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Erdogan seeks third decade of rule

Turkey voted Sunday in a historic runoff that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters as the firm favorite to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted...

Disinformation adds dark note to pivotal Turkish election

"Some of the disinformation relies on more tried and tested methods such as fake campaign literature" ISTANBUL, Turkey—The clip lasted 14 seconds, presented by Turkish...

Turkish internet bites back at state after deadly quake

Nothing is ever deleted or forgotten on the internet. Turkish officials learned that the hard way when grieving users began sharing old tweets and videos...

Turkey inflation rate slows to 84.39% for first time since 2021

ISTANBUL—Turkey’s inflation slowed in November for the first time since May 2021, official data showed on Monday, delivering a boost to President Recep Tayyip...

Concern rises as new Turkish media law squeezes dissent

"In October, nine journalists were remanded in custody accused of alleged ties to the PKK, which Ankara and its Western allies blacklist as a...

Istanbul ‘terror’ blast kills 6; Erdogan slams ‘vile attack’

ISTANBUL—An explosion tore through a busy Istanbul shopping street on Sunday, killing six and wounding dozens in what Turkey’s president said bore the signs...

Death toll from Turkey mine blast rises to 41 — Erdogan

Rescuers on Saturday found the body of the last missing miner at a coal mine in northern Turkey, bringing the death toll to 41...

‘A beacon of hope’

The recent agreements in Istanbul, Turkey between Russia and Ukraine to release some 20 million tons of grain stuck in the latter’s Black Sea...

Turkey’s May inflation rate hit 2-decade high of 78.6%

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Inflation in Turkey in June soared to an annual rate of 78.6 percent, the highest in 24 years, official data showed on Monday,...

With weak lira, Turkey starts to woo European companies

By Remi Banet ISTANBUL, Turkey—There is a silver lining to Turkey’s currency crisis and the global supply chain crunch: The country is becoming an attractive...

Erdogan’s shock emergency measures revive Turkey’s ailing lira

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Turkey’s troubled lira extended on Tuesday a stirring recovery that erased nearly a month of historic losses after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced...

Turkey leaves landmark treaty protecting women

ISTANBUL—Turkey has pulled out of the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women, a presidential decree said Friday, in the...

‘Blue Homeland’ worries Europe

Turkey’s big push into the Mediterranean featuring controversial gas drilling, tough rhetoric and warships is rooted in a grand vision of a “Blue Homeland”...

Erdogan to Putin: Restrain Syria regime in Idlib

Ankara—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to halt the Syrian regime’s offensive in northwest Syria as France...
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