Erdogan Is In A Glasshouse: Is He Safe Throwing Stones? – OpEd – Eurasia Review

Erdogan Is In A Glasshouse: Is He Safe Throwing Stones?

October 30, 2018

Neville Teller

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s autocratic president, is a past-master at seizing the moment and turning it to his political advantage. The latest example is the Jamal Khashoggi affair, which he has managed masterfully, gaining a steadily increasing advantage over his prime rivals in the Muslim world – Saudi Arabia. But how secure is he against repercussions?

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Erdogan scores points in his foreign policy gamble

Erdogan scores points in his foreign policy gamble

Cengiz Candar October 29, 2018

Article Summary
Turkish President Erdogan scores major diplomatic points from the Khashoggi case to the quadrilateral summit in Istanbul.

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A Bad Influence: Erdogan’s Problematic European Friendships - Brown Political Review

A Bad Influence: Erdogan’s Problematic European Friendships
By Christopher KobelOctober 28, 2018

Throughout his prominence in Turkish politics, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, now the nation’s president, has raised eyebrows more than a few times. From his remarks on childrearing, “One or two children mean bankruptcy,” to his war on Wikipedia, which he once claimed posed a “national security threat”, Erdoğan has provided occasional entertainment to the international community. But it’s certainly not all fun and games. Joining these rather ridiculous remarks and regulations have been very real moves towards categorical authoritarianism.

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French Philosopher Dedicates Book to Turkey's 'Academics for Peace'

French Philosopher Dedicates Book to Turkey’s ‘Academics for Peace’

By Staff Writer On Oct 28, 2018

French philosopher Étienne Balibar dedicated his latest book Libre Parole (Free Speech) to ‘Academics for Peace‘, a group of Turkish academics prosecuted for signing a pro-Kurdish anti-war petition, the Turkish media reported on Sunday.

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Istanbul to unveil new airport, seeks to be world’s biggest

Istanbul to unveil new airport, seeks to be world’s biggest
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and NEYRAN ELDEN -

10/28/18 6:08 AM

ISTANBUL — Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held plenty of grand opening ceremonies in his 15 years at Turkey’s helm. On Monday he will unveil one of his prized jewels — Istanbul New Airport — a megaproject that has been dogged by concerns about labor rights, environmental issues and Turkey’s weakening economy.

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At Istanbul Summit, Russia Seeks Role as Mediator of Syria War - WSJ

At Istanbul Summit, Russia Seeks Role as Mediator of Syria War
Four heads of state meet to discuss a settlement in the protracted war
By Sune Engel Rasmussen
Updated Oct. 27, 2018 4:10 p.m. ET

ISTANBUL—Russia used a four-nation summit here on Saturday to cement its new role as a Middle East power broker and attract European funding for rebuilding Syria after its war ends.

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Interview with Eylem Tuncaelli: The case for a united opposition in Turkey

Interview with Eylem Tuncaelli: The case for a united opposition in Turkey
By Theodoros Benakis

"They have created a monopoly in all the media, to abolish the possibility of different voices being heard. We are now in a period where only one voice is heard in Turkey," says Eylem Tuncaelli.

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Istanbul to get new international airport; will be world's biggest once complete - The Financial Express

Istanbul to get new international airport; will be world’s biggest once complete

By: AFP | Updated: October 26, 2018 12:45 AM
Final preparations were underway Thursday at the new international airport in Istanbul, four days ahead of its inauguration by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Obituary: Turkish photographer Ara Guler: Chronicler of a bygone age - Qantara.de

Chronicler of a bygone age

Turkey's most famous photographer, Ara Guler, has died in Istanbul at the age of 90. With his images of both the people and places of the Turkish capital, Guler has done more than any other to keep the memory of the city as it used to look alive. By Marian Brehmer

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Geopolitical game changer for Turkey sets stage for rate pause | CPI Financial | CPI Financial News | Banking and Financial News,Islamic Business and Finance, Commercial Banking

Geopolitical game changer for Turkey sets stage for rate pause

The lira has stabilized and pressure to continue with interest-rate increases has eased since this month’s release of an American pastor facing charges of espionage defused a diplomatic standoff with the US. The Monetary Policy Committee will keep its benchmark unchanged at 24 per cent on Thursday, according to all but four of 29 economists in a Bloomberg survey.

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Jamal Khashoggi murder: What is Turkey's game with Saudi Arabia? - BBC News

Jamal Khashoggi murder: What is Turkey's game with Saudi Arabia?

By Mark Lowen BBC Turkey correspondent, Istanbul

Jamal Khashoggi and how Saudi critics keep going missing Type "Erdogan slams…" into Google and the list is endless - the UN, the EU, Israel, French intellectuals, the Netherlands, Germany. The last two were labelled "Nazis" and "fascists" by Turkey's president a year ago.

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87 percent of Turkish women want active role in economy- UN agency director | Ahval

87 percent of Turkish women want active role in economy- UN agency director

Some 87 percent of women in Turkey want paid employment, exceeding the world average by 17 percent, United Nations International Labor Organization’s (ILO ) Turkey director Numan Özcan told pro-government Hürriyet Daily News.

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Turkey’s fantasy war on inflation

Turkey’s fantasy war on inflation

Mustafa Sonmez October 23, 2018

Article Summary
Ankara has declared an “all-out fight against inflation,” cajoling sellers into 10% discounts and sending municipal police to hunt hoarders, and while this bizarre strategy is unlikely to bear fruit, it might be a sign of other plans that are being cooked up in Ankara.

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Turkey's lira weakens as nationalists say no local election alliance | Reuters

Turkey's lira weakens as nationalists say no local election alliance

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey’s lira was nearly 2 percent weaker against the dollar on Tuesday after the nationalist MHP party said it would not seek an alliance with President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party in 2019 local elections, raising fears of political instability.

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CHP dissident Ince confirms intent to run for Istanbul mayor - Daily Sabah

CHP dissident Ince confirms intent to run for Istanbul mayor

The former presidential candidate of the main opposition the Republican People's Party (CHP), Muharrem Ince, confirmed media reports on his mayoral candidacy for Istanbul metropolitan municipality in the March 2019 local elections.

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Turkish TV series lead to boom in high-income South American tourists - Daily Sabah

Turkish TV series lead to boom in high-income South American tourists

Turkish TV series have had an impact on the high-income earners and high spenders from South America, as Turkey has seen a double-digit increase in the number of tourists coming from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia

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Turkey demands to know who ordered ‘savage’ Khashoggi killing (Update 2) - Cyprus Mail

Turkey demands to know who ordered ‘savage’ Khashoggi killing (Update 2)

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday dismissed attempts by Riyadh to blame Jamal Khashoggi‘s “savage” killing on rogue operatives, saying the person who ordered the death of the prominent Saudi journalist must “be brought to account”.

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Jamal Khashoggi: Turks may squeeze billions of dollars from Saudi over embassy killing

Jamal Khashoggi: Turks may squeeze billions of dollars from Saudi over embassy killing

The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will likely trigger secret negotiations for billions of dollars in cheap loans to flow from oil-rich Saudi Arabia to Turkey.

All eyes in Saudi's powerful royal family are now nervously fixed on Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who appears to hold all the aces in a high-stakes game of political poker.

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Turkey is set for direct conflict with the US over Iran’s advance in Syria | Financial Times

Turkey is set for direct conflict with the US over Iran’s advance in Syria
From Robert Ellis, Birkerod, Denmark

The optimism of your editorial “ A chance for Turkey and America to rebuild ties” (October 15) is based on a false assumption: a mutuality of ties between the US and Turkey. But this is far from being the case.

The driving force behind US pressure on Turkey to secure the release of pastor Andrew Brunson was the looming midterm elections and President Donald Trump’s dependence on the evangelical vote, which helped him secure the presidency. As far as Turkey is concerned, it is the current economic crisis and tumbling lira that threaten to overwhelm Turkey.

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Turkey, where Saudi writer died, has culture of surveillance | Tulsa's 24-Hour News, Weather and Traffic

Turkey, where Saudi writer died, has culture of surveillance
October 22, 2018 11:57 AM

ISTANBUL - One mystery surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul is the existence of purported audio recordings of his death. The recordings, reported to include voices of Saudi officials who were present as well as confirmation of a grisly scheme to dispose of the dismembered body, were reported in pro-government newspapers in Turkey but have not been officially confirmed.

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Turkey puts fiancee of slain journalist Khashoggi under 24-hour protection

Turkey puts fiancee of slain journalist Khashoggi under 24-hour protection

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have put the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi under 24-hour police protection, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Sunday.

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Turkey issues Interpol 'red notice' for prominent journalists in exile - The National

Turkey issues Interpol 'red notice' for prominent journalists in exile

The move comes as part of Ankara's broader crackdown on the press and free speech

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News.Az - Turkey declares Star oil refinery as special industrial zone

Turkey declares Star oil refinery as special industrial zone

Sat 20 October 2018 10:27 GMT | 6:27 Local Time

Turkey's biggest oil refinery STAR opened on Friday in western Izmir province

A presidential decree has declared a newly-opened oil refinery in western Izmir province as the first special industrial zone in Turkey, Anadolu Agency cited the Industry and Technology Ministry as saying Saturday.

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How Turkey's President Erdogan pressured Saudis to account for Khashoggi's death, Middle East News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

How Turkey's President Erdogan pressured Saudis to account for Khashoggi's death

ISTANBUL (WASHINGTON POST) - Saudi Arabia's decision to acknowledge the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi followed calls for justice from around the world. But no individual had put more pressure on the oil-rich monarchy than Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Istanbul summit on Syria aimed at avoiding new humanitarian disaster: France | Reuters

Istanbul summit on Syria aimed at avoiding new humanitarian disaster: France

PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of France, Germany, Turkey and Russia will meet on Oct 27 in Istanbul to discuss the war in Syria and identify ways of avoiding a humanitarian catastrophe in the country’s Idlib region, the French presidency said on Friday.

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In pictures: 'Eye of Istanbul' photographer Ara Guler dies at 90 - BBC News

In pictures: 'Eye of Istanbul' photographer Ara Guler dies at 90

One of Turkey's best known photojournalists, Ara Guler, has died at the age of 90. Nicknamed The Eye of Istanbul, Ara Guler chronicled the city with melancholic black-and-white pictures taken mostly with a Leica camera. He died in hospital in Istanbul on Wednesday after suffering heart failure, Anadolu news agency said.

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Pompeo heads to Turkey as Saudis change Khashoggi tune

Pompeo heads to Turkey as Saudis change Khashoggi tune
Amberin Zaman October 16, 2018

Article Summary
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is headed for Ankara, where he will likely brief Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his talks with Saudi leaders on the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Erdogan May Have Freed Pastor Brunson, But Turkey’s Economy Is Still Trapped – Foreign Policy

Erdogan May Have Freed Pastor Brunson, But Turkey’s Economy Is Still Trapped
Even if Trump lifts sanctions now, the lira won’t recover for a long time.
By Julie Honoré | October 16, 2018, 4:46 PM

“He was the most expensive prisoner in Turkey!” called out one journalist in a crowd standing on the steps of the court in Izmir, Turkey, earlier this month. Inside, the American pastor Andrew Brunson had just been sentenced to just over three years in prison. The verdict, though, meant freedom: Brunson, whose two-year detention in Izmir had prompted the Trump administration to hit Turkey with economic sanctions, could now go home to the United States on time served. And go home he did. A few hours later, he was meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House.

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EU calls on Saudi Arabia to cooperate with Turkey in Khashoggi cause – Middle East Monitor

EU calls on Saudi Arabia to cooperate with Turkey in Khashoggi cause
October 16, 2018 -

The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini yesterday called on the Saudi authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and cooperate fully with the Turkish authorities in the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Trump denies relaxation of sanctions against Turkey - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Trump denies relaxation of sanctions against Turkey

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday denied the possibility of relaxing sanctions against Turkey over the release of U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson.

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Creeping authoritarianism: Turkeyʹs one man band - Qantara.de

Turkeyʹs one man band

In June, Recep Tayyip Erdogan became head of state in Turkeyʹs new presidential system, which grants him enormous powers. But the country is in the midst of a veritable economic crisis. Erdogan has his back against the wall. An analysis by Timur Tinc

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One step forward, several steps back in Turkey | FT Alphaville

One step forward, several steps back in Turkey

By: Colby Smith

On Friday, a Turkish judge released Andrew Brunson, the US pastor at the centre of President Trump's stand-off with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Brunson had spent two years in detention on charges of espionage and aiding the failed 2016 coup. News of his release did inject some optimism into Turkish assets: prices on Turkey's 10-year government bond gained nearly 12 per cent. And at first, the currency gained nearly 3 per cent against the dollar.

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Turkish and Saudi Leaders Discuss Khashoggi Disappearance

Turkish and Saudi Leaders Discuss Khashoggi Disappearance
October 15, 2018 3:27 AM

The leaders of Turkey and Saudi Arabia have discussed forming a joint working group to look into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing October 2 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

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Turkey and Saudi Arabia: Engaged in a Journalist-Snatching Alliance? - The Globalist

Turkey and Saudi Arabia: Engaged in a Journalist-Snatching Alliance?

A Saudi journalist’s disappearance challenges fragile Middle Eastern pragmatism.
By James M. Dorsey, October 4, 2018

Many fear that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared in Istanbul, was kidnapped. It would not be the first time that Saudi Arabia has forcibly repatriated its critics.
A Saudi detention or nabbing of Mr. Khashoggi in Istanbul without at least tacit Turkish cooperation would deeply embarrass Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Saudi-Turkish cooperation in Syria helps Turkey create a sphere of influence in areas of Syria near Turkey’s border.

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Erdogan to seize Turkish opposition party’s bank stake | Financial Times

Erdogan to seize Turkish opposition party’s bank stake
President says legislation will transfer Isbank shares to Treasury
© Reuters

Ayla Jean Yackley in Istanbul 11 hours ago

Turkey’s president has said legislation will be introduced to seize the main opposition party’s stake in the country’s largest listed lender and transfer it to the Treasury.

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Turkey’s problems won’t go away after Brunson’s release | Ahval

Turkey’s problems won’t go away after Brunson’s release

Turkey’s financial problems and its fraught relations with the United States are set to persist despite the release of U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson from custody on Friday.

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US pastor Andrew Brunson freed by Turkish court, flies to Germany - CNN

US pastor Andrew Brunson freed by Turkish court, flies to Germany

By Sebastian Shukla, Murat Baykara and Angela Dewan, CNN Updated 0000 GMT (0800 HKT)

(CNN)American pastor Andrew Brunson, released after being detained in Turkey for two years, has landed at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, a senior US administration official said Friday night.

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City of exiles: Khashoggi case leaves Istanbul's dissidents fearing for their safety | Middle East Eye

City of exiles: Khashoggi case leaves Istanbul's dissidents fearing for their safety
#Khashoggi

Threatened and under pressure at home, hundreds of dissidents have set up new lives in Istanbul. Now they suspect nowhere is safe

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Turkey transfers operating rights of seven coal fields to private companies | Reuters

Turkey transfers operating rights of seven coal fields to private companies

ISTANBUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Turkey has transferred the operating rights of seven high-potential coal fields to private companies, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Thursday, in an effort to reduce the country’s reliance on energy imports.

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Tesla's plans for Turkey in spotlight as currency falls and sanctions bite - The National

Tesla's plans for Turkey in spotlight as currency falls and sanctions bite

But fate of US pastor, due in court on Friday, could see trade war with US ease and difficulties retreat for electric car maker

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Can Syrian refugees in Turkey benefit from amendment to citizenship law?

Can Syrian refugees in Turkey benefit from amendment to citizenship law?

Khaled al-Khateb October 10, 2018

Article Summary The Turkish decision to ease some requirements to apply for Turkish citizenship will not help a large number of Syrian refugees in Turkey as they cannot meet the conditions required.

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Turkey asks shops to cut prices in radical approach to inflation | Financial Times

Turkey asks shops to cut prices in radical approach to inflation

State-mandated 10% discount on goods and services marks new move to rein in costs
Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak speaks during an event in Istanbul to announce his programme to fight inflation © Reuters

Turkey’s finance minister has set out a new approach to tackling the country’s soaring inflation — urging the nation’s shops and businesses to give consumers discounts to keep prices in check.

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Turkey, South Africa struggling to impose credible economic policies

'Kicking and screaming': Turkey and South Africa are struggling to impose credible economic policies

"South Africa, together with Turkey, are at the bottom of the ladder when it comes to policy credibility," Lutfey Siddiqi, visiting professor-in-practice at the London School of Economics (LSE), told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Wednesday.

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Erdogan gets warm welcome in Hungary – EURACTIV.com

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was given a warm welcome in Hungary

Monday (8 October) just weeks after Ankara's strained relations with other EU nations were thrown into sharp relief in a tense visit to Germany.

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Turkish firms reduce prices to help fight inflation - ABC News

Turkish firms reduce prices to help fight inflation

By The Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey — Oct 9, 2018, 9:26 AM ET

Turkey's finance minister says several private sector firms have agreed to reduce their prices to support the government's effort to bring down painfully high inflation.

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Turkey's Erdogan steps back from McKinsey deal after opposition outcry | Ahval

Turkey's Erdogan steps back from McKinsey deal after opposition outcry

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would not get advice from management consultancy McKinsey & Co., cancelling the deal announced by his son-in-law and Ministry of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak, following opposition parties’ criticism that the economy’s reins were being handed over to foreigners, Cumhuriyet reported late Saturday.

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Educated Turkish émigrés seek fortune and freedom | Ahval

Educated Turkish émigrés seek fortune and freedom

Turkey's worsening economy, problems in the education system and increasing restrictions on freedoms mean many educated Turks are leaving the country in search of a better life abroad.

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'Airport workers are not slaves' - BBC News

'The airport resembles an open-air prison'

Many workers and union reps have been jailed, pending trial, after complaining about working conditions on Istanbul's new airport project.

At least 30 workers have died since construction started.

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Erdogan says he will consider referendum on Turkey’s EU bid – EURACTIV.com

Erdogan says he will consider referendum on Turkey’s EU bid

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday (4 October) he would consider putting Turkey's long-stalled bid to join the European Union to a referendum, signalling exasperation with a process he says has been waylaid by prejudice against Muslims.

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Kurds Mount Deadliest Attack in Turkey in More Than a Year - Bloomberg

Kurds Mount Deadliest Attack in Turkey in More Than a Year
By Selcan Hacaoglu
October 4, 2018, 8:31 AM EDT Updated on October 4, 2018, 9:28 AM EDT

Kurdish separatists killed seven Turkish soldiers in their deadliest assault in more than a year, as tensions between the U.S. and Turkey heighten over Washington’s failure to withdraw American-backed Kurdish forces from a strategic Syrian town.

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Turkey: What’s behind the most rapid inflation in 15 years? | Financial Times

Turkey: What’s behind the most rapid inflation in 15 years?

Turkish consumers and businesses have been severely hit by the crisis engulfing the country’s currency, which has sent inflation to its highest pace in 15 years.

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Turkey is world’s leading jailer of journalists | The Star

Turkey is world’s leading jailer of journalists

It is unfortunate that the author of the comment piece “Why protect rights of journalists?”, published in your paper on September 25, did not contact the CPJ (Committee to Protect Journalists) prior to publication.

We would have been able to explain our methodology to Turkmen Terzi and provide him with more up-to-date statistics than the 2012 figures he cited for the number of journalists jailed in Turkey for their journalism.

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Turkey Detains Over 200 For 'Illicit Money Transfers' To US - Globe Post Turkey

Turkey Detains Over 200 For ‘Illicit Money Transfers’ To US
National
Staff WriterBy Staff Writer On Oct 2, 2018

Turkish police detained Tuesday over 200 people in a major nationwide crackdown on illicit money transfers to individuals of Iranian-origin living in the United States.

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Turkey’s annual inflation hits 15-year high at 24.5 pct - Latest News

Turkey’s annual inflation hits 15-year high at 24.5 pct

ISTANBUL Turkey’s annual inflation hits 15-year high at 24.5 pct Turkey’s consumer price index increased 24.52 percent in September year-on-year, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) revealed on Oct. 3.

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Lira Gains as Signs of Economic Cooling Boost Investor Sentiment - Bloomberg

Lira Gains as Signs of Economic Cooling Boost Investor Sentiment
By Constantine Courcoulas
October 1, 2018, 5:42 AM EDT

The lira gained to buck a drop in most emerging-market currencies as data showed the Turkish economy has started re-balancing after months of overheating.

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Turkish manufacturing slides to 9-year low, economists see evidence of recession | Reuters

Turkish manufacturing slides to 9-year low, economists see evidence of recession
Ezgi Erkoyun, Orhan Coskun

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish manufacturing activity slid to its lowest level in nine years in September, a business survey showed on Monday, in what economists said was among the clearest signs yet that Turkey was headed for a deep recession after months of currency turmoil.

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