Turkey’s standing in NATO unchanged despite comments on Finland, Sweden -Pentagon
The United States is working to clarify Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s comments about Finland and Sweden but Ankara’s standing in the Nato alliance had not...
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Erdogan says Turkey not supportive of Finland, Sweden joining NATO
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it was not possible for NATO-member Turkey to support plans by Sweden and Finland to join the pact, saying...
Traders see a method to Turkish lira’s recent slide
A six-day slide in Turkey’s lira has left traders predicting that authorities are now targeting a new level, as weak as 15.5 to the dollar,...
Turkey becoming ‘persistently further from EU values and standards’
Without clear and significant progress in EU-related reforms, the European Parliament cannot envisage resuming accession negotiations with Turkey, MEPs warned in a report adopted on...
Turkish lira weakens against dollar for fifth day
The Turkish lira eased a further 0.85 per cent against the dollar on Wednesday, weakening for a fifth session and bringing the currency back towards...
Erdogan, France’s Macron discuss Ukraine in phone call
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the war in Ukraine in a phone call on Thursday, the Turkish presidency said, adding...
Turkey’s inflation surges to 20-year high of 70 per cent in April
Turkey’s annual inflation jumped to 69.97 per cent in April, above forecast and at a two-decade high, according to data on Thursday, fuelled by the...
Turkish philanthropist Kavala says political pressure led to life sentence
Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was sentenced to life in prison for trying to overthrow the government by financing protests in 2013, said on Wednesday...
WTO backs some Turkish claims against EU steel import curbs
The World Trade Organization (WTO) accepted some of Turkey’s complaints against European Union measures designed to curb imports of steel and advised the bloc on...
Turkey, Saudi to revive great economic potential, Erdogan says
Turkey and Saudi Arabia have a common will to “reactivate a great economic potential” between the two countries, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday,...
