Tag: Turkey

Armenia Expects Talks With Turkey To Result In Diplomatic Relations, Open Borders (RFE RL)

Armenia expects diplomatic relations will be established with Turkey and borders between the two countries will open as a result of talks to normalize...

Cuban asylum seekers in Greece ‘forcibly expelled’ to Turkey (Melissa Pawson, Al Jazeera)

At least 30 Cubans, hoping to claim asylum in Europe, were forcibly expelled from Greece to Turkey towards the end of last year, according...

Turkish court orders release of two students jailed over protests (Al Jazeera)

A Turkish court has ordered the release of two university students who have spent three months in the first hearing of a broader case...

Just how bad is inflation in Turkey? It depends on who you ask (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

At a produce stand in Istanbul’s Balat neighbourhood this week, the owner, Selamet, took a break from serving customers to talk about something that’s...

Turkey and Armenia to hold talks on restoring ties next week (Middle East Eye)

The special envoys of Turkey and Armenia are expected to meet in the Russian capital next week as the two countries take steps towards normalising ties,...

Turkey’s opposition faces Erdogan’s ire as economic crisis muddles election timetable (Andrew Wilks, Al Monitor)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week raised the pressure on the opposition with veiled threats of clashes in the streets in response to...

Mystery surrounds end-of-year windfall for Turkey’s central bank (Cagan Koc, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Turkey’s central bank posted an extraordinary daily profit of around $10 billion on the final day of 2021, sparking questions on what caused this...

Turkey’s Erdogan says he will visit Saudi Arabia in February (Al Jazeera)

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will travel to Saudi Arabia next month, the Turkish leader’s first visit since the 2018 murder of...

Turkish inflation soars 36% as lira crisis flares (Daren Butler and Jonathan Spicer, Reuters)

Turkey's annual inflation soared to its highest in 19 years, data showed on Monday, laying bare the depths of a currency crisis engineered by...

Putin, Erdogan Pledge To Boost Russia-Turkey Ties (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have vowed to boost ties, both sides said. In a phone call, Putin and...

Turkey jacks up electricity, gas prices for New Year (Reuters)

Turkey sharply raised electricity prices by 50-100% for households and companies on Saturday, and again increased monthly natural gas bills, adding to strains in...

How Turkey Can Be a True Ally to Lebanon (Adnan Nasser, The National Interest)

If Turkey wants to be a true ally to the Lebanese people, rather than another cynical actor exploiting those in need, it must ensure...

How Turkey Can Be a True Ally to Lebanon (Adnan Nasser, The National Interest)

If Turkey wants to be a true ally to the Lebanese people, rather than another cynical actor exploiting those in need, it must ensure...

Erdogan calls on Turks to keep all savings in lira (Reuters)

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turks should keep all their savings in lira and that recent exchange rate volatility was largely under...

Armenia Lifts Ban On Import Of Turkish Goods (RFE RL)

The Armenian government has lifted a ban on the import of Turkish goods that was imposed over Ankara's backing of Azerbaijan in last year’s...

Turkish wines risk drying up as economic and climate crises grow (Erin O’Brien, Al Jazeera)

As Gabriel Oktay Cili works in his small wood-panelled silver shop in the heart of the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin, several people drop...