s purchase of Russian S-400s would...

Turkish lira plunges to 6-month low as possibility of new election in İstanbul lingers

The value of the Turkish lira plunged on Thursday to 5.85, the lowest in six months against the US dollar, as Turkey’s ruling party requested a...

Migrant flow from Turkey to Greece surged 37 percent in 2018: Greek minister

The number of irregular migrants who entered Greece from Turkey increased by 37 percent in 2018 over the previous year, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Markos Bolaris...

Turkey freezes assets of 3 Yemeni Houthi militia leaders: report

Turkey has frozen the assets of three senior Yemeni Houthi militia leaders in line with UN Security Council sanctions against the rebels, the country's Official Gazette...

Erdoğan lashes out at FT, Western media, over reporting on Turkish economy

Turkey's president has lashed out at the Financial Times (FT) and other Western media, accusing them of falsely portraying the Turkish economy as being on the...

Turkey to remain 4th most miserable country in 2019 with slight deterioration expected: Bloomberg index

According to Bloomberg’s misery index, covering 62 economies, Turkey will remain the fourth most miserable country in the world in 2019, with the situation expected to...

Turkey remains 157th out of 180 countries in media freedom index: RSF

Turkey’s ranking in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2018 World Press Freedom Index, released on Thursday, remained at 157th out of 180 countries as the country continues...

Turkish cabaret artist receives death threats in Germany

İdil Baydar, a Berliner cabaret artist of Turkish descent, has revealed that she is receiving messages threatening her with death, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Wednesday. “Leave Germany...

Turkish ambassador denies report claiming Ankara sent ISIL terrorists to Libya

Turkish Ambassador to Tunisia Ömer Faruk Doğan has denied a Tunisian news report accusing Ankara of sending Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists...

Turkey seeking new trade mechanisms with Iran to avoid US sanctions

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday Turkey is looking into establishing new trade mechanisms with Iran, such as the INSTEX system set up by European...

CoE says Turkey not allowing elected mayors to take office undermines rule of law

Secretary-General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Thorbjørn Jagland has written a letter to the head of Turkey’s election authority telling him that prevention of democratically...

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