Turkey's journalists' association on Wednesday criticised fines imposed by the country's media regulator on four pro-opposition television channels during the election campaign, saying they "penalise the public's right to information". The Supreme Council of Radio and...
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Sweden still needs Turkey and Hungary’s approval to join NATO
Washington on Wednesday urged Turkey and Hungary to quickly ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid, which has been blocked for months due to a series of disputes with the two nations. "We look forward to soon welcoming Sweden as the 32nd (member of NATO). And to be...
US Supreme Court rejects claim of sovereign immunity by Turkish bank Halkbank
The US Supreme Court rejected Wednesday the claim of sovereign immunity by a Turkish bank accused of violating Iran sanctions, in a case that has added tensions to ties between Washington and Ankara. Halkbank was hit with US criminal charges in 2019 that it took part...
Turkey arrests founder of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex
Thodex, suspected of having fled Turkey with the assets of his clients, arrived in Istanbul on Thursday after his extradition from Albania and was immediately taken into custody, officials said. Fugitive businessman Faruk Fatih Ozer is suspected of having fled Turkey...
Turkish banks abandon use of Russia’s card payment system Mir
By Fulya Ozerkan: Turkey's booming wartime trade with Moscow took a giant step back on Wednesday with confirmation that the last three banks still processing Russian card payments were pulling out under pressure from Washington. The decision follows weeks of...
Turkey cuts interest rate for second month despite soaring inflation
Turkey's central bank on Thursday cut its policy rate for the second straight month despite an annual inflation rate that has reached 80 percent and still moving higher. The central bank said it was cutting its one-week repo rate to 12 percent from 13 percent and...
Turkey: EU sends help to Turkey as wildfire toll reaches eight
By Kadir Demir The European Union sent help to Turkey on Monday and volunteers joined firefighters in battling a week...
Turkey: Seven Kurdish family members killed in central Turkey racist attack
Seven members of a Kurdish family were killed Friday in central Turkey by armed assailants who tried to burn their...
Turkey: Raging forest fires kill six, wounds hundreds
Fire crews tackled blazes for a fourth day as the number of people killed in forest fires sweeping through southern...
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