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Turkey furious over complimentary remarks on Treaty of Sèvres from Armenian officials

Armenian officials’ complimentary remarks on the Treaty of Sevres on Aug. 10, marking the 100th anniversary of the international agreement that gave the Armenian...

Iraq says 2 senior military officers killed in Turkish drone strike: report

The Iraqi army says two senior military officers have been killed in a "blatant Turkish drone attack" in the country's north, where Ankara has...

Turkey to issue more Mediterranean exploration licenses, raising tensions with Greece: report

Turkey will issue gas exploration and drilling licenses in the eastern Mediterranean this month, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, further raising tensions with...

Turkey’s central bank cuts cheap dealer funding in latest lira move: report

Turkey's central bank will halt funding that had allowed primary dealers to borrow well below its policy rate of 8.25 percent, it said on...

Turkey’s resumed gas and oil exploration in east Mediterranean ‘extremely worrying’: EU

Turkey’s resumed search for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean is “extremely worrying,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Sunday after Greece...

Greek police briefly detain two journalists from Turkey

Greek police on Sunday briefly detained two journalists from Turkey after they witnessed alleged use of excessive police force during a detention in Athens,...

Greece on alert as Turkey sends survey ship to disputed waters: report

Turkey has sent a ship to conduct a seismic survey in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean, a move that has put Greece...

Turkish lira slips again as calls grow for decisive action: report

Turkey's lira weakened again on Monday after touching a record low last week, slipping 0.4 percent as the central bank continued to raise borrowing...

Turkey’s Halkbank urges dismissal of US indictment in Iran sanctions case: report

Halkbank on Monday urged a US judge to dismiss an indictment accusing the Turkish lender of helping Iran evade US sanctions, saying it was...

Turkish ban on layoffs keeps lid on jobless but labor participation languishes: report

Turkey’s labor participation rate languished at 47.6 percent in May as a coronavirus lockdown weighed, while a ban on layoffs saw the unemployment rate...

Turkey’s Erdoğan expects interest rates to fall further: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday he hopes market interest rates will fall further in order to make investments in the country...

Greece says NATO’s ‘hands-off approach’ to Turkey no longer acceptable: report

Greece expects NATO to play its role with regard to Turkish activities in the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has...

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