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Turkey’s inflation ticks up to 62%F

Turkey's annual inflation rate ticked up slightly in November, the state statistics agency said on Monday, showing further signs of levelling off following a series of sharp interest rate hikes. The rate moved to 61.98 percent last month from 61.36 percent in October,...

Turkey’s opposition fractures ahead of March pollsF

By Dmitry Zaks: Turkey's main opposition party lost a crucial ally Monday in its bid to form a united front against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling coalition in high-stakes March municipal polls. The secular opposition joined forces in landmark 2019 elections...

Turkey: Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor faces fresh trialF

By Dmitry Zaks: Istanbul's popular opposition mayor went on trial Thursday on fresh corruption charges that could further cloud his hopes of succeeding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ekrem Imamoglu has turned into one of Erdogan's most outspoken and openly ambitious...

Turkey – Sofagate: von der Leyen Turkish chair snub ruffles BrusselsF

A diplomatic faux pas that left EU chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair as male counterparts took their seats at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stirred controversy in Brussels. Video from Tuesday's encounter in Ankara showed European...

Greece and Turkey seek to appease tension with first direct talks in five yearsF

Greece and Turkey bowed to EU pressure on Monday and locked horns in the first direct talks in nearly five years over their explosive eastern Mediterranean standoff.  The three-and-a-half hour meeting ended without a breakthrough after the uneasy NATO neighbours'...

Turkey seeking to ease tension with Europe, braces for new US administrationF

Facing a potentially hostile US administration, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to break his isolation by mending EU relations, torn by what the bloc views as his bellicose foreign policy. Ties between Ankara and Brussels have plunged to a nadir not...

Turkey dismisses EU plan for sanctions against it as “unlawful”F

Turkey on Friday dismissed as "unlawful" a European Union plan for sanctions over its maritime disputes with Greece and Cyprus, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged calm. After a marathon Thursday summit, EU leaders decided to draw up a list of Turkish targets for...

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