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Fitch downgrades Turkey’s rating, cites sacking of central bank governor

Ratings agency Fitch downgraded Turkey’s sovereign rating to “BB-“ on Friday, saying the dismissal of its central bank governor heightens doubts over the authorities’...

Çavuşoğlu: EU sanctions for drilling in eastern Mediterranean will backfire

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday responded to a draft statement by the European Union calling on Ankara to halt drilling efforts in the eastern...

NATO ‘concerned’ by Turkey’s acquisition of Russian S-400 system

NATO said Friday it was "concerned" by Turkey's acquisition of Russia's S-400 missile defense system after Ankara took delivery of its first batch, AFP reported. The...

Turkey receives first shipment of Russian S-400 missile system

The first shipment of a Russian S-400 air defense system has arrived in Turkey, according to a statement from the Turkish Defense Ministry on Friday, in...

RSF highlights journalist’s plight in Turkey with Washington Post ad

International press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) placed a full-page ad in The Washington Post on Wednesday to raise awareness of Turkish journalist Erol Önderoğlu, who...

Turkey to deploy first S-400 missiles to Syrian border: report

Turkey plans to deploy the initial battery of S-400 air defense missiles, due to arrive from Russia this week, to Şanlıurfa province along the Syrian border,...

Turkish Cypriots to propose joint commission to address drilling dispute in eastern Med: report

Turkish Cyprus has announced that it will suggest the establishment of a joint commission with Greek Cyprus that will deal with an ongoing dispute between the...

Turks increasingly prefer foreign currencies over lira in last 26 weeks: report

Turks held some $115.5 billion in foreign currencies in their bank accounts as of July 5, according to central bank data, indicating a solid 26-week increase...

Car bomb in Turkish-controlled Syrian town kills at least 9, injures 35

A car bomb went off on Thursday at the entrance to a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkish forces and allied Syrian fighters, killing at least...

Number of unemployed in Turkey reaches record high with 4.4 million

The number of unemployed reached an all-time high in June of 4,417,814, according to Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) data released on Thursday, the Diken news website...

New ISIL propaganda video targets Turkey’s Erdoğan

A terrorist threatens Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a new Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) propaganda video, according to Deutsche Welle Turkish...

EU draft statement threatens Turkey with sanctions over drilling in Cyprus

The European Union is set to curb contacts and funding for Ankara in retaliation for what it calls Turkey’s “illegal” drilling for gas and oil off...

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