Turkey passes law exempting converted lira deposits from corporate tax ISTANBUL: Turkey's parliament approved a law late on Thursday under which lira deposits converted from foreign... Published 21 Jan, 2022 03:30pm
World Turkey's Erdogan to visit Ukraine 'within weeks' amid crisis ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Ukraine "within a few weeks", his spokesman was quoted as saying... Published 19 Jan, 2022 04:11pm
World Erdogan warns Russia against invading Ukraine ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned Russia against invading Ukraine, calling the... Published 18 Jan, 2022 06:00pm
World Erdogan tells EU envoys bloc ignored Turkey's efforts to improve ties ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday told ambassadors from the European Union that the bloc had not provided... Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:42pm
World Erdogan says he will visit Saudi Arabia in February ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he will make a visit next month to Saudi Arabia, whose ... Updated 03 Jan, 2022 07:49pm
Markets Volatile Turkish lira seesaws after inflation surges ISTANBUL: Turkey's lira briefly rallied as much as 3% on Monday afternoon, reversing an early plunge and continuing ... Updated 03 Jan, 2022 05:09pm
World Putin and Erdogan vow to improve ties after tensions ISTANBUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Sunday pledged to... Published 02 Jan, 2022 09:14pm
Print Erdogan calls on Turks to keep all savings in lira ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turks should keep all their savings in lira and that recent... Updated 01 Jan, 2022 09:30am
World Turkey has burst its forex bubble with latest measures, Erdogan says ISTANBUL: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the government had burst a bubble in the foreign exchange... Published 24 Dec, 2021 06:19pm
World ‘People keep coming’: Crisis-hit Turks queue for bread ISTANBUL: Under a heavy winter sky, the grimly silent queue of people stretches around the corner from Bayram... Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am
Business & Finance Turkey’s president hails steps to help depositors, as lira steadies ANKARA: Measures to protect Turkish lira bank deposits from depreciation amid a currency crisis have achieved their... Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am
World Erdogan vows inflation will not 'crush' Turks ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Sunday to rein in high interest rates and inflation, which are... Published 19 Dec, 2021 11:00pm
World Turkey's Erdogan says he lowered inflation to 4% before, will do again ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said he had lowered Turkey's inflation to around 4% before and that he will achieve... Updated 19 Dec, 2021 08:47pm
World Erdogan pledges 15 million Covid vaccine doses for Africa ISTANBUL: Turkey will send 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on... Published 18 Dec, 2021 04:27pm
Business & Finance Turkey hikes minimum wage by 50pc in face of lira crisis ANKARA: Turkey will hike its minimum wage by a massive 50% to 4,250 lira ($275.44) per month next year to address a... Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am
Opinion Armed with drones, Turkey explores African arms sales Armed with battle-tested drones, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been deepening defence ties with African... Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am
Markets Volatile Turkish lira slides again after record dive ANKARA: Turkey's lira slid as much as 4% before a partial recovery on Tuesday, after a roller-coaster day in which ... Published 14 Dec, 2021 12:42pm
World Qatar and Turkey extend currency swap deal DOHA: Qatar and Turkey have announced they agreed to extend a currency swap deal between their central banks, as... Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am
World Erdogan says he hopes volatile Turkish lira will steady soon ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he hoped that volatile foreign-exchange and inflation... Published 04 Dec, 2021 07:36pm
World Erdogan defends 'risky but correct' economic policy ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended Wednesday his "risky but correct" economic policy of low... Updated 01 Dec, 2021 05:27pm
World Erdogan doubles down on low interest rates despite lira fall ANKARA: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed "no compromise" on low interest rates in comments published by... Published 29 Nov, 2021 05:55pm
World Erdogan says also plans steps with Egypt, Israel after UAE visit ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would take steps to improve ties with estranged rivals Egypt and Israel... Published 29 Nov, 2021 04:37pm
Business & Finance Erdogan orders probe into Turkish lira’s slump ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has ordered an investigation into possible currency manipulation after ... Published 28 Nov, 2021 05:38am
Business & Finance Turkish lira rebounds from record low despite policy worries ISTANBUL: Turkey’s lira recovered as much as 7% on Wednesday from a historic slide to record lows a day earlier... Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am
World Turkey, UAE to sign accords on energy, technology at talks ANKARA: Turkey and the United Arab Emirates signed accords on energy and technology investments on Wednesday after... Updated 24 Nov, 2021 09:48pm
World Erdogan calls for ‘continued dialogue’ with Israel after couple freed ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone Thursday with Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog, urging... Published 19 Nov, 2021 04:35am
World Erdogan calls for 'continued dialogue' with Israel in phone call ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday spoke by phone with Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog, in a rare... Updated 18 Nov, 2021 06:38pm
Business & Finance Record low Turkish lira teeters on edge as rate cuts sting ANKARA: Turkey’s lira fell as much as 3.7% to a new intraday record low of 10.45 to the dollar on Tuesday,... Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am
World Abu Dhabi crown prince to visit Turkey after years of tension ANKARA: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the UAE's de facto ruler, will visit Turkey for... Published 15 Nov, 2021 08:42pm
World Erdogan skips Glasgow climate summit over 'security' ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he had cancelled his planned attendance at the COP26... Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:20am