Turkish parliament strips status of three opposition MPs
Turkey’s parliament stripped two pro-Kurdish lawmakers and one MP from the main opposition party of their parliamentary status on Thursday after convictions against them became...
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Erdogan piles pressure on Akinci over Turkey comments
The war of words between the Turkish Cypriot leader and the Turkish government continued on Wednesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan describing comments made...
President calls on Merkel to pressure Erdogan over drilling
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to convey his Turkish counterpart the message that Ankara needs to immediately stop her illegal...
Turkey prepared for possible Syria border operation, says Erdogan
Turkey is ready to act on its southern border with Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said, after warning that it could take unilateral steps if the...
Turkish Cypriot ‘PM’ pledges new direction over Cyprus problem
New Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar has said he would soon be taking new steps regarding the Cyprus problem and the economy, Turkish Cypriot...
Sacrificing greatness for personal ambition
By Alon Ben Meir AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN Over the past year, I had the opportunity to speak to many Turkish scholars and...
Erdogan’s party could lose grip on big cities in local polls
After a decade and a half in power and an economic boom gone sour, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party could lose control of some...
Turkey says it will not let the US hold it back in Syria
Turkey pledged on Monday to press ahead with plans to target a Kurdish militia in northern Syria, brushing off what it said were American efforts...
At tense Ankara news conference, EU rebukes Turkey over detentions
Top EU officials rebuked Turkey on Thursday over its arrests of journalists and academics and the long pre-trial detention of a Kurdish politician, holding a...
Turkish court sentences journalist to 19 years jail over Gulen links
A court sentenced Turkish journalist Ali Unal to 19 years in jail on Wednesday on a charge of being a leader in the network accused...
Erdogan says joint US-Kurdish patrols near Syria border unacceptable
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that joint US-Kurdish patrols just over the Turkish border with Syria were unacceptable and he expected US President...
Erdogan vows to crush US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to crush Kurdish fighters east of the Euphrates river in Syria, announcing a major military operation against US...
Erdogan calls on Germany to list Gulen group as terrorists
President Tayyip Erdogan, arriving in Germany for a three-day state visit, urged Berlin to designate as a terrorist organisation the movement of Fethullah Gulen which...
Seeking to restore confidence, Turkey slashes growth forecasts
Turkey sharply cut its growth forecasts for this year and next on Thursday, but disappointed investors who had hoped for a plan to help banks...
Erdogan calls for investigation into opposition role at Isbank
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said authorities should look into members of the opposition who serve on the board of Isbank, Hurriyet newspaper said on Monday,...
Erdogan threatens to increase number of soldiers in north (Updated)
By Evie Andreou Turkey will not create bases in the north of Cyprus but will increase the troops stationed there, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Turkey central bank hikes rates sharply, boosts lira
Turkey’s central bank raised its benchmark rate by 625 basis points on Thursday in a move that boosted the lira and may ease investor concern about President...
The gathering storm over the sea
By Alper Ali Riza THE LAST time I was in a storm at sea was on a trip from Haifa to Larnaca on the steam...
Erdogan’s comments on international law cannot go unanswered
President Erdogan, during his visit to Cyprus earlier this week, is reported to have “called on the Greek Cypriots to respect international law concerning energy...
Turkish lira dragged lower again by cabinet concerns
The Turkish lira surrendered early gains on Tuesday as investors worried about the make-up of newly empowered President Tayyip Erdogan’s cabinet, in which his son-in-law...
