Tag: Turkey

Turkey’s Erdogan says social media a ‘threat to democracy’ (Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described social media on Saturday as one of the main threats to democracy. Erdogan’s government plans to pursue legislation to...

Turkish firms eye boon in deepening bilateral ties with Qatar (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

As Turkish businesses grapple with high inflation and a sharply devalued currency, a recent visit to Qatar by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is...

Turkey hints at potential Hurkus aircraft sale to Azerbaijan (Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News)

Turkey’s Caucasus ally Azerbaijan will likely become the second foreign customer of the Hurkus, a Turkish-made basic trainer and light-attack aircraft. Ismail Demir, Turkey’s chief procurement official and...

Erdogan says he hopes volatile Turkish lira will steady soon (Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he hopes that volatile foreign exchange and inflation rates would stabilise shortly as he reiterated his stance...

Kurdish protesters storm the chemical weapons body in The Hague (AFP, Arab News)

Dutch police arrested 50 people on Friday after Kurdish demonstrators alleging that Turkey is using chemical weapons in northern Iraq broke into the headquarters...

Turkey’s Erdogan replaces finance minister amid economic turmoil (Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has replaced the country’s finance minister after weeks of economic turmoil in which inflation soared as the lira plummeted...

Turkey’s central bank sells foreign reserves to stem lira crash (Onur Ant and Selcan Hacaoglu, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Turkey’s central bank fought to shore up the plunging lira, directly intervening in foreign-exchange markets for the first time in seven years. The central bank...

Why is Turkey’s lira crashing and will currency crisis worsen? (Patricia Sabga, Al Jazeera)

Once again, Turkey is in the throes of a currency crisis. The lira has lost more than 40 percent of its value against the...

Turkish opposition politician arrested for alleged espionage (Arab News)

Turkish authorities have arrested a prominent member of an opposition party over accusations that he engaged in “political and military espionage,” Turkey’s state-run news...

UAE, Turkey deepen economic ties with investment deals (Meneske Tokyay, Arab News)

Turkey welcomed Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the UAE’s de facto ruler, on Nov. 24, marking the highest-level visit to...

Turkish, Ukrainian companies team up for Mi-8 helicopter upgrades (Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News)

Turkey’s largest defense company has signed a deal with two Ukrainian businesses to share upgrade work for Ukrainian-made Mi-8 helicopters. Military electronics specialist Aselsan will...

Turkish court rules to keep Osman Kavala in jail (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

A court in Istanbul has ordered the continued detention of philanthropist Osman Kavala, in a move that could further strain Turkey’s ties with Europe. The...

Moscow Says It’s Ready To Help Armenia, Turkey Normalize Relations (RFE RL)

Russia says it is prepared to mediate efforts to repair relations between Armenia and Turkey following reports earlier this week of a request by...

Turkmen Leader Puts Son In Charge Of Oil-And-Gas Sector (RFE RL)

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has put his son Serdar in charge of the country's oil-and-gas sector, in the latest sign that the authoritarian leader...

Turkish police fire tear gas at women protesters in Istanbul (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

Turkish police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Thursday to push back thousands of people, many of them women, who took to the...

Turkey’s central bank, banks discuss rates after lira tumble (Al Jazeera)

Turkey’s central bank governor said he discussed recent interest rate cuts with bankers at a meeting on Thursday after a slide in the lira...