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Turkey has provided $325 mln in coronavirus relief to northern Cypriots: VP

Ankara has provided some $325 million to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) to help it weather the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic,...

Countries supporting Libya’s Haftar are on ‘wrong side of history’: Erdoğan aide

Countries such as France that support Libya’s strongman Gen. Khalifa Haftar are on the wrong side of history, Turkey's presidential spokesman said Monday, according...

Swiss prosecutors investigating Turkish couple who informed on dissidents: report

Switzerland’s Federal Office of Prosecution has launched an investigation into a Turkish couple who informed on dissidents living in Switzerland, also Turks, to authorities...

UN report exposes int’l military mission to prevent Turkey from shipping arms to Libya: report

A confidential report by the United Nations has revealed a mission, codenamed Project Opus, by eight countries to prevent Turkey from shipping weapons to...

Greece fears migrants will return to Greek-Turkish border after outbreak eases

Greece fears a fresh standoff on its border with Turkey after the Turkish foreign minister suggested migrants and refugees would shortly return to the...

Erdoğan threatens Israel over West Bank annexation plan: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened Israel over its new government’s plan to annex portions of the West Bank, The Times of Israel...

Turkey hikes tax on foreign currency purchases from 0.2 to 1 percent

Turkey has hiked a tax on the buying of foreign currency to 1 percent from 0.2 percent in a move meant to curb fallout...

Libya’s Haftar calls Turkey ‘odious colonizer,’ seeks forces to rally against it

Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Saturday called on his forces to rally against Turkey, which has helped his Tripoli-based rivals turn the tide of...

Amid widening rift, Turkey launches new TV channel in Russian: report

Turkey’s state-run TRT broadcaster has launched a new Russian-language channel on digital platforms as differences between the countries widen over Libya and Syria, Bloomberg...

Number of foreign visitors to Turkey decreased by 99.26 pct in April

The number of foreign visitors arriving in Turkey plummeted by 99.26 percent year-on-year in April to 24,238, data from the Tourism Ministry showed on...

Documents reveal Turkey proceeded with China’s extradition request for Uighur man: report

New documents have revealed that an extradition request from China for a Uighur man has moved forward within the Turkish legal system, with the...

Fitch downgrades outlook for 9 foreign-owned banks in Turkey: report

Fitch Ratings has revised its Outlooks on Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (LTFC IDRs) of nine foreign-owned banks in Turkey, the Ahval news website...

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