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[OPINION] Who invented Turkey’s State of Emergency Commission?

Ekrem Dumanlı Those who could afford a legal battle against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s post-coup crackdown knocked on the doors of the country’s Constitutional...

Amnesty criticizes expulsion of 7 Gülen-linked Turks by Moldova

Human rights group Amnesty International has criticized a decision by Moldovan authorities on Thursday to detain and expel a group of Turkish citizens, calling...

Erdoğan urges Beninese president to eliminate Gülen-linked activity in Benin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pressed Beninese President Patrice Talon to take necessary steps to end the activities of followers of the Gülen...

Merkel underlines strategic interest in Turkey’s economic recovery

Germany has a “strategic interest” in sound economic development in Turkey, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. In...

6 Gülen-linked Turkish nationals detained in Moldova facing extradition

The Moldovan Information and Security Service (SIS) on Thursday detained six Turkish nationals who were working for the Gülen-linked Orizont Moldovan-Turkish Schools, as part...

Dutch bank forecasts Turkish economy will shrink 3 percent in 2019

Turkey will face a severe economic crisis in 2019 that will result in a contraction of the economy by 3 percent and further the...

Manbij roadmap is not progressing well, Turkey’s president says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a roadmap for the northern Syrian city of Manbij endorsed by Ankara and Washington in June was not...

Erdoğan hopes Tehran summit will prevent Syrian offensive on rebel-held Idlib

Turkey hopes a summit with Iranian and Russian leaders in Tehran on Friday will avert a Syrian government offensive on the rebel-held Idlib enclave...

Fitch downgrades its growth forecast for Turkey amid currency crisis

Fitch Ratings has revised its growth forecast for Turkey to 3.8 percent in 2018 and 1.2 percent in 2019, lowering it by 0.7 percent...

Russian jets hit Idlib as Turkey deploys more military equipment near Syrian border

Russian warplanes have been hitting targets in residential areas and on the frontlines of the opposition in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province as Turkey deployed...

Turkey’s finance minister expects no fine for Halkbank, citing US law firm

A US law firm hired by Turkey to look into state-owned Halkbank’s dealings with Iran found that it did not violate US sanctions, Turkey’s...

Erdoğan urges Kyrgyzstan to shut down Gülen schools

Ramping up pressure on Kyrgyzstan, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan urged the Kyrgyz government to crack down on groups linked to the Gülen movement, which...

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