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German FM warns of rising authoritarianism due to COVID-19 in countries including Turkey

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rise in authoritarian tendencies, citing a number of countries around the world including...

Turkish lawyers seek damages from China over coronavirus outbreak: report

Two lawyers from the Turkish capital of Ankara have filed lawsuits against China, accusing the country of harming Turkey by covering up the COVID-19...

Turkey to continue drilling in east Mediterranean as envisioned in Libya deal: report

State-owned oil firm Turkish Petroleum has submitted an application to start drilling in parts of the eastern Mediterranean outlined in the country’s contentious maritime borders agreement...

Trump says Turkey still making F-35 parts, but may be completely cut from production chain: report

US President Donald Trump on Thursday hinted that he may sever an agreement with Turkey for the F-35 program and move production for all components of...

Turkey seeks global funding to avoid currency crisis: report

Turkey’s government has appealed to foreign allies in an urgent search for funding, three senior Turkish officials said, as it prepares defenses against what analysts fear...

European Commission opens dumping investigation into Turkish steel imports: report

The European Commission has opened an investigation into whether Turkey is dumping hot-rolled flat steel products in the European Union, it said on Thursday, as Europe...

Turkey faces high bar to US swap line deal, former Fed chief says: report

Turkey’s foreign cash needs are not the sort of thing the US Federal Reserve is likely to relieve given its economic challenges and volatile diplomatic relations...

Biggest hurdle between Washington, Ankara remains Russian S-400s: US envoy

Ambassador James Jeffrey, the US special representative for Syria engagement, has stated that Turkey's purchase of a Russian S-400 surface-to-air defense system remains the biggest snag...

Family asks PKK to release Kurdish man accused of spying for Turkey: report

Relatives of a Kurdish man held for spying by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Northern Iraq’s Duhok province have called for his release after an...

European bank expects Turkey’s economy to contract 3.5 pct by yearend: report

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Wednesday it expects Turkey's GDP to contract by 3.5 percent in 2020 due to the coronavirus...

Turkey’s suspension from supply chain could hit F-35 production, US watchdog says

A US congressional watchdog is concerned that as manufacturer Lockheed Martin ramps up F-35 production, with a Defense Department decision on full-rate production slated for early...

MEPs call for investigation into killing of refugee on Turkish-Greek border: report

More than 100 MEPs have written to the European Commission president calling for a formal investigation into the death of a Pakistani man on Turkey's border...

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