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...
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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 to use rubles to pay for some of the gas imported from Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday Turkey would pay for a quarter of its Russian natural gas imports in rubles under a new set of deals designed to boost trade. Putin made the announcement in opening remarks of his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey raids Syrian army outpost in northern Syria
Turkish raids in northern Syria on Sunday struck outposts operated by the Syrian army and Kurdish-led forces, killing three, a Britain-based war monitor said. The raids near the Kurdish-held border town of Kobane targeted positions of the Syrian army and the Syrian...
Turkey: Anti-LGBTQ rally held in Istanbul
Hundreds of people attended an anti-LGBTQ rally Sunday in Istanbul, answering a call from dozens of conservative associations, an AFP photographer reported. Bearing banners with slogans such as "protect your family and your generation", participants urged a ban on...
Turkish president Erdogan announces prisoner swap between Russia and Turkey
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 told US television. Erdogan made the announcement after talks last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the...
Turkey hopes new US administration will reverse suspension from fighter jet program, but Biden likely to show more hostility toward Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he wanted to find a solution to Turkey's suspension from the...
Turkey rolls out China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stripped down to a black t-shirt and got vaccinated on Thursday as the nation...
Turkey arrests alleged pro-Iran spies
Turkey has detained 11 people suspected of spying and abducting an Iranian political dissident on behalf of Tehran,...
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