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Pakistan

Turkey to work with Pakistan to stop new wave of Afghan migrants

ISTANBUL: Turkey will work with Pakistan to help stabilise Afghanistan and prevent a new flood of refugees, ...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

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President leaves for Turkey today

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi will pay an official visit to Turkey from August 14 to 16th at the invitation of...

Published 14 Aug, 2021 02:42am

World

Iraq to host ‘regional summit’ in late August

BAGHDAD: Baghdad is to host a regional summit late this month, with French President Emmanuel Macron also attending,...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

World

Erdogan says Turkey can run Kabul airport if US meets conditions

Erdogan and US President Joe Biden discussed the issue in their first face-to-face meeting on the margins of a NATO summit in June

Published 20 Jul, 2021 12:06pm

World

Turkish women rally to defend rights

ISTANBUL: Hundreds of women rally in Istanbul on Saturday, urging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

World

Iraqi Kurds in border zone flee Turkey's hunt for PKK

He said Baghdad and Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and an ally of Ankara, appear to have accepted this.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:38am

World

Biden to champion democracy in first foreign trip

"America is back," goes the Biden mantra. The alternative, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Axios, is China taking over or even "chaos."

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:22am

World

US condemns Erdogan 'anti-Semitic' remarks

The United States strongly condemns President Erdogan's recent anti-Semitic comments regarding the Jewish people and finds them reprehensible

Published 19 May, 2021 10:31am

Business & Finance

Turkey holds key rate at 19pc

ANKARA: Turkey’s central bank on Thursday held its main interest rate at 19 percent while hinting that it may be...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:01am

World

Biden recognizes Armenian genocide, defying Turkey in watershed

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as...

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:13am

Pakistan

PM Khan, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss Afghan peace

In a phone call, Prime Minister Imran Khan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed issues of mutual interest, including further strengthening of bilateral relations in all areas.
PM said that Pakistan had fully supported and facilitated the US-Taliban peace agreement.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 10:46am

Pakistan

Imran, Erdogan discuss troop pullout from Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan received telephone call from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders...

Updated 16 Apr, 2021 09:57am

Business & Finance

Turkey’s central bank holds interest rate at 19pc under new chief

ANKARA: Turkey’s central bank on Thursday held its main interest rate at 19 percent in the first decision since...

Updated 16 Apr, 2021 09:53am

World

Turkey ‘deliberately’ snubbed EU Commission chief: France

PARIS: France’s Europe Minister Clement Beaune said Sunday that Turkey had set a “trap” for European ...

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 09:15am

World

Turkey and EU blame each other in ‘sofagate’ scandal

ISTANBUL: Turkey and the EU blamed each other on Thursday for seating arrangements that left European Commission...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:21am

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Turkey detains 10 retired admirals over open letter

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused 104 retired admirals of "hinting at a political...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

World

EU says Turkey should 'urgently' resume accepting migrants from Greece

LESBOS ISLAND, (Greece): The European Union said on Monday that Turkey must "urgently" resume accepting migrants ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

World

Turkey rejects Macron’s claim of election ‘interference’

ANKARA: Turkey on Wednesday condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s “unacceptable” warning that Ankara ...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Markets

Istanbul exchange pauses trading as index slides

The Borsa Istanbul said its automatic circuit breakers were triggered at 9:55 am (0655 GMT).

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 01:02pm

Markets

Asia markets swing as inflation fear tempers recovery hope

The currency fell to as low as 8.47 per US dollar in early trade Monday, having closed at 7.22 at the end of last week. It later recovered slightly.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 10:41am

Markets

Turkish lira plunges 17% after central bank boss sacked

It later recovered slightly to sit at 8.09.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 10:33am

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Erdogan sacks central bank chief after interest rate hike

ISTANBUL: Turkey braced on Saturday for a new spell of financial turbulence after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Published 21 Mar, 2021 04:05am

World

Turkey’s military heads join naval drills off Aegean

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and top military officials Saturday joined naval drills on an...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

World

NATO eyes post-Trump reset as Afghanistan call looms

Ministers will agree on extending and expanding a training mission in Iraq aimed at bolstering the capacity of the country's military.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 09:52am

Opinion

Reframing Mideast, Biden takes new distance from allies

President Joe Biden is quickly if subtly rebalancing US priorities in the Middle East, walking back his...

Published 07 Feb, 2021 04:07am

World

Turkey makes fresh arrests after US censure

ISTANBUL: Police detained dozens of protesters across several cities on Thursday after Turkey brushed aside US...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

World

Turkey hits Twitter, Pinterest with advertising bans

Research shows that as Erdogan's grip on mainstream media tightened, especially since he survived a failed coup in 2016, younger people have sought information online, especially on social media.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 03:05pm

World

Facing Biden, Erdogan extends olive branch to EU

Analyst Toygur said she did not think any specific action could provide a "demonstration of goodwill" from Erodgan.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 10:26am

World

Turkey urges dialogue with US after missile sanctions

Washington moved quickly to suspend Turkey's involvement in the programme, barring it from acquiring the next-generation planes in reprisal.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 01:34pm

World

Erdogan says U.S. sanctions will not deter Turkey's defence industry

In a televised video conference address, Erdogan said the sanctions showed a hostile stance by the United States against its NATO ally, but that problems created by them would be overcome.

Updated 16 Dec, 2020 04:36pm