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Explainer: What’s at stake in Turkey as Erdogan faces major electoral challenge
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is aiming to extend his 20-year rule in elections that will decide not just who leads Turkey but how it is governed, ... Features -
Turkey’s Erdogan keeps Sweden, Finland, and the world guessing on NATO expansion
Six months since Turkey agreed to NATO allies inviting Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, the expansion has stalled as Ankara holds out on ... World News -
Turkey eyes early elections on May 14 after hint by President Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again hinted that elections will be brought forward to May from the originally scheduled June date, leaving the ... World News -
Turkey lashes out at Kurdish group in Sweden over tweet
Turkey lashed out Thursday at a video posted by a Kurdish group in Sweden calling President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator” and showing him swinging ... World News -
Turkey using courts, laws to target dissent ahead of votes: Human Rights Watch
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has cracked down more aggressively on dissent and political opponents ahead of Turkish elections with ... Middle East -
Turkey, Syria, Russia FMs to meet soon: Turkish official
Turkey, Syria and Russia aim to schedule a meeting of their foreign ministers this month and possibly before the middle of next week, though no date ... Middle East -
Ukraine reiterates rejection of any deal allowing Russia to keep seized territory
A senior Ukrainian official on Thursday reiterated Kyiv’s rejection of any peace deal with Moscow that would allow Russia to keep Ukrainian territory ... World News -
Leaders of Turkey, Syria could meet for peace, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syria’s Bashar al-Assad as part of a new peace process, after their defense ... Middle East -
Turkey to earmark $13 billion for early retirement in key ballot pledge
Turkey’s government wants to set aside at least $13 billion a year to offer early retirement to millions of citizens in a key election ... Economy -
Turkey court acquits 103 retired admirals accused of ‘coup’
A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted 103 retired admirals whom President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused last year of eyeing a “coup,” state media ... Middle East -
In a first, Turkish court arrests journalist for allegedly spreading ‘disinformation’
A court ordered the arrest of a journalist in southeast Turkey for allegedly spreading “disinformation,” his lawyer said on Thursday, marking the ... World News -
Turkey seeks a trilateral mechanism with Russia, Syria to speed up diplomacy: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Thursday as saying he proposed to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin forming a trilateral ... World News -
Erdogan challenger’s political career at risk after court ruling
Turkey on Wednesday convicted Istanbul’s high-profile mayor of insulting election officials, jeopardizing his potential election bid against President ... World News -
Erdogan may trim key election pledge on early retirement to minimize budget cost
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may dial down plans to offer early retirement to employees in the state and private sector because of concerns ... World News -
Turkey’s economic growth slows to 3.9 pct in third quarter as foreign demand falls
Turkey’s economy expanded 3.9 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, according to official data released on Wednesday, though growth slowed ... Economy -
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces wants ‘stronger’ US warning for Turkey
The head of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said on Tuesday he still feared a Turkish ground invasion despite US assurances and has demanded a ... Middle East -
Erdogan says he believes Ukraine grain exports through Black Sea will continue
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he believed a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea that is set to ... World News -
Erdogan rival Imamoglu should be convicted, banned from politics: Turkish prosecutor
A Turkish prosecutor requested on Friday that a court convict and impose a political ban on Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular rival of ... Middle East -
Turkey warns Finland, Sweden must ‘take steps’ before NATO approval
Turkey will not formally approve Finland and Sweden’s membership of NATO until the two countries take the necessary “steps,” Turkish President Recep ... World News -
Turkey’s inflation hits 24-year high of 85.5 pct, as Erdogan shuns high interest rate
Turkish annual inflation climbed to a new 24-year high of 85.51 percent in October, official data showed on Thursday, slightly below forecast, after ... Economy -
Turkey stalls Sweden’s NATO bid ahead of Stoltenberg, Swedish PM’s visits
Turkey isn’t satisfied with promises made by Sweden to crack down on Kurdish separatists and is unlikely to lift its objections to the nation’s NATO ... World News -
US Supreme Court spurns Turkey’s bid to avoid suits over 2017 Washington protest
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Turkey’s bid to dismiss two lawsuits filed by demonstrators seeking monetary damages after accusing ... World News -
Erdogan unintentionally challenges Azerbaijani counterpart to a weightlifting attempt
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gave a show of strength by carrying out some weightlifting after he mistook Turkish President Recep Tayyip ... World News -
Moscow believes Erdogan will ‘officially’ offer to mediate negotiations with Ukraine
Moscow believes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will “officially” offer to mediate negotiations with Ukraine at an upcoming meeting with ... World News -
Turkey’s Erdogan to meet with Putin in Kazakhstan’s Astana
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the margins of a regional summit in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on ... Middle East -
Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ bill to have pre-election ‘chilling effect’: Watchdog
Turkey’s proposed “disinformation” bill threatens free speech and could further harm journalism ahead of next year’s elections, a European rights ... Middle East -
Turkey’s Erdogan says will keep cutting interest rates ‘as long as I am in power’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Saturday that the central bank would continue to cut its policy interest rates every month for as long ... Economy -
Turkey inflation seen near 84 pct as President Erdogan wants even lower rates
Fueled by an experimental central bank policy that has chased away foreign investors and eroded the lira’s value, Turkish inflation likely accelerated ... Economy -
Turkish court adjourns case against Erdogan opponent Imamoglu to November
A Turkish court adjourned until November the hearing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,after ... World News -
Russia, Ukraine agree to exchange 200 prisoners, says Erdogan
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to swap 200 prisoners in one of the largest exchanges of the seven-month war, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... World News