Turkey

There is no talk of a ceasefire deal between Turkey and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, contrary to a U.S. announcement, a Turkish ...

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Turkey will “hold the key” to what happens in Syria, where rebels backed by Ankara toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad earlier ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan discussed on Friday the need for continued efforts to counter any resurgence of Islamic State in Syria ...

Syrians lined up at the Turkish border on Wednesday to head home after rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, speaking of their expectations for a better life following what was for ...

Turkey’s justice minister said on Tuesday the pro-Kurdish DEM Party’s application to meet jailed Kurdish militant group leader Abdullah Ocalan was under consideration, without giving details. “The process ...

Shares in Turkish construction and cement companies surged on Monday, buoyed by expectations that they will benefit from rebuilding in Syria after rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey will work ...

Turkish workers pushing for a solid minimum wage hike to cope with a persistent cost-of-living crisis face a battle in looming wage talks as the government seeks to prove its ...

By Luigi Scazzieri Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has revived EU enlargement. European leaders often talk about enlargement as a ‘geopolitical necessity’. However, the rhetoric on enlargement never extends ...

Turkish opposition party CHP MP and former ambassador to the United States Namik Tan on Friday said a federal solution to the Cyprus problem cannot be “thrown in the bin”. ...

Berkay Ucar has almost given up hope of finding work after his eight-month search only generated a few unsuccessful interviews. Living with his parents in the capital Ankara, 24-year-old software ...

President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday cited the central bank’s year-end inflation forecast of 44 per cent and said Turkey will not let inflation crush people when asked about an expected ...

Turkey was offered partner country status by the BRICS group of nations, Trade Minister Omer Bolat said, as Ankara continues what it calls its efforts to balance its Eastern and ...

Turkish football club Ankaragucu have protested against their former president, Faruk Koca being sentenced to more than three years in prison for assaulting a referee last year, claiming the verdict ...

The Cyprus problem was among the issues discussed during the two-hour meeting foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey had on Friday, in Athens, where they expressed their differing positions on ...

Issues between NATO allies Turkey and Greece are not limited to disagreements over maritime boundaries and jurisdiction in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday, adding ...

President Tayyip Erdogan called Donald Trump a “friend” in welcoming his return to the White House, and invited him for a visit despite longstanding strains in Turkish-U.S. ties including ...

The Turkic world is “responsible for a fair solution in Cyprus”, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. Addressing the day’s summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (...

The main political ally of longstanding Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that a constitutional amendment should be considered to allow the president to run again in elections set ...

Turkey dismissedthe pro-Kurdish mayors of three southeastern cities on Monday for alleged ties to Kurdish militants, just two weeks after President Tayyip Erdogan’s main ally made a proposal for ...

Russia is “surprised” that Turkey continues to supply Ukraine with weapons while trying to act as a mediator in the conflict between the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ...

Growing regional instability and changing political dynamics have prompted the first bid in a decade to end Turkey’s 40-year conflict with Kurdish militants, but its chances of success are ...

A total of 12.5 billion TL (€336 million) for the year 2025 was allocated to the north by Turkey’s president’s office as part of its annual financial programme on Wednesday. The ...

Video game platform Roblox (RBLX.N) has said that it plans to open an office in Turkey in line with local laws if access is restored to the platform, which ...

Turkey launched fresh air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in Syria and Iraq overnight, hitting 47 targets, in response to a gun attack that killed five people in Ankara, ...