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German ambassador says arrest of embassy lawyer ‘incomprehensible’

Germany’s ambassador to Turkey said the arrest of a Turkish lawyer hired by the German Embassy is “incomprehensible” and that he is pressing Ankara to clarify...

Turkish parliament passes legislation hiking income tax rate for high earners: report

Turkey’s parliament late on Thursday passed new laws on tax regulation including higher rates for high earners and hotel accommodation, and new taxes on digital services, Reuters...

Turkey needs to ‘get rid of’ Russian S-400s to resolve problems with US

Turkey needs to “get rid of” the Russian S-400 missile defense system it purchased, a senior State Department official said on Thursday, to overcome a standoff...

Turkey detains 261,000, arrests 91,000 in post-coup crackdown on Gülen followers

Turkey has investigated 559,064 people for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which is accused of masterminding a 2016 coup attempt despite its strong denial...

OECD revises 2019 Turkey GDP forecast from contraction to growth

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday revised its 2019 gross domestic product (GDP) predictions for the Turkish economy, anticipating 0.3 percent growth instead...

Turkish court challenges top court reversal of Cumhuriyet journalists’ conviction

A Turkish court on Thursday decided to challenge a Supreme Court of Appeals ruling that overturned the court’s previous conviction of 12 former Cumhuriyet daily journalists,...

Official denies claims that Erdoğan received CHP politician at presidential palace

Fahrettin Altun, the head of Turkey’s Presidential Communication Directorate, has denied a recent media report that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with an unnamed member of the...

Turkey should stop blackmailing EU on migration, Greek minister says

Giorgos Koumoutsakos, Greece’s alternate minister for migration policy, said Turkey should stop using refugees as a tool of blackmail to secure more financial support from the EU,...

Turkey’s consumer confidence index moves up in November

Turkey’s consumer confidence index has risen to 59.9 points in November, the Diken news website reported on Thursday, citing a release by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)...

Turkey sentences three men for shooting at US Embassy last year

A Turkish court sentenced three men to prison on Thursday for shooting at the US Embassy in Ankara last year, AFP reported. They were handed...

Turkey’s Halkbank seeks to challenge US jurisdiction before entering plea to charges: report

Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank, which US prosecutors have criminally charged with helping Iran evade sanctions, said it should be able to challenge whether US courts...

Turkey arrests lawyer hired by German Embassy in Ankara

Turkey has arrested a Turkish lawyer hired by the German Embassy in Ankara, a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, a measure that could...

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