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French BNP Paribas halts new Turkish lira trades at prime broker unit: report

French bank BNP Paribas stopped offering clients new trading in the Turkish lira via a special unit after it was briefly banned from the market by...

Turkish-backed Tripoli gov’t forces capture strategic Al-Watiya airbase: report

Libya's UN-recognized government, militarily backed by Turkey, scored another battlefield victory Monday against strongman Khalifa Haftar, capturing a key rear base used by his fighters in...

Brazil, Turkey face high risk from local debt splurge, Goldman Sachs says: report

Brazil, Turkey and some frontier markets face the biggest risk from a possible surge in local sovereign debt issuance as developing governments ramp up spending to...

Syrian civil war brought to Libya thanks to Russia, Turkey: report

While a ceasefire in Syria has reduced combat between rebels and government forces, mercenaries from the two sides are still fighting in Libya on behalf of...

Turkey still in talks with 4 central banks for currency swap lines: report

Turkey is still in talks with Japan, the United Kingdom, Qatar and China on creating or expanding swap lines, and reports of a deal with two...

Turkey’s state-owned Vakıfbank obtains license to operate in Qatar

Turkey’s state-owned Vakıfbank has announced that it has obtained approval from the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) to conduct banking operations in Qatar. In a written statement released...

Turkish jets fly over islets, violating Greek airspace: report

Turkish jets violated Greek airspace on Monday, with a pair of F-16 fighter jets entering Athens’ Flight Information Region (FIR) without submitting a flight plan and...

Russian ambassador denies report claiming Iran, Turkey, Russia agreed on removal of Assad

Denying a report on an agreement made by Iran, Russia, and Turkey to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and from power, Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan...

Turkey hopes to lure tourists from 70 countries for ‘corona-free’ summer vacation

With its tourism sector one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, Turkey has launched a “diplomacy of letters,” contacting 70 countries to assure them...

Galatasaray censors Hakan Şükür in UEFA cup photos on anniversary of win

On the 20th anniversary of Turkish football team Galatasaray winning the UEFA cup, the team has censored Turkish football legend Hakan Şükür in photos and video...

Vice president says 70 pct of countries sought help from Turkey to fight coronavirus

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay has said two-thirds of the world’s countries, around 70 percent, have asked for assistance from Turkey in their fight against the...

Turkey slams EU criticism over new drilling off Cyprus

A declaration by EU foreign ministers condemning Turkish drilling in the eastern Mediterranean is the "last example of a fruitless discourse," Turkey’s foreign ministry spokesperson said...

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