Turkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement, Turkish presidency says Published 13 Nov, 2026 11:10pm Turkey and Qatar were working to develop and diversify their energy partnership
Leaders warn COP31: War, conflict must not distract from climate action Updated 12 Nov, 2026 05:03am ANTALYA: Wars and trade disputes should not be allowed to distract the world from its struggle to combat global...
Erdogan says crude oil output from Turkey's Gabar fields to exceed 100,000 bpd next year Published 10 Nov, 2026 11:20am Production at Gabar currently stands at 84,000 barrels per day, meeting about 8% of Turkey’s consumption
Canada's Carney visits Turkiye in push to ease US trade dependence Published 22 Oct, 2026 08:01am Carney and Erdogan are expected to sign a declaration deepening cooperation in four areas including defense and energy, a person briefed on the matter said
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defence pact technically same as NATO's Article 5, Turkish minister says Updated 09 Aug, 2026 10:03am Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wanted to see the alliance expand, and that Egypt was a potential candidate to join, among others
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Türkiye agree to treat attack on one as attack on all Updated 07 Aug, 2026 08:52pm Agreement aimed at strengthening collective deterrence against any act of aggression, says FO
NATO leaders meet in Ankara after Trump rekindles disputes over Iran, Greenland Published 08 Jul, 2026 11:36am The 32 NATO leaders met for a dinner on Tuesday evening but the main session of their summit takes place on Wednesday
PM urges Turkish businessmen to invest in key sectors Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday invited Turkish businessmen and investors to invest in...
Turkish police force ousted opposition out of headquarters as crisis deepens Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am ANKARA: Turkish riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the main opposition party’s headquarters to...
Behind Trump defence of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights Updated 20 Nov, 2025 11:28am Nearly all recent US administrations have worked with leaders with poor human rights records in order to advance US interests
Turkey plans to buy hundreds of Boeing airliners and Lockheed Martin fighters, Bloomberg News reports Published 23 Sep, 2025 12:15pm Turkiye President Tayyip Erdogan plans to buy hundreds of Boeing airliners and Lockheed Martin fighters and also...
Turkish companies ‘paying the bill’ as political crisis roils economy Published 30 Mar, 2025 07:32am ISTANBUL: Turmoil unleashed by the arrest of Turkey’s leading opposition figure last week has sent shockwaves...
Large crowds rally in Istanbul over jailing of Erdogan’s main rival Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am ISTANBUL: Hundreds of thousands of Turks protested in Istanbul on Saturday against the jailing of Mayor Ekrem...
Turkey’s opposition elects interim Istanbul mayor Published 27 Mar, 2025 08:02am ANKARA: Istanbul’s opposition-run municipal council on Wednesday elected an interim mayor to run the city, after...
Simsek tells investors market strains will be managed Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:45am ISTANBUL: Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek and Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan told a call with...
Smart money runs first Updated 27 Mar, 2025 05:50am Even by the turbulent standards of emerging markets, the past week was a master class in how quickly capital can...
Erdogan says protests over jailing of Istanbul mayor are ‘movement of violence’ Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:37am ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor had...
Turkiye detains Erdogan’s main rival in what opposition calls ‘coup’ Published 19 Mar, 2025 03:09pm ISTANBUL: Turkiye authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival on Wednesday on charges...
Turkiye ski resort fire kills 76, guests forced to jump from windows Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:28am KARTALKAYA: A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkeiye Bolu mountains killed 76 people and injured dozens on Tuesday,...
Tayyip Erdogan says Turkiye stands with Lebanon in light of tensions with Israel Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:24pm ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkiye stood in solidarity with Lebanon in light of growing...
PM Shehbaz, President Erdogan reaffirm further cementing bilateral ties between Pakistan, Turkiye Updated 16 Jun, 2024 09:38pm Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday reaffirmed their...
Turkiye to impose stocks, crypto assets transaction tax, official says Published 05 Jun, 2024 12:31pm ANKARA: Turkiye has almost finalised work on imposing a transaction tax on the purchase and sale of stocks and...
Erdogan opens former church to Muslim worshippers Published 07 May, 2024 07:59am ISTANBUL: Turkey on Monday reopened a mosque converted from an ancient Orthodox church in Istanbul for Muslim...
Erdogan and Abbas to discuss delivering aid to Gaza, Turkiye source says Published 04 Mar, 2024 03:15pm ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan is set to discuss Turkiye efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza with...
Turkiye central bank net reserves drop some $6bn last week Published 23 Jan, 2024 12:32pm ISTANBUL: The Turkiye Central Bank’s net reserves slid around $6 billion last week to $23.5 billion, four bankers’...
Turkiye central bank ready to take action if needed Published 15 Jan, 2024 10:14am ANKARA: Turkiye central bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan said at an investor meeting late last week that the bank is...
Turkiye lira hits 30 vs dollar milestone after years-long slide Published 11 Jan, 2024 02:08pm ISTANBUL: The Turkiye lira hit a new record low beyond 30 to the dollar on Thursday after losing more than a third...
Three months in, deaths mount and diplomats vie to stop Gaza war's spread Updated 07 Jan, 2024 10:02pm OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/AMMAN: Top international diplomats discussed strategies for keeping the Gaza war from spreading...
Turkiye lira hits record low 29 versus dollar Published 11 Dec, 2023 01:09pm ISTANBUL: Turkiye lira touched a new all-time low of 29 to the dollar on Monday and it is down 35% so far this year...
Turkiye central bank total reserves hit record high of $140bn Published 05 Dec, 2023 12:25pm ISTANBUL: The Turkiye central bank’s total reserves rose $3.5-3.8 billion last week to a record level exceeding $140...