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Turkey urges Sweden to take steps to stop Quran burnings: report

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday urged Sweden to take concrete steps to prevent burnings of the Quran, Reuters reported, citing a Turkish...

[ANALYSIS] Turkey must act: Safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Black Sea

Fatih Yurtsever* Russia suspended its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative on July 17 and revoked the guarantees of safe navigation, claiming that the...

Opposition supports ongoing resistance to preserve Turkey’s Akbelen Forest

Opposition politicians have shown support for the ongoing resistance of environmental activists and villagers in Turkey’s southwestern province of Muğla to prevent the felling...

Erdoğan appoints 3 new deputy central bank governors: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made some of the biggest moves in revamping his economic team by installing three new central bankers that include...

Menendez says he has not changed opposition to Turkey F-16 sale: report

US Senator Bob Menendez said on Wednesday he still had concerns about the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and had not changed...

Turkey’s media watchdog fines 6 digital platforms for LGBTI+ content

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed fines on six streaming platforms, primarily for LGBTI+ content “contrary to societal...

Turkey’s central bank raises its year-end inflation forecast to 58 percent

Turkey's central bank more than doubled its year-end inflation forecast to 58 percent on Thursday as its new Wall Street-trained governor vowed to keep...

Locals, activists fighting to protect western Turkey forest from pro-gov’t holdings’ mining threat

Environmental activists and villagers in Turkey’s southwestern province of Muğla have been struggling both physically and legally since 2019 to prevent the felling of...

Controversial mayor expelled from Turkey’s main opposition party

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has expelled from its ranks a controversial mayor known for his anti-refugee discourse and calls for a...

Erdoğan says Turkey concerned about illegal Israeli settlers

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed concern about Israeli settler violence against Palestinians as he welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara on Tuesday, according...

Opposition MPs hold march in Ankara to protest recent price hikes

Lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Green Left Party (YSP) held a march in Ankara on Tuesday to protest recent price hikes that have made it...

Turkey condemns ‘vile’ Quran burning in Denmark

The Turkish Foreign Ministry in a written statement on Monday condemned the burning of a Quran outside the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen as “vile”...

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