World Turkish elections to be held on May 14: Erdogan ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would hold elections on May 14, a month earlier than scheduled,... Published 22 Jan, 2023 10:34pm
World Turkey condemns vile, sacrilegious Sweden protest STOCKHOLM: Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden’s bid to join NATO, including the burning ... Published 22 Jan, 2023 03:08am
World Turkey's foreign minister says he expects US to approve F-16 jet sale WASHINGTON: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday said he expected the United States to approve a... Published 19 Jan, 2023 01:50am
World Turkey ready to push for ‘local ceasefires’ in Ukraine ISTANBUL: Turkey said Saturday it was ready to push for local ceasefires in Ukraine and warned that neither Moscow... Published 14 Jan, 2023 08:00pm
World Turkish foreign minister says he could meet Syrian counterpart in early February ISTANBUL: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that he could meet his Syrian counterpart... Published 12 Jan, 2023 07:20pm
World Russia says it is interested in future talks with Ukraine’s human rights commissioners Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova said on Thursday that both Moscow and Kyiv are interested in... Published 12 Jan, 2023 01:52pm
World Russia, Ukraine agree new prisoner swap in Turkey ANKARA: Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday agreed a new prisoner swap during rare talks in Turkey during which they... Published 11 Jan, 2023 09:21pm
Business & Finance Alibaba plans $1bn investment in Turkey ISTANBUL: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is planning a logistics hub at Istanbul Airport and a... Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:00am
Business & Finance Alibaba plans $1 billion investment in Turkey: newspaper ISTANBUL: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is planning a logistics hub at Istanbul Airport and a... Published 08 Jan, 2023 06:21pm
World Sweden says Turkey asking too much over NATO application STOCKHOLM: Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but... Published 08 Jan, 2023 06:12pm
Business & Finance Need stressed to further improve Pak-Turkey trade KARACHI: Commercial Attaché of the Republic of Turkey Eyyup Yildirim has said that several Turkish companies have... Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:00am
World Turkey hosts Syria opposition after outreach to Assad ISTANBUL: Turkey on Tuesday hosted the leaders of Syria’s opposition in a show of support after sparking concern... Published 04 Jan, 2023 07:10am
World Turkey’s inflation rate slows sharply to 64.3% ISTANBUL: Turkey’s annual inflation pulled back further in December from a two-decade high, official data showed... Published 03 Jan, 2023 06:39pm
Markets Bulgaria signs long-term gas deal with Turkey SOFIA: Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz on Tuesday signed a long-term deal with Turkish state gas firm Botas,... Published 03 Jan, 2023 05:02pm
Opinion Debt spiral engulfs Turkish voters months before polls The growing pile of debt notices covering the Ankara district mayor’s desk hint at the scale of the economic ... Published 31 Dec, 2022 06:11am
Pakistan Turkish company, NUST explore scope for partnership ISLAMABAD: A high-profile delegation, led by CEO Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Temel Kotil, called on Rector... Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am
World Israeli envoy named in Turkey after years of strain ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan received the credentials of Israel’s new ambassador to Turkey on Tuesday,... Published 27 Dec, 2022 08:12pm
Opinion Inflation takes the turkey out of Christmas in Latin America With traditional Christmas dinner costing almost twice as much as 2021’s festive spread, Maria Magdalena Luna has... Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:29am
World Turkey says Ukraine war ‘will not end easily’ ANKARA: Turkey conceded Saturday that Russia’s war on Ukraine “will not end easily”, despite Ankara’s repeated... Published 24 Dec, 2022 08:22pm
World Turkey urges Taliban to reverse university ban for women ISTANBUL: Turkey on Thursday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their decision barring women from... Published 23 Dec, 2022 06:53am
World Turkey urges Taliban to reverse university ban for women ISTANBUL: Turkey on Thursday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their decision barring women from... Published 22 Dec, 2022 03:13pm
Markets Turkey extends FX-protected lira deposit scheme for a year ISTANBUL: Turkey extended by a year a scheme that had it adopted in the throes of a 2021 currency crisis which... Published 17 Dec, 2022 02:28pm
World Turkey jobless rate rises ahead of tight election for Erdogan ANKARA: Turkey’s unemployment rate edged up to 10.2% in October, data showed on Monday, posing a potential challenge... Published 12 Dec, 2022 05:19pm
World Displaced Syrians fear Turkish threats spell new exodus SANDAF: Syria’s grinding conflict has already uprooted Ahmed Yassin and his family several times, but now they fear... Published 04 Dec, 2022 10:28am
World Turkey says Sweden’s steps for NATO bid positive but not enough ISTANBUL: Turkey said on Wednesday Sweden’s new government was more determined to address Ankara’s security concerns... Published 30 Nov, 2022 06:11pm
Print PM welcomes prospects of ECO’s outreach to CARs ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday welcomed the prospects of expansion of Economic Cooperation... Updated 27 Nov, 2022 09:40am
Pakistan Pakistan secures €150mn in aid from ECO Trade and Development Bank: Marriyum Information minister says amount will be utilised for flood relief Updated 26 Nov, 2022 08:11pm
Pakistan PM Shehbaz urges Turkiye to invest in Pakistan's mega solar project Project aimed at generating 10,000 megawatts of energy for the country Updated 27 Nov, 2022 12:24am
World Turkey’s Erdogan vows to create ‘safe zone’ in Syria ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to protect Turkey’s southern border with a “safe zone” in... Published 25 Nov, 2022 08:20pm
Business & Finance Turkish central bank lowers rate to 9%, says it will halt easing ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank cut its policy rate by 150 basis points to 9% as expected on Thursday and said it... Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:43pm