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Turkey to keep rates steady at 45 percent as tightening cycle ends: Reuters poll

Turkey's central bank is expected to keep its key interest rate steady at 45 percent next week, after a 250 basis-point hike last month,...

Ex-head of exam center acquitted of terrorism, gets suspended sentence for abuse of duty

A Turkish court has acquitted the former head of Turkey’s Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) of terrorism, which he was charged with due...

President Erdoğan again appoints pro-AKP figures as ambassadors

Turkish President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed 10 people, some of whom are politicians in his party...

6 journalists kept in police custody for 4 days face arrest

A Turkish prosecutor is seeking the arrest of six journalists who were detained earlier this week in the western province of İzmir on terror-related...

From enemy to ‘brother’: Erdoğan’s reconciliation with Sisi causes a stir

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has turned his back on years of harsh criticism and extended an olive branch to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah...

Article 19 calls for acquittal of first journalist tried under Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ law

The Europe branch of Article 19, a London-based international organization defending free expression worldwide, has called for the charges against a journalist who is...

US Ambassador Flake praises defense partnership with ‘indispensable’ ally Turkey

US Ambassador to Turkey Jeff Flake has praised the partnership between “indispensable” ally Turkey and Washington in the military defense sector, saying it plays...

Turkey convicts journalist over criticism of former interior minister, gendarmerie commander

A Turkish court has convicted journalist Zafer Arapkirli of insult charges due to his social media criticism of former interior minister Süleyman Soylu and...

Survey shows AKP mayoral candidate ahead of İmamoğlu in İstanbul

The mayoral candidate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), a former minister, is leading the polls by over one point against İstanbul’s...

German defense minister says Turkey and Greece joining missile-defense plan: report

Turkey and Greece will formally join a German-led missile-defense project Thursday, taking the number of members of the so-called European Sky Shield Initiative to...

With biting humor, street artist exposes Turkey’s ills

A mock tombstone in the park designating the death of Turkish democracy. A poster on a lamppost suggesting people eat cake in the face...

Six missing after cargo ship sinks in Marmara Sea

A cargo vessel sank in the Marmara Sea near İstanbul on Thursday, officials said, adding that a search was underway to find the six...

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