The Turkish National Intelligence Organization on Thursday killed a senior member of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported. Hasan Demertas, who was in charge of YPG operations [Read More]
Surging inflation in Turkey showed no signs of abating in September, as households were bracing for more hardships amid an expected fresh wave of price hikes for essential goods. The annual inflation reached 83.45 percent [Read More]
Libya and Turkey on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation on gas and oil. The MoU was signed here between Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush and her Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, who [Read More]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Monday to “use all means” to protect Turkey’s rights and interests against Greece. “We will not fail to use all the means to defend our country’s rights and [Read More]
One police officer was killed and another injured late on Monday when a bomb exploded near a hotel in Turkey’s southern province of Mersin, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Tuesday. Soylu told reporters that the [Read More]
Aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve have a drastic effect on emerging markets, particularly import-reliant Turkey floundering with a weak currency and runaway inflation, experts said. On Sep. 22, the Fed decided on [Read More]
Turkish police detained seven suspected foreign members of the Islamic State (IS) in the southern province of Adana, the local Demiroren News Agency reports. The police found out that the suspects, who were involved in [Read More]
Greece will always seek to keep open channels of communication with Turkey, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday. The prime minister made the remarks at a press conference during the 86th Thessaloniki International [Read More]
A delightful aroma of freshly grounded coffee beans floats in the Hamamonu neighborhood in Turkey’s capital city Ankara, luring visitors to the myriad coffeehouses on the cobblestoned narrow streets of the historical quarter. Ahmet Erdogan [Read More]
At a big bread factory in Istanbul, the production line was running at full steam as the machines kneaded the dough in huge pots, shaped it on the conveyer belt, and baked pieces of bread [Read More]
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