Turkey’s top court rules jailed activist’s rights were not violated | Financial Times

Turkey’s top court rules jailed activist’s rights were not violated Last year European Court of Human Rights ordered that Osman Kavala should be freed More:Turkey’s top court rules jailed activist’s rights were not violated | Financial Times

What Will Biden Do About Turkey’s President Erdogan?

What Will Biden Do About Turkey’s President Erdogan? Melik KaylanContributor Policy I cover conflicts, frontiers and upheavals mired in history. There's a feverish discussion under way among foreign policy experts on what the President-elect should do about Turkey. It really has to be high up on his list of urgent worries, they seem to believe. Not least because Donald Trump's approach was so incoherent and so apparently unfocused. That is, other than his rather arbitrarily indulgent attitude towards Recep Tayyip Erdogan (except for the one incident of jailed evangelist Andrew Brunson – more of which later). More:What Will Biden Do About Turkey’s President Erdogan?

Turkey, UK sign extend their free-trade deal | Reuters

Turkey, UK sign extend their free-trade deal By Reuters Staff ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and the United Kingdom extended their free-trade deal on Tuesday, days before Britain formally leaves the European Union, to keep up the existing flow of goods. More:Turkey, UK sign extend their free-trade deal | Reuters

What hope when we can't even scrutinise the tourism minister? | James in Turkey

What hope for Turkish journalism when we can’t even scrutinise the tourism minister? Tuesday 29 December 2020 It’s been an awful month: a broadcaster closed after 26 days, a newspaper editor jailed for 27 years, and a reporter held for 24 hours without charge Not Can Dündar or Olay TV. The event this month that best illustrated the dire state of Turkish journalism was the case of Ufuk Çeri. More:What hope when we can't even scrutinise the tourism minister? | James in Turkey

For NATO, Turkey S-400 Crisis Has No Easy Solutions

Why There’s No Easy Solution to the U.S.-Turkey Dispute Over the S-400 Henri J. Barkey Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 In response to strong bipartisan pressure from Congress, the U.S. State Department imposed sanctions on Turkey earlier this month to punish it for purchasing a sophisticated anti-aircraft missile system from Russia in 2019. The narrowly targeted sanctions include a ban on export licenses for Turkey’s main military procurement agency, as well as asset freezes and visa restrictions on senior officials at the organization. Not surprisingly, Turkey, a major NATO ally, called the move a “grave mistake” and threatened to retaliate. More:For NATO, Turkey S-400 Crisis Has No Easy Solutions

Turkey seeks arrest of businessman linked to US fraud scheme - ABC News

Turkey seeks arrest of businessman linked to US fraud scheme Turkish prosecutors have issued a detention warrant against a Turkish businessman with links to Utah-based business executives who have pleaded guilty to a $511 million tax credit scheme in the United States More:Turkey seeks arrest of businessman linked to US fraud scheme - ABC News

Mountain of debt growing under the rug in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Mountain of debt growing under the rug in Turkey Turkey’s loan expansion has helped resuscitate the economy, but at the expense of an alarming surge in consumer and corporate debt. More:Mountain of debt growing under the rug in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

EU regrets Turkish jailing of journalist

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Battered Turkish Economy Puts a Powerful Erdogan to the Test - The New York Times

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The EU's capitulation to Turkey | Ahval

The EU's capitulation to Turkey Robert Ellis Dec 27 2020 09:12 Gmt+3 Last Updated On: Dec 27 2020 02:17 Gmt+3 In light of the fact that a massive majority of the European Parliament a fortnight earlier had called for tough sanctions against Turkey, the European Council’s decision to mark time is a shameful abdication of responsibility. More:The EU's capitulation to Turkey | Ahval

Turkey: US Sanctions Under The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) - Analysis - Eurasia Review

Turkey: US Sanctions Under The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) – Analysis December 27, 2020 CRS 0 Comments By CRS By Jim Zanotti and Clayton Thomas* Turkey’s July 2019 acquisition of an S-400 surface-to-air defense system from Russia sparked debate about possible U.S. sanctions against Turkey—a longtime NATO ally—under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA, P.L. 115-44). CAATSA requires the President to impose sanctions on those persons he determines have knowingly engaged in a “significant transaction” with Russia’s security sector. More:Turkey: US Sanctions Under The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) - Analysis - Eurasia Review

Turkey signs deal with BioNTech for up to 30 million doses of coronavirus vaccine

Turkey signs deal with BioNTech for up to 30 million doses of coronavirus vaccine 26 December 2020 14:32 (UTC+04:00)747 By Trend Turkey has signed a deal with BioNTech, the German firm behind the mRNA-based coronavirus vaccine, for up to 30 million doses of the jab, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a tweet late Friday, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah. More:Turkey signs deal with BioNTech for up to 30 million doses of coronavirus vaccine

Erdogan says Turkey will break economic 'triangle of evil' with reforms | Reuters

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Turkey to require negative COVID-19 test result for travel

Turkey to require negative COVID-19 test result for travel today The experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Chinese biopharmaceutical company is 91.25% effective, a Turkish health official said on Thursday, Dec. 24. The efficacy rate announced by Turkey could not be immediately verified independently. Turkey, which has has among the worst infection rates in the world. has signed a deal for 50 million doses of the vaccine. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File) ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey is enacting precautions for international travel, requiring a negative COVID-19 test for passengers to enter the country starting Monday until March. More:Turkey to require negative COVID-19 test result for travel

Turkey’s President Erdogan Spent 2020 Bolstering His Neo-Ottoman Foreign Policy

Turkey’s Year of Living Dangerously Turkey took its expansionist vision to new heights in 2020—but with a battered economy, growing opposition, and now U.S. sanctions, it’s not clear how long that can continue. More:Turkey’s President Erdogan Spent 2020 Bolstering His Neo-Ottoman Foreign Policy

Gravitas: The Hidden Economic Disaster of Turkey, Gravitas News | wionews.com

Gravitas: The Hidden Economic Disaster of Turkey Dec 23, 2020 The Turkish Lira witnessed a record decline in its value this year. Turkey's central bank spent billions to defend the currency. Allegedly, a large chunk of the money spent was borrowed from banks. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how Turkey's central bank owes more than what it owns. More:Gravitas: The Hidden Economic Disaster of Turkey, Gravitas News | wionews.com

New draft law seeks to paralyze Turkish civil society - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

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Review of the Year: Turkey takes the path of assertive independence

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Erdogan's Political Challengers Are Getting Tougher - Bloomberg

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Global smartphone makers plan production in Turkey - Latest News

Global smartphone makers plan production in Turkey ISTANBUL Several global smartphone makers, including China’s Oppo, South Korea’s Samsung as well as Huawei and Alcatel, are planning production in Turkey, Turkish media have reported. Oppo and Samsung may launch their production in Turkey-based facilities in February or March 2021, according to the daily Milliyet. More:Global smartphone makers plan production in Turkey - Latest News

Turkey bans flights from UK amid new virus strain

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Turkish theologian forced out by Islamic community: The resignation of Turkish Koran exegete Mustafa Ozturk - Qantara.de

The resignation of Turkish Koran exegete Mustafa Ozturk Professor of theology and Qantara interview partner Mustafa Ozturk has resigned from an Istanbul university after immense pressure from certain segments of the Islamic community, having advocated a version of Islam they deemed "blasphemous". Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul More:Turkish theologian forced out by Islamic community: The resignation of Turkish Koran exegete Mustafa Ozturk - Qantara.de

Toxic hand-sanitisers from Turkey seized EU-wide

Toxic hand-sanitisers from Turkey seized EU-wide By EUOBSERVER TODAY, 07:04 The EU's anti-fraud office Olaf says some 140,000 litres of hand-sanitiser from Turkey, tainted with dangerously high levels of methanol, have so far been seized across the EU. Methanol can cause headaches, blurred vision, nausea and vomiting, loss of coordination, and a decreased level of consciousness. It also has direct toxic effect on the optic nerve, and ingestion can lead to blindness. More:Toxic hand-sanitisers from Turkey seized EU-wide

Let Turkey's journalists report freely

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Turkey's media watchdog targets independent TV channels - IFEX

Turkey’s media watchdog targets independent TV channels Turkey|Free Expression & the Law Human Rights Watch 15 December 2020 Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has contributed to the deepening censorship of independent and critical broadcasting by imposing five-day broadcasting bans on two TV stations and heavy fines on others. More:Turkey's media watchdog targets independent TV channels - IFEX

Why Pulling Back From Turkey Might Be the Best Way to Repair Ties in the Long Run.

It Is Time to Let Turkey Go It might be the best way to repair ties in the long run. More:Why Pulling Back From Turkey Might Be the Best Way to Repair Ties in the Long Run.

Congress passes annual defense spending bill mandating sanctions on Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Congress passes annual defense spending bill mandating sanctions on Turkey Trump has vowed to veto the bill, which includes a mandate for the administration to sanction Turkey over the S-400. More:Congress passes annual defense spending bill mandating sanctions on Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Guests attend weddings in Turkey due to social pressure despite pandemic | Daily Sabah

Guests attend weddings in Turkey due to social pressure despite pandemic BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL TURKEY DEC 13, 2020 3:17 PM GMT+3 People with face masks walk with a bride and groom following a wedding ceremony in Diyarbakır, Turkey, July 2, 2020. (Reuters Photo) An overwhelming majority of people invited to weddings feel forced to attend the ceremonies to avoid appearing rude, despite a reluctance due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey published Sunday revealed. More:Guests attend weddings in Turkey due to social pressure despite pandemic | Daily Sabah

Alienating Turkey is a strategic mistake

Alienating Turkey is a strategic mistake by Janusz Bugajski  | December 12, 2020 12:00 AM Tensions between Turkey and its NATO allies are intensifying. Some observers are even speculating that the country should be ejected or suspended from NATO. Such drastic moves are unlikely to succeed, but the escalating alienation of Turkey by the United States and the European Union is self-destructive for the West and assist NATO’s chief adversaries. More:Alienating Turkey is a strategic mistake

Turkish Lira Declines as U.S. Sanctions Risk Sours Appetite - Bloomberg

Turkish Lira Declines as U.S. Sanctions Risk Sours Appetite By Ugur Yilmaz December 11, 2020, 12:48 PM GMT+1 Updated on December 11, 2020, 1:15 PM GMT+1 The lira dropped as much as 1.7% to 8.0272 per dollar before paring declines, after President Donald Trump was said to have signed off on a package of penalties against Ankara over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems. Meanwhile, the European Union resisted Greek-led demands for tougher sanctions, and instead held out the possibility of weighing more punitive measures by March if Turkey continues its confrontational acts in the eastern Mediterranean. More:Turkish Lira Declines as U.S. Sanctions Risk Sours Appetite - Bloomberg

Turkey expert Gunter Seufert: "Turkey is aware of how dependent it is on the EU" - Qantara.de

"Turkey is aware of how dependent it is on the EU" Sanctions against Ankara are being considered at the EU summit. The number of those in favour has risen. It remains unclear how Germany will behave. But would such measures have any impact on Turkey? More:Turkey expert Gunter Seufert: "Turkey is aware of how dependent it is on the EU" - Qantara.de

Turkey’s year of belligerence – POLITICO

Turkey’s year of belligerence Europe needs to work with Washington to set clear red lines and offer incentives for better cooperation. More:Turkey’s year of belligerence – POLITICO

The Turkish Diaspora in Europe - Center for American Progress

The Turkish Diaspora in Europe Integration, Migration, and Politics By Max Hoffman, Alan Makovsky, and Michael Werz December 10, 2020, 5:00 am OVERVIEW Polling shows that members of Europe’s Turkish and Turkish-Kurdish diaspora value their separate identity; nevertheless, they welcome the opportunities and freedom of life in Europe, even in the face of lingering discrimination. PRESS CONTACT Introduction and summary More than 5 million people of Turkish descent live in Europe outside Turkey itself, a human connection that has bound Turkey and the wider European community together since large-scale migration began in the 1960s.1 The questions of immigration, citizenship, integration, assimilation, and social exchange sparked by this migration and the establishment of permanent Turkish diaspora communities in Europe have long been politically sensitive. More:The Turkish Diaspora in Europe - Center for American Progress

Erdogan Will Play Biden, But Stick to Putin - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Erdogan Will Play Biden, But Stick to Putin Soner Cagaptay December 9, 2020 The new U.S. administration will have a brief, early window to exert leverage, but Erdogan’s asymmetric relationship with Moscow may keep him from substantially altering Turkish policy on the S-400 dispute and regional issues. More:Erdogan Will Play Biden, But Stick to Putin - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Istanbul Is Locking Down. But Not if You’re a Tourist. - The New York Times

Istanbul Is Locking Down. But Not if You’re a Tourist. The city’s strict weekend curfew doesn’t apply to foreign visitors, who are free to roam the city, even as Turkey’s Covid-19 cases spike. More:Istanbul Is Locking Down. But Not if You’re a Tourist. - The New York Times

Turkey's COVID-19 situation better than Europe, US: WHO - Turkey News

Turkey's COVID-19 situation better than Europe, US: WHO ISTANBUL/KAYSERİ The COVID-19 situation in Turkey is not as bad as in other European countries or the U.S. due to measures concerning masks and social distancing, according to the World Health Organization’s Office in Turkey. More:Turkey's COVID-19 situation better than Europe, US: WHO - Turkey News

Turkey's Faltering Democracy and Western Interests | Global Security Review

Turkey’s Faltering Democracy And Western Interests By Anwar Alam On Dec 5, 2020 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan In mid-November, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden. Although brief, the call between the two leaders is likely the start of a markedly different U.S.-Turkey relationship than the conciliatory approach pursued by President Trump. During his time in office, Trump emerged as one of Erdoğan’s greatest defenders in the West and repeatedly misrepresented the Turkish president for what he is – a tyrant and an enemy of democracy. As the Biden administration prepares to enter the White House, it’s past time to set the record straight. More:Turkey's Faltering Democracy and Western Interests | Global Security Review

Picking up the pieces - Turkey recovers from one earthquake and braces for more | Europe | The Economist

Turkey recovers from one earthquake and braces for more Istanbul is not ready for the next big one Dec 5th 2020 IZMIR Near one of Izmir’s main thoroughfares, bulldozers and excavators power through a vast heap of rubble and steel wire, the ghastly remains of an apartment block levelled by an earthquake that struck Turkey’s third-biggest city in late October. Movers salvage furniture and kitchen supplies from buildings awaiting demolition or on the verge of collapse, their facades covered with deep cracks. A few hundred metres away, outside a shelter for those made homeless by the disaster, Meryem, a divorced teacher, and her two children are packing their belongings onto a pickup truck. Her house survived, says Meryem, but suffered so much damage that she refuses to go back. “I would not wish this on anyone,” she says. More:Picking up the pieces - Turkey recovers from one earthquake and braces for more | Europe | The Economist

Istanbul to seek more foreign funding as Turkish banks won't help - mayor | Reuters

Istanbul to seek more foreign funding as Turkish banks won't help - mayor By Reuters Staff ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul’s municipality will issue new bonds or seek other foreign financing for major projects as Turkey’s state banks refuse to extend loans, mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on Friday, days after it completed its first ever eurobond issue. More:Istanbul to seek more foreign funding as Turkish banks won't help - mayor | Reuters

U.S.-Turkey relations in 2021 : Biden and Erdogan – how much carrot, how much stick? - Qantara.de

U.S.-Turkey relations in 2021 Biden and Erdogan – how much carrot, how much stick? Initial statements by the Biden administration indicate it will follow a carrot and stick policy towards Turkey. Ankara believes its role in negotiations on various issues could strengthen its hand when it comes to ties with the new man in the White House. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul More:U.S.-Turkey relations in 2021 : Biden and Erdogan – how much carrot, how much stick? - Qantara.de

Turkey sells 10% of Borsa Istanbul shares to Qatar | Reuters

Turkey sells 10% of Borsa Istanbul shares to Qatar By Reuters Staff ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkey Wealth Fund (TWF) said on Monday it had sold 10% of shares in Borsa Istanbul to the Qatar Investment Authority for $200 million, finalising a deal signed last week. More:Turkey sells 10% of Borsa Istanbul shares to Qatar | Reuters

Turkey’s Economic Problem Is Erdogan. Improvement Won’t Come Until He Leaves.

Erdogan’s Economic Hail Mary Won’t Work Turkey’s problem is the president himself; improvement won’t come until he leaves. More:Turkey’s Economic Problem Is Erdogan. Improvement Won’t Come Until He Leaves.

Turkey's new virus figures confirm experts' worst fears - ABC News

Turkey's new virus figures confirm experts' worst fears Turkey has changed the way it reports daily COVID-19 infections, confirming what medical groups and opposition parties have long suspected More:Turkey's new virus figures confirm experts' worst fears - ABC News

Turkey announces record coronavirus death toll for fifth consecutive day

Turkey announces record coronavirus death toll for fifth consecutive day ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's daily COVID-19 death toll hit a record high for a fifth consecutive day at 177, data from the Health Ministry showed on Friday. More:Turkey announces record coronavirus death toll for fifth consecutive day

Turkish scientists discover COVID-inhibiting molecules

Turkish scientists discover COVID-inhibiting molecules Study found that mixture of odor molecules with an antiviral effect could prevent air-borne transmission of virus More:Turkish scientists discover COVID-inhibiting molecules

Hundreds face life in prison in trial over Turkey's 2016 coup

HUNDREDS FACE LIFE IN PRISON IN TRIAL OVER TURKEY'S 2016 COUP In total, 251 people died and over 2,000 were injured in what has turned into the defining moment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rule and Turkey's contemporary politics. More:Hundreds face life in prison in trial over Turkey's 2016 coup

Turkey's lira: The story of an epic downfall | Middle East Eye

Turkey's lira: The story of an epic downfall Ragip Soylu 24 November 2020 09:16 UTC | Last update: 5 hours 20 mins ago Ten years ago the Turkish economy was the envy of nations worldwide. Today it stands ravaged. Where did it all go wrong? Adecade ago, the Turkish economy was hailed as a success story all around the world, as investors flocked in with cash and direct investments and the Anatolian Tigers spurred annual growth to double digits. More:Turkey's lira: The story of an epic downfall | Middle East Eye

Turkey's earthquake-hit Izmir boosts COVID-19 restrictions - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Turkey's earthquake-hit Izmir boosts COVID-19 restrictions ISTANBUL, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's western province of Izmir has been struggling against the spread of COVID-19, which witnessed a hike after a strong earthquake hit the region at the end of October. More:Turkey's earthquake-hit Izmir boosts COVID-19 restrictions - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Turkey summons EU, German, Italian envoys over vessel search bid | Germany | Al Jazeera

Turkey summons EU, German, Italian envoys over vessel search bid Turkey protests against ‘unauthorised action, carried out using force,’ as Germany says everything went in line with protocol. More:Turkey summons EU, German, Italian envoys over vessel search bid | Germany | Al Jazeera

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Erdogan seeks a way out

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Erdogan seeks a way out Ankara has to improve Turkey’s international image with major reforms in order to attract much-needed foreign capital but the jury is out on whether President Erdogan can do it. More:Caught between a rock and a hard place, Erdogan seeks a way out

Erdogan says Turkey sees itself a part of Europe | Reuters

Erdogan says Turkey sees itself a part of Europe By Reuters Staff ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that his country, an official candidate for European Union membership, sees itself as an inseparable part of Europe but will not give in to attacks and double standards. “We see ourselves as an inseparable part of Europe...However this does not mean that we will bow down to overt attacks to our country and nation, veiled injustices and double standards,” Erdogan said in a speech to the members of its AK Party. More:Erdogan says Turkey sees itself a part of Europe | Reuters

Erdogan calls on EU for dialogue, says Turkey’s future in Europe | Greece | Al Jazeera

Erdogan calls on EU for dialogue, says Turkey’s future in Europe Erdogan’s message comes as EU leaders consider imposing further sanctions on Turkey over Eastern Mediterranean dispute. More:Erdogan calls on EU for dialogue, says Turkey’s future in Europe | Greece | Al Jazeera

A monetary train-wreck in Turkey | MoneyWeek

A monetary train-wreck in Turkey The Turkish lira has lost more than 60% of its value against the dollar over the past five years, and it's all down to poor monetary policy. More:A monetary train-wreck in Turkey | MoneyWeek

Erdogan mum as mob boss threatens Turkey’s main opposition leader

Erdogan mum as mob boss threatens Turkey’s main opposition leader In an open letter filled with obscenities and threats of physical violence, a prominent leader in Turkey's mafia accused Kemal Kilicdaroglu of treason in concert with Kurdish militants and foreign powers. More:Erdogan mum as mob boss threatens Turkey’s main opposition leader

The struggle for Meral Akşener | James in Turkey

The struggle for Meral Tuesday 17 November 2020 Polls suggest Meral Akşener’s İYİ party is now Turkey’s third largest. Little wonder the others are trying to court her It is not often that a waiter asks to borrow a book as you’re reading it. More:The struggle for Meral Akşener | James in Turkey

Cocooned by sycophants, Erdogan sheds layers of reality and support | Financial Times

Cocooned by sycophants, Erdogan sheds layers of reality and support Resignation of Turkey’s finance minister highlights how exposed the president is DAVID GARDNER Added The sudden resignation last week of Turkish finance minister Berat Albayrak came as a shock. The cosseted son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been considered unassailable by the scores of officials and businessmen he turned into bitter enemies. But the move highlights how Mr Erdogan, whose power has grown exponentially since he ascended to the presidency in 2014, is so cocooned by courtiers that he is losing the ability to set coherent policy. More:Cocooned by sycophants, Erdogan sheds layers of reality and support | Financial Times

Turkey’s economic recovery from COVID-19: Preparing for the long haul

Turkey’s economic recovery from COVID-19: Preparing for the long haul Auguste Tano Kouamé and Habib RabTuesday, November 17, 2020 Turkey, like the rest of the world, has been deeply impacted by COVID-19. This one-in-a-hundred-year crisis that has touched the populations of 216 countries, landed in Turkey in early March 2020. It jolted the Turkish economy just as it was starting to stabilize from a mid-2018 bout of turbulence. The question now is what should be the appropriate policy mix as the economy tries to navigate the COVID-19 shock and recover from the doldrum it has been in over the past couple of years? More:Turkey’s economic recovery from COVID-19: Preparing for the long haul

Biden Has to Deal With Erdogan. Here’s How to Manage the Turkish President.

Biden Can’t Avoid Erdogan, but He Can Keep the U.S.-Turkish Relationship on Track Turkey’s leader has caused many headaches in Washington in recent years, but letting ties deteriorate further would be disastrous. More:Biden Has to Deal With Erdogan. Here’s How to Manage the Turkish President.

Turkish scientists prove ribavirin effective in COVID-19 treatment | Daily Sabah

Turkish scientists prove ribavirin effective in COVID-19 treatment BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL TURKEY NOV 16, 2020 2:33 PM GMT+3 Discovered in 1971, ribavirin is available across the world as a generic drug. (Shutterstock Photo) Turkish scientists have proven ribavirin's effectiveness in treating COVID-19, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said Monday. More:Turkish scientists prove ribavirin effective in COVID-19 treatment | Daily Sabah

The art of opposition in Erdoğan’s Turkey | Pursuit by The University of Melbourne

THE ART OF OPPOSITION IN ERDOĞAN’S TURKEY Turkey’s opposition parties are mobilising against increased authoritarianism by using the Government’s own laws to establish new alliances More:The art of opposition in Erdoğan’s Turkey | Pursuit by The University of Melbourne

Turkey Probes Istanbul Mayor in Fight Over ‘Crazy’ Canal

Turkey Probes Istanbul Mayor in Fight Over ‘Crazy’ Canal November 16, 2020AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSEFacebookTwitterEmail ISTANBUL (AFP) — Turkey’s interior ministry has launched a probe into the Istanbul mayor over his opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s dream of building an alternative to the Bosphorus Strait, the mayor’s spokesman said Monday. More:Turkey Probes Istanbul Mayor in Fight Over ‘Crazy’ Canal

Turkey: where women against femicide stand trial as women continue to be killed | Ahval

Turkey: where women against femicide stand trial as women continue to be killed Ceren Karlıdağ "The patriarchy is a judge That judges us for being born. And as women we are punished By the violence you don’t see."  Do you remember these lyrics? They are from the song titled "A Rapist in Your Path”, brought to life last fall by Chilean feminist collective Las Tesis. The song has been replicated 367 times on every continent, except for Antarctica, in 52 countries, including Turkey, as a stirring resistance act that is part of a new global movement to address transnational violations of women’s rights, sexual assault and femicide. More:Turkey: where women against femicide stand trial as women continue to be killed | Ahval

Pompeo Stirs Turkey Furor Over Trip Without a Visit to Erdogan - Bloomberg

Pompeo Stirs Turkey Furor Over Trip Without a Visit to Erdogan By Nick Wadhams and Selcan Hacaoglu November 13, 2020, 6:50 PM GMT+1 U.S. officials say diplomat wants a focus on religious liberty Foreign minister offended by cold shoulder: Turkish official Secretary of State Michael Pompeo won’t meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or other government leaders when he visits Turkey next week, a highly unusual situation that U.S. officials chalked up to scheduling conflicts and Turkish officials considered an insult. More:Pompeo Stirs Turkey Furor Over Trip Without a Visit to Erdogan - Bloomberg

Turkish views on Erdogan's feud with Macron: "Religion is the President's last resort" - Qantara.de

"Religion is the President's last resort" Relations between Ankara and Paris have reached a new low, with presidential communications contributing to the escalation. To describe recent bilateral exchanges as undiplomatic would be the height of diplomacy. By Ronald Meinardus More:Turkish views on Erdogan's feud with Macron: "Religion is the President's last resort" - Qantara.de

Erdogan’s change of economy team signals snap election plan

Erdogan’s change of economy team signals snap election plan The Turkish president’s replacement of key economy officials, including his son-in-law, resonate as preparations for snap elections before the political cost of Turkey’s economic turmoil becomes irredeemable. More:Erdogan’s change of economy team signals snap election plan

Turkey bans smoking in public places to curb virus spread

Turkey bans smoking in public places to curb virus spread ISTANBUL — Turkey’s interior ministry has banned smoking in public places across the country to curb the spread of COVID-19. More:Turkey bans smoking in public places to curb virus spread

Behind Pfizer's vaccine, an understated husband-and-wife "dream team" | Reuters

Behind Pfizer's vaccine, an understated husband-and-wife "dream team" By Ludwig Burger, Patricia Weiss FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Positive data on BioNTech and U.S. partner Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine is an unlikely success for the married couple behind the German biotech firm, who have devoted their lives to harnessing the immune system against cancer.Pfizer said on Monday said its experimental vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on initial data from a large study. More:Behind Pfizer's vaccine, an understated husband-and-wife "dream team" | Reuters

Erdogan accepts Turkish finance minister's resignation - Laredo Morning Times

Erdogan accepts Turkish finance minister's resignation Updated 2:33 pm CST, Monday, November 9, 2020 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted the resignation of his son-in-law from the position of finance minister, the Turkish leader's office announced Monday. More:Erdogan accepts Turkish finance minister's resignation - Laredo Morning Times

Turkish finance minister, Erdogan's son-in-law, resigns post | World | starherald.com

Turkish finance minister, Erdogan's son-in-law, resigns post By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press Nov 8, 2020 Updated 48 min ago 0 Albayrak, announced his resignation on social media Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. He said on Instagram that he was stepping down from his post for health reasons and would spend more time with his family.Albayrak, 42, was appointed minister of finance and treasury in July 2018, having previously been energy minister for nearly three years. More:Turkish finance minister, Erdogan's son-in-law, resigns post | World | starherald.com

Turkey's Erdogan ousts central bank governor after steep lira slide | Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan ousts central bank governor after steep lira slide By Orhan Coskun, Nevzat Devranoglu, Daren Butler ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan fired central bank governor Murat Uysal on Saturday and replaced him with ex-finance minister Naci Agbal, acting after a 30% plunge in the lira currency’s value to record lows this year. More:Turkey's Erdogan ousts central bank governor after steep lira slide | Reuters

Group accused of wrecking Turkish restaurant in California while making pro-Armenian remarks

Group accused of wrecking Turkish restaurant in California while making pro-Armenian remarks Published: Nov. 6, 2020 at 5:21 PM GMT+1|Updated: 5 hours ago BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) - Police who are investigating a possible hate crime incident are looking for six to eight people accused of ransacking a Turkish restaurant and making pro-Armenia comments. At least one employee was injured. Cameras inside Café Istanbul captured vandals destroying the popular Beverly Hills Turkish restaurant that has been a staple for eight years. Police say a group of at least eight Armenian-Americans tore up the restaurant Wednesday evening while they were open. More:Group accused of wrecking Turkish restaurant in California while making pro-Armenian remarks

Great Turkish musician Timur Selçuk dies at age 74

Great Turkish musician Timur Selçuk dies at age 74 ISTANBUL Turkish composer, singer, pianist and orchestra conductor Timur Selçuk, the son of the legendary Turkish neo-classical music composer Münir Nurettin Selçuk, died Nov. 6 at the age of 74. More:Great Turkish musician Timur Selçuk dies at age 74

France And Turkey Not Embroiled In “Clash Of Civilizations” But Rather Geopolitical Struggle - Greek City Times

France and Turkey not embroiled in “Clash of Civilizations” but rather geopolitical struggle by PAUL ANTONOPOULOS The horrific terrorist attacks in France and the confrontation that erupted between Paris and Ankara has questioned alliances and changed the geopolitical landscape in the East Mediterranean and Africa, which many are calling a “clash of civilizations” between the liberal secular West, led by France, and reactionary extreme Islamism, led by Turkey. However, a stronger argument to make is that the confrontation between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is nothing more than a reflection of the ongoing clash for dominance in the East Mediterranean and Africa. Paris and Ankara have their own reasons for camouflaging this confrontation in terms of a cultural and religious conflict rather than a struggle for geopolitical supremacy. More:France And Turkey Not Embroiled In “Clash Of Civilizations” But Rather Geopolitical Struggle - Greek City Times

Turkey, a quake of memories / Turkey / Areas / Homepage - Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa

Turkey, a quake of memories A violent earthquake hit Turkey and Greece on October 30th. The fury of the ancient god Poseidon, whom Homer called 'the Earth shaker', has also shaken the memories that accompany - lacerating and nostalgic - the choral lament for the victims More:Turkey, a quake of memories / Turkey / Areas / Homepage - Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa

Vienna attack: two men hailed for helping wounded | Austria | The Guardian

Vienna attack: two men hailed for helping wounded Mikail Ozen and Recep Tayyip Gultekin praised for courage and for video appealing for unity of all religions More:Vienna attack: two men hailed for helping wounded | Austria | The Guardian

Double-digit Turkish inflation rises slightly | Reuters

Double-digit Turkish inflation rises slightly By Reuters Staff ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey’s consumer price inflation rose to 11.89% year-on-year in October, data showed on Tuesday, in line with a poll forecast and well above an official target range around 5%, maintaining pressure for tight monetary policy. More:Double-digit Turkish inflation rises slightly | Reuters

Erdogan drives lira's fast and furious collapse - Asia Times

Erdogan drives lira’s fast and furious collapse Turkish president says he is fighting a war of 'economic liberation' as markets blast the lira down by 40% so far this year More:Erdogan drives lira's fast and furious collapse - Asia Times

Deadly Earthquake Warms Relations Between Greece and Turkey | Voice of America - English

Deadly Earthquake Warms Relations Between Greece and Turkey  By Anthee Carassava October 31, 2020 09:42 AM Locals and officials search for survivors at a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece and Turkey, where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 30, 2020. ATHENS - Rescue teams on both sides of the Aegean Sea searched Saturday through crushed buildings and concrete rubble, pulling out at least 27 dead and hundreds more injured after a powerful earthquake toppled buildings in the Turkish city of İzmir and created sea surges on at least two Greek islands. More:Deadly Earthquake Warms Relations Between Greece and Turkey  | Voice of America - English

Death toll reaches 39 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

Death toll reaches 39 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island By Associated Press | October 31, 2020 at 2:20 AM EDT - Updated October 31 at 2:03 PM IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Three young children and their mother were rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in western Turkey on Saturday, some 23 hours after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea killed at least 39 people and injured more than 800 others. One of the children died soon after being rescued, while a fourth child was still trapped. More:Death toll reaches 39 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

Turkish Lira Forecasts Envisage Recovery at ABN Amro as Others See Slide into Arms of IMF

Turkish Lira Forecasts Envisage Recovery at ABN Amro as Others See Slide into Arms of IMF Modified: Friday, 30 October 2020 17:16 BSTWritten by James Skinner Subscribe to our Newsletter Follow us on Twiiter The Lira tumbled again Friday as the Dollar sought a fifth consecutive advance, although the outlook is murky with forecasts from ABN Amro suggesting a 2021 unravelling of the greenback could throw the Turkish currency a lifeline, while others still look for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) intervention. More:Turkish Lira Forecasts Envisage Recovery at ABN Amro as Others See Slide into Arms of IMF

For Erdogan, Turkish Foreign Policy Was Always Meant to Be Assertive

How Erdogan Muscled Turkey to the Center of the World Stage Henri J. Barkey Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 Over the past decade or so, Turkey, a critical NATO member and once-aspiring candidate for membership in the European Union, has refashioned itself as a revisionist power openly challenging not just its regional neighbors but also treaty allies like France and the United States. More:For Erdogan, Turkish Foreign Policy Was Always Meant to Be Assertive

Treading the Turkish tightrope: The European Union risks empowering Erdogan at its peril - Qantara.de

The European Union risks empowering Erdogan at its peril Fraught with disagreement, relations between the EU and Turkey under Erdogan have rarely been easy. Bearing in mind recent developments, the Union needs to present a clear and united front in its dealings with Ankara. By Marc Pierini More:Treading the Turkish tightrope: The European Union risks empowering Erdogan at its peril - Qantara.de

Turkey without friends - GZERO Media

Turkey without friends October 28, 2020Willis Sparks Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made a lot of foreign governments really mad. Let's call the roll. More:Turkey without friends - GZERO Media

Why is Turkey suddenly fighting with everyone?

Why Is Turkey Suddenly Fighting With Everyone? Erdogan’s quest to make Turkey great again has made some enemies. By JOSHUA KEATING OCT 28, 20202:06 PM How many battles can Turkey fight at once? One year ago, Turkey launched a military incursion into Northern Syria—with U.S. President Donald Trump’s blessing—to push Kurdish rebel forces away from its southern border. Earlier this month, Turkey’s parliament voted to renew the mandate for the mission for another year. Turkey has also intervened in Libya, sending military equipment, funding, and Syrian mercenaries to back the internationally recognized government in the country’s civil war. Turkey also sent Syrian fighters to back Azerbaijan—a majority-Turkic country—in its conflict with Armenia over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On top of all this, Turkey is clashing with another historic rival, Greece, over potential gas resources in the Mediterranean, deploying warships to accompany a survey mission in Greek-claimed waters. More:Why is Turkey suddenly fighting with everyone?

How Europe Keeps Losing Turkey - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

How Europe Keeps Losing Turkey Soner Cagaptay and Raffaella Del Sarto Duvar English October 28, 2020 The EU has repeatedly gotten its policy toward Ankara wrong, inadvertently helping Erdogan at key points during the rise of his illiberal movement while creating preventable tensions over various regional and domestic issues. More:How Europe Keeps Losing Turkey - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

From Turkey: U.S. election may encourage - or erode - global democracy - Youth Journalism International

From Turkey: U.S. election may encourage – or erode – global democracy October 27, 2020Add CommentBy Bilge Nur Guven ISTANBUL – America, the land of opportunity and dreams. The bedrock of democracy and freedom. A true global power. Everyone, regardless of nationality, religion, race, sexuality, or place of residence on Earth, is watching the American electoral process closely. More:From Turkey: U.S. election may encourage - or erode - global democracy - Youth Journalism International

Turkish lira sinks amid Erdogan fury with allies - BBC News

Turkish lira sinks amid Erdogan fury with allies The Turkish lira has hit a record low of 8.15 against the dollar amid investor anxiety about the Turkish economy, hit by coronavirus and friction with Nato allies. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has riled France and the US among others. More:Turkish lira sinks amid Erdogan fury with allies - BBC News

Turkish president dares U.S. to impose economic sanctions - StarTribune.com

Turkish president dares U.S. to impose economic sanctions By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press OCTOBER 25, 2020 — 3:45PM ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan challenged the United States to impose sanctions against his country while also launching a second personal attack Sunday on French President Emmanuel Macron. More:Turkish president dares U.S. to impose economic sanctions - StarTribune.com

France recalls envoy after Erdogan jibe at Macron - France 24

France recalls envoy after Erdogan jibe at Macron France on Saturday said it was recalling its envoy to Turkey for consultations after comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggesting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed a mental health check-up that Paris condemned as unacceptable. More:France recalls envoy after Erdogan jibe at Macron - France 24

Turkey to evaluate possible measures as COVID-19 outbreak flares | Financial Post

Turkey to evaluate possible measures as COVID-19 outbreak flares ANKARA — Turkey will evaluate possible new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus as the outbreak flares nationwide, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday More:Turkey to evaluate possible measures as COVID-19 outbreak flares | Financial Post

Erdogan’s Calamitous Authoritarianism - Modern Diplomacy

Erdogan’s Calamitous AuthoritarianismPublished 5 hours ago on October 24, 2020By Dr.Alon Ben-Meir Turkey’s President Erdogan is becoming ever more dangerous as he continues to ravage his own country and destabilize scores of states in the Middle East, the Balkans, and North Africa, while cozying up to the West’s foremost advisories. Sadly, there seems to be no appetite for most EU member states to challenge Erdogan and put him on notice that he can no longer pursue his authoritarianism at home and his adventurous meddling abroad with impunity. More:Erdogan’s Calamitous Authoritarianism - Modern Diplomacy

Saudi campaign to boycott Turkish goods gains momentum - www.israelhayom.com

Saudi campaign to boycott Turkish goods gains momentum By  Neta Bar and News Agencies Published on  10-23-2020 12:30 Last modified: 10-23-2020 11:19 An unofficial imports embargo imposed by Saudi Arabia on Turkish goods is undermining that latter's exports not only to the Persian Gulf power but to it's niehgbors and other Arab countries as well, according arabnews.com. More:Saudi campaign to boycott Turkish goods gains momentum - www.israelhayom.com

US Embassy in Turkey warns about potential terrorist threats, kidnappings of Americans in Istanbul | TheHill

US Embassy in Turkey warns about potential terrorist threats, kidnappings of Americans in Istanbul BY CELINE CASTRONUOVO - 10/23/20 08:38 AM EDT 124 The U.S. Embassy in Turkey on Friday announced it had received "credible" reports of potential terrorist attacks and kidnappings against Americans throughout Turkey, including against the U.S. Consulate General. More:US Embassy in Turkey warns about potential terrorist threats, kidnappings of Americans in Istanbul | TheHill

Turkish lira sinks to record low after central bank holds fire | Financial Times

Turkish lira sinks to record low after central bank holds fire Currency nears key level of 8 to the dollar after policymakers return to ‘stealth tightening’ More:Turkish lira sinks to record low after central bank holds fire | Financial Times

Greece finalizes plan to build wall on border with Turkey

Greece finalizes plan to build wall on border with Turkey Oct 19, 2020 By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS, Associated Press Greece’s government says it has finalized plans to build a wall along its northeast border with Turkey, over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings into the European Union country More:Greece finalizes plan to build wall on border with Turkey

Turkey's coronavirus cases back up to early-May levels | Reuters

Turkey's coronavirus cases back up to early-May levels By Reuters Staff ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey’s daily number of new coronavirus cases increased to nearly 2,000 on Monday, reaching levels last seen in early May when restrictions were in place. More:Turkey's coronavirus cases back up to early-May levels | Reuters

Turkey Withdraws from its Largest Military Post In Syria's Hama | Asharq AL-awsat

Turkey Withdraws from its Largest Military Post In Syria's Hama Monday, 19 October, 2020 - 05:30 London - Asharq Al-Awsat Turkey began withdrawing its troops from the “ninth” military observation point in Morek city, in northwestern Syria, as vehicles and trucks were seen entering the facility and moving soldiers to another location. More:Turkey Withdraws from its Largest Military Post In Syria's Hama | Asharq AL-awsat

International Law Can’t Solve Greece and Turkey's Kastellorizo Island Problem - Bloomberg

International Law Can’t Solve the Greco-Turkish Island Problem

The Law of the Sea is no match for geography, history and politics. To avoid war, Ankara, Athens and others must talk.

More:International Law Can’t Solve Greece and Turkey's Kastellorizo Island Problem - Bloomberg

Turkey has been contact tracing for a century. That offers lessons and perils.

Turkey has been contact tracing for a century. That offers lessons and perils.

Five months after a modest surge of COVID-19, the nation’s outbreak falls well outside the worst in the world. But its authoritarian tendencies have sometimes overshadowed its reputation for public health.

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Viewpoint: Why Turkey is flexing its muscles abroad - BBC News

Viewpoint: Why Turkey is flexing its muscles abroad
By Gonul Tol
Center for Turkish Studies, MEI

Immediately after a long-simmering conflict in the South Caucasus burst into open warfare late last month, Turkey came to the aid of its Turkic allies in Azerbaijan. It has supplied arms and, allegedly, fighters transferred from Syria, although that has been denied in Ankara.

Unlike most outside powers that called for an immediate ceasefire, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to fight on.

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Turkey′s opposition on the rise | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 15.10.2020

Turkey's opposition on the rise

Turkey's largest opposition party has called for snap elections, receiving support from most parties except the ruling AKP and its coalition partner. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is under increasing pressure.

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Erdogan demands new laws to reel in Turkish medical group

Erdogan demands new laws to reel in Turkish medical group

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged parliament to curb the influence of the Turkish Medical Association, which has been critical of the state’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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US imports $531Million Worth Defense Goods from Turkey in 2020

US imports $531Million Worth Defense Goods from Turkey in 2020

The United States has imported $531.1 million worth defense goods from Turkey during the first nine months of 2020, official Turkish data has revealed.

The U.S. topped the list in defense and aviation imports from Turkey for the first nine months of the year with foreign sales to them totaling around $531.1 million. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) followed the U.S with $127.9 million, Germany with 123.7 million, Azerbaijan with $123.2 million and India with $114.9 million.

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Turkey: A littoral middle power? - New Eastern Europe - A bimonthly news magazine dedicated to Central and Eastern European affairs

Turkey: A littoral middle power?

When Turkey’s relationship with the Black Sea is viewed through the lens of geopolitics, it becomes clear that Russia will never be far away.

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Turkish Defector Says He Was Ordered to Kill Politician in Austria - The New York Times

Turkish Defector Says He Was Ordered to Kill Politician in Austria

The testimony by the man, who claimed to be an intelligence agent, offers insight into President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s pursuit of foes and undermines the conviction of a U.S. Consulate employee in Istanbul.

More:Turkish Defector Says He Was Ordered to Kill Politician in Austria - The New York Times

US rebukes Turkey for 'calculated provocation' in eastern Mediterranean | TheHill

US rebukes Turkey for 'calculated provocation' in eastern Mediterranean
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The State Department on Tuesday said it "deplores" Turkey's push for a geological survey in the eastern Mediterranean, calling the move a "calculated provocation" against NATO ally Greece.

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Turkey informs EU about COVID-19 situation in major holiday destinations: Minister - Turkey News

Turkey informs EU about COVID-19 situation in major holiday destinations: Minister

Turkey has been tracking foreign tourists and collecting data on how many visitors had COVID-19, Health Ministry Fahrettin Koca said.

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Erdogan dealt strong hand against Putin in Azerbaijan-Armenia war

Erdogan dealt strong hand against Putin in Azerbaijan-Armenia war

Turkey is taking advantage of Russian dilemmas to claim a role in the Caucasus by backing for Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia.

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Turkey under Erdogan: Caught between democracy and dictatorship, World News | wionews.com

Turkey under Erdogan: Caught between democracy and dictatorship
WION New Delhi, India Oct 07, 2020, 10.57 PM(IST) Edited By: Gravitas desk

Turkey now stands between democracy and dictatorship; the West and West Asia

For the longest time in recent history, Turkey tried to maintain a facade of a peace-loving, secular country in hopes of making it to the European Union.

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Turkish lira hits record low on geopolitical worries | Reuters

Turkish lira hits record low on geopolitical worries
By Reuters Staff

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish lira weakened to a record low against the dollar on Thursday as concerns over possible U.S. sanctions, the Caucasus conflict and uneasy ties with the European Union weighed on sentiment.

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Turkey Blasts Canada’s Suspension of Weapons Sales

Turkey Blasts Canada’s Suspension of Weapons Sales

Canada's announcement on Monday comes as it investigates the alleged use of Turkey's military technologies in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.

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British archaeology falls prey to Turkey's nationalist drive

British archaeology falls prey to Turkey's nationalist drive

The decision to seize seed collections from the British Institute at Ankara are linked to the Turkish president's wider Islamo-nationalist campaign.

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How Erdogan and Putin spectacularly fell out | Middle East Eye

How Erdogan and Putin spectacularly fell out
Ragip Soylu

Bilateral relations have soured as Ankara and Moscow clash in multiple arenas

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How much damage can Arab states do to Turkish economy?

How much damage can Arab states do to Turkish economy?
As Turkey’s Arab adversaries step up efforts to counter Ankara’s actions in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has reportedly started a covert boycott of Turkish goods.

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Lira slide towards 8-per-dollar highlights Turkey economic pressure points | Reuters

Lira slide towards 8-per-dollar highlights Turkey economic pressure points
By Reuters Staff

LONDON (Reuters) - The Turkish lira’s move towards the 8-to-the dollar mark will compound its 25% slide this year, amplifying existing pressures on companies and the broader economy.

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Are Tayyip Erdogan's ambitions for a superpower status for Turkey crumbling?

Are Tayyip Erdogan's ambitions for a superpower status for Turkey crumbling?
4 min read . Updated: 05 Oct 2020, 01:26 PM IST
John Solomou , ANI
As part of Erdogan's ambitions to turn his country into a superpower, Turkey is actively involved in conflicts with Syria and Libya
Tayyip Erdogan's actions instead of gaining him friends have alienated many of its strongest supporters

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Crash of the Turkish currency: the problem is called Erdogan - Pledge Times

Crash of the Turkish currency: the problem is called Erdogan
by Bhavi Mandalia October 4, 2020 in World

D.he Turkish finance minister, President Erdogan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak, has just presented new optimistic growth forecasts, but the Turkish lira has lost value. Sören Hettler is not surprised. The foreign exchange specialist at DZ Bank has been following the crash on rates of the Turkish national currency for some time. Now he has analyzed it more closely. The result: non-economic, political factors are responsible for the decline of the lira. In the past twelve months alone it has lost more than a third of its value against the dollar and almost half of its value against the euro.

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Turkey's Perceptional Geopolitical Downslide Under President Erdogan - OpEd - Eurasia Review

Turkey’s Perceptional Geopolitical Downslide Under President Erdogan – OpEd
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By Dr Subhash Kapila*

Geopolitics focuses on political power and international relations and in the case of Turkey under President Erdogan there is a perceptible geopolitical decline chiefly arising from pursuit of Ottomanesque imperial impulses that have cost Tukey strained regional and global relations.

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Turkey’s Halkbank must face U.S. indictment over Iran sanctions violations, judge rules | WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County

Turkey’s Halkbank must face U.S. indictment over Iran sanctions violations, judge rules
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to dismiss an indictment accusing state-owned Turkish lender Halkbank of helping Iran evade American sanctions.

U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan rejected Halkbank's claim that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act shielded it from prosecution, saying that law did not appear to grant immunity in criminal proceedings.

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Turkey admits publishing incomplete coronavirus tally | Financial Times

Turkey admits publishing incomplete coronavirus tally

Revelation that asymptomatic cases are not included in daily numbers could further hit tourism

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The EU's Turkey challenge | EUROPP

The EU’s Turkey challenge

EU leaders will discuss relations with Turkey at a special European Council meeting that begins today. The discussion follows escalating tensions in recent months between Turkey and Greece over gas reserves and maritime rights. Luigi Scazzieri explains that while the EU is keen to encourage Turkey to pursue a diplomatic solution to resolve its differences with Greece, there is little unity between the member states on how a better EU-Turkey relationship can be achieved.

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Erdogan is in danger of overreaching with foreign interventions | Financial Times

Erdogan is in danger of overreaching with foreign interventions

The Turkish president would be mistaken to leap into a brewing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan

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Covid-19: Turkey cracks down on doctors who doubt official figures | The BMJ

Covid-19: Turkey cracks down on doctors who doubt official figures

Doctors in Turkey who post information about local covid-19 cases on social media are facing harassment and criminal charges from authorities anxious to hide the extent of the pandemic’s spread in the country, the Turkish Medical Association has said.

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How Turkey’s ‘zombie’ companies keep afloat

How Turkey’s ‘zombie’ companies keep afloat

A number of big companies that would have normally gone bust amid Turkey’s economic turmoil are surviving thanks to government favors.

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Turkish lira skids to new lows as Caucasus clashes weigh | Reuters

Turkish lira skids to new lows as Caucasus clashes weigh
By Daren Butler, Nevzat Devranoglu

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The lira skidded to record lows against the dollar, euro and pound on Monday amid concern that Turkey could get more involved in a fast-escalating conflict in the Caucasus, despite last week’s surprise rate hike meant to support the currency.

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Turkey's government steps up measures to protect women from domestic violence | Daily Sabah

Turkey's government steps up measures to protect women from domestic violence
BY DAILY SABAH
ISTANBUL TURKEY SEP 27, 2020 2:59 PM GMT+3

A woman holding a placard reading "We don't want to die" during a protest of the murder of Pınar Gültekin, the latest victim of femicide, in Kayseri, central Turkey, July 25, 2020. (AA Photo)
The brutal killings of women at the hands of their spouses in Turkey, which raised a public outcry in recent years, prompted the government to boost measures to stop domestic violence. The Sabah newspaper reported on Saturday that women will be provided police protection even if they do not press criminal charges against their assailants for fear of reprisal.

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‘This isn't a colony!’ Ankara snaps at Washington over risk that US pharma might exit Turkey if it fails to repay $2.3bn debt - Editorials 360

‘THIS ISN’T A COLONY!’ ANKARA SNAPS AT WASHINGTON OVER RISK THAT US PHARMA MIGHT EXIT TURKEY IF IT FAILS TO REPAY $2.3BN DEBT
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‘This isn’t a colony!’ Ankara snaps at Washington over risk that US pharma might exit Turkey if it fails to repay $2.3bn debt

US Ambassador David Satterfield is treating Turkey like a colony, Ankara’s well being minister Fahrettin Koca stated, commenting on the escalating row over the skyrocketing debt Turkey owes to American drug firms.

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Turkey orders dozens of arrests including opposition mayor | Turkey | Al Jazeera

Turkey orders dozens of arrests including opposition mayor

Warrants relate to 2014 protests in Turkey sparked by the seizure of mainly Kurdish Syrian town of Kobane by ISIL.

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Turkey yields to markets, raises interest rates as lira tanks

Turkey yields to markets, raises interest rates as lira tanks

The central bank hikes its benchmark rate for the first time since 2018, hoping to curb double-digit inflation and a currency that is plumbing record lows.

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Turkey considers new restrictions as infections rise

Turkey considers new restrictions as infections rise

New COVID-19 cases and death rates in Turkey have returned to levels not seen since May, prompting officials to consider tighter restrictions following a partial reopening of public schools.

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Neither Biden nor Trump bodes well for Turkey - Mehr News Agency

Neither Biden nor Trump bodes well for Turkey

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Faruk Logoglu says Biden has been consistently anti-Turkish throughout his political career and Trump doesn't see Turkey as an ally, so it is up to Turkey to review its outlook and policy toward the US.

Due to the US position in the economic, political, security, and military spheres, the country has taken many unilateral steps in the international arena in recent decades, which has led to the formation of a trend in its foreign and economic policy.

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Virus fears hit stocks, FX; Turkey's lira slides for the 7th day | Financial Post

Virus fears hit stocks, FX; Turkey's lira slides for the 7th day

Medha Singh
Publishing date:Sep 21, 2020  •  Last Updated 23 hours ago  •  2 minute read
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Most developing world stocks and currencies fell on Monday as a rise in domestic COVID-19 cases and fears over another lockdown in Europe hit risk appetite, with the Turkish lira plumbing new lows as focus turned to a central bank meeting this week.

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OPINION | The EU's Munich Moment | Vocal Europe

OPINION | The EU’s Munich Moment

Inside Europe Robert Ellis

History has an unfortunate habit of repeating itself, and this could happen when the EU’s European Council meets on 24 – 25 September. The Council meeting, which was called by President Charles Michel in August, will in particular discuss relations with Turkey and the standoff in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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How Turkey’s former central bankers would dodge a crisis | WKZO | Everything Kalamazoo | 590 AM · 106.9 FM

How Turkey’s former central bankers would dodge a crisis
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By Nevzat Devranoglu and Jonathan Spicer

ANKARA (Reuters) - Veterans of Turkey's central bank have some advice for today's policymakers, who are on the frontlines of Ankara's unorthodox battle against a record-low lira and the economic impact of coronavirus: raise interest rates now and get back to basics.

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Analysing the Effects of Turkey’s Social Media Regulation Bill - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary

Analysing the Effects of Turkey’s Social Media Regulation Bill
Akshita Tiwary
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 11:30:52 PM
Edited by: Khushali Mahajan | Rajiv Gandhi National U. of Law, IN

On July 29th, 2020, the Parliament of Turkey passed a controversial bill to regulate content posted on social media platforms, which will come into effect on October 1st, 2020. The bill is expected to have a chilling effect on the freedom of speech and expression within the country. Several human rights groups are viewing it as a political tactic to curb criticism against government functionaries within the country, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The passing of the bill is a concerning development, especially amidst the pandemic when social media platforms exist as one of the few alternatives through which people can assess and denounce wrongful government actions.

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Turkey’s Two-State Proposal Riles Divided Cyprus Before Vote

Turkey’s Two-State Proposal Riles Divided Cyprus Before Vote
By Selcan Hacaoglu and Firat Kozok
September 17, 2020, 8:10 AM EDT

Turkey on Thursday explicitly floated the concept of a two-state solution for divided Cyprus, a proposal sure to alarm the Mediterranean island’s internationally recognized administration and hobble a proposal to resume reunification talks.

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Erdogan Is Turning Turkey Into a Chinese Client State

Erdogan Is Turning Turkey Into a Chinese Client State

With few friends left in the West, Ankara is counting on Beijing for help.

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Turkey’s arrest of lawyers draws international criticism | WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County

Turkey’s arrest of lawyers draws international criticism
Coldwater, MI, USA / WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County
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By Daren Butler

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish and international lawyers' groups have voiced concern over the arrest of dozens of lawyers, saying they had been doing their job when representing clients accused of links to the network Turkey blames for an attempted coup in 2016.

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Turkey's smart game: keeping the EU divided

Turkey's smart game: keeping the EU divided

By MALIK AZMANI

BRUSSELS, TODAY, 07:05
After a little over a year in Brussels as an MEP, and closely following the EU's foreign affairs, it astonishes me how ineffective the European Union leverages its power on the world stage.

At this very moment, a mid-sized power named Turkey is punching above its weight by interfering in multiple conflicts in the Mediterranean region in a bid to defend its geopolitical interests and we are letting it happen right under our noses.

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New homes, highways boost flood risk on Turkey's northern coast

New homes, highways boost flood risk on Turkey's northern coast
by Jennifer Hattam | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 03:00 GMT

Two recent deadly floods have sparked fresh warnings about unchecked development in the country's Black Sea region

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Why Erdogan wants to turn Istanbul into an island - Big Think

Why Erdogan wants to turn Istanbul into an island

'Kanal Istanbul' would create a second Bosporus – and immortalise its creator

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Turkish ship at centre of row with Greece returns to coast - BBC News

Turkish ship at centre of row with Greece returns to coast

A Turkish research ship at the centre of a row with Greece over oil and gas exploration in a disputed area of the Eastern Mediterranean has returned to waters near southern Turkey.
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed the move as a "positive first step".
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said the move did not mean Turkey was "giving up on our rights there".
Tensions flared when Ankara sent the research ship to survey an area claimed by Greece, Turkey and Cyprus.

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In Turkey, Weak Lira Powers Fresh Gold Rush - WSJ

In Turkey, Weak Lira Powers Fresh Gold Rush

Turkish households bought record volumes of gold this summer—and safe-boxes to keep it at home

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bne IntelliNews - Moody’s hits Turkey with downgrade to all-time lowest rating in unscheduled move

Moody’s hits Turkey with downgrade to all-time lowest rating in unscheduled move

Turkey's Moody's grade is at its lowest level since the country received its first rating from the agency at the beginning of the 1990s. (Chart by @e507)
By Akin Nazli in Belgrade September 12, 2020
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded its rating on Turkey by one notch to B2, taking it to five notches below investment grade, while maintaining the Negative outlook, the rating agency said on September 11 in an unscheduled rating action.

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Istanbul limits size of weddings, parties as virus spreads

Istanbul limits size of weddings, parties as virus spreads
September 12, 2020
1:12 pm
Associated Press
NATIONAL NEWS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ISTANBUL (AP) — The governor of Istanbul has banned boating companies from hosting weddings and similar gatherings as part of new measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Turkey’s most populous city.

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What is at stake in the eastern Mediterranean crisis? | Financial Times

What is at stake in the eastern Mediterranean crisis?
Competition over gas and regional rivalries fuel stand-off between Turkey and neighbours

Competition over gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean has combined with bitter regional rivalries to fuel dangerous tensions between Turkey and its neighbours in recent months.

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Erdogan thinks big - Turkey’s strongman, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, takes to the world stage | Europe | The Economist

Turkey’s strongman, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, takes to the world stage
He is posing as the voice of Muslims everywhere and of the global South

Europe
Sep 8th 2020
ISTANBUL

PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN likes to cut to the chase. Others may think the multilateral dispute over territorial waters, continental shelves and hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean, which has brought Turkey close to war with Greece, is complicated. For Turkey’s leader, however, it is simply an “example of modern colonialism” by European countries, as he put it in a speech on September 1st. “The era of those who for centuries have left no region unexploited from Africa to South America, no community unmassacred and no human being unoppressed is coming to an end,” he added.

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GE Renewable Energy Brings Two More Wind Farms to Life in Turkey

Renewable Energy Brings Two More Wind Farms to Life in Turkey

GE Renewable Energy announced that it has completed the installation and commissioning of the 53 MW Kirazli and 32 MW Meryem wind farms in Turkey. These two wind farms are part of a bigger order made a year ago with Turkerler and RT Enerjito supply five wind farms. In total, the five onshore wind farms at Kirazli, Meryem, Sile, Pamukova and Mahmut Sevket feature forty-nine of GE’s 3 MW onshore wind turbines, with a total capacity of 158 MW will provide renewable energy to the region, powering the equivalent of 183,000 homes.

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Why Mediterranean tensions may not benefit Erdogan at home

Why Mediterranean tensions may not benefit Erdogan at home

An equitable resolution to the crisis with Greece and France would be great for Turkey, but even that may not help the Turkish president’s approval ratings.

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Turkey: Strict new measures announced to fight virus – Middle East Monitor

Turkey: Strict new measures announced to fight virus
September 7, 2020 at 9:21 pm | Published in: Coronavirus, Europe & Russia, News, Turkey

Turkey on Monday announced strict new measures to fight the novel coronavirus, as the daily infection numbers in the country recently crossed 1,000 and beyond, reports Anadolu Agency.

“In all provinces, no standing passengers in public transportation will be allowed,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after an over four-hour Cabinet meeting at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara.

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Turkey’s push to win over the Maghreb: The gateway to Africa

Turkey’s push to win over the Maghreb: The gateway to Africa
By Frida Dahmani, Larissa Samba
Posted on Friday, 4 September 2020 18:22

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left and Tunisian President Kais Saied, inspect a military honour guard at the airport, in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. (Slim Abid/Tunisian Presidency via AP)
For several years, the Turks have been working to strengthen their ties with Algiers, Tunis and Rabat. This strategy is all the more crucial since Recep Tayyip Erdogan has engaged his country on several fronts in the region.

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Exclusive: How a pro-Trump Black group became an off-the-books Turkish lobbying campaign | Salon.com

Exclusive: How a pro-Trump Black group became an off-the-books Turkish lobbying campaign
A Salon investigation reveals a strange tale of Black Trump surrogates who tried to leverage Turkish billions

ROGER SOLLENBERGER - KATHLEEN O'NEILL
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 10:00AM (UTC)
This article is the first in a two-part series.

In 2018, officials with a controversial pro-Trump nonprofit called the Urban Revitalization Coalition (URC) — which recently lost its tax-exempt charity status and made headlines earlier this year with suspicious cash giveaways to Black voters — facilitated an off-the-books foreign influence campaign on behalf of powerful people in Turkey, according to social media posts and people familiar with the organization.

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Erdogan’s Love for Ottoman Empire Should Worry The World | Time

Why Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Love Affair with the Ottoman Empire Should Worry The World

At the end of August, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrated the Islamic New Year with aplomb. Fresh off his conversion of the monumental Haghia Sophia to a mosque, he converted another former Byzantine church, the fourth-century Chora church, one of Istanbul’s oldest Byzantine structures. The day after that he announced the largest ever natural gas depository in the Black Sea. This followed another recent discovery of natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean. Both of these areas are hotly contested zones of international competition between the powers around these seas.

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Turkish Inflation Pendulum Swings Higher With Lira at Record Low

Turkish Inflation Pendulum Swings Higher With Lira at Record Low

Cagan Koc

The lira’s latest downswing is taking a toll on Turkey’s inflation outlook.

The emerging world’s worst performer against the dollar last month, Turkey’s currency has fallen victim to a campaign of stimulus that’s consisted of steep interest-rate cuts alongside a surge in fiscal spending and a government-sponsored credit push.

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Turkey braces for a perfect economic storm - Asia Times

Turkey braces for a perfect economic storm

Turkey's monetary policy is fixated on defending the value of the lira no matter how myopic the measures

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Erdogan Calls for Stricter Laws on Turkish Lawyers Accused of Terrorism Links - The New York Times

Erdogan Calls for Stricter Laws on Turkish Lawyers Accused of Terrorism Links
By Reuters
Sept. 1, 2020, 8:12 a.m. ET

ANKARA — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for the suspension of lawyers accused of links to terrorism, following protests over the death of a hunger-striking lawyer last week.

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Turkey Announces Arrest of a Major Islamic State Militant - The New York Times

Turkey Announces Arrest of a Major Islamic State Militant

The country’s interior minister said Mahmut Ozden, described as a top Islamic State figure in Turkey, had been planning attacks and kidnappings.

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Mikis Theodorakis issues urgent plea for Greek-Turkish understanding - ΤΑ ΝΕΑ

Mikis Theodorakis issues urgent plea for Greek-Turkish understanding

You will say Erdogan is in power today. Certainly, Turkey has changed. What will not change unto the ages is that Turkey is our neighbour and will always be.

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Turkey Is Among The Countries Dealing With A Spike In COVID-19 Cases : NPR

Turkey Is Among The Countries Dealing With A Spike In COVID-19 Cases

Officially the country reports more than 268,000 cases and more than 6,300 deaths. But some doctors doubt the government's statistics, and say they're overwhelmed by the number of sick people.

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Escalation or mediation in the Eastern Med?: Turkey and Greece at loggerheads over maritime sovereignty - Qantara.de

Turkey and Greece at loggerheads over maritime sovereignty

Will German attempts at mediation avert the Eastern Mediterranean crisis? Greece has accused Turkey of conducting illegal explorations for shale gas close to the Greek islands. Yet Ankara maintains that the waters are part of the Turkish continental shelf. Ronald Meinardus reports from Istanbul

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Turkish lawyer dies on hunger strike demanding fair trial

Turkish lawyer dies on hunger strike demanding fair trial

Ankara, Aug 28 (AP) A human rights lawyer on hunger strike in a Turkish prison to demand a fair trial for herself and colleagues has died, an attorney''s group said.

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Why we should be concerned about President Erdogan turning museums into mosques | The Art Newspaper

Why we should be concerned about President Erdogan turning museums into mosques

Hagia Sophia and the Chora Church will remain “open to all”, Turkish government promises—but restricted access may not be the primary worry

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How much does Erdogan’s 'coercive diplomacy' benefit Turkey?

How much does Erdogan’s 'coercive diplomacy' benefit Turkey?

If mishandled, Turkey’s threats of military action could trigger an uncontrolled escalation, leaving Ankara facing difficult choices.

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Turkey, Greece stick to their guns in escalating Med dispute

Turkey, Greece stick to their guns in escalating Med dispute

ANKARA – Turkey and Greece both vowed Wednesday to defend their competing claims in the eastern Mediterranean as the neighbors and NATO allies remained locked in a tense dispute over offshore energy exploration rights.

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IS suspect detained in Istanbul has plans for "sensational" terror attack - Xinhua | English.news.cn

IS suspect detained in Istanbul has plans for "sensational" terror attack

ISTANBUL, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) detained by the Turkish police in Istanbul has plans to carry out a "sensational" terror attack, Demiroren news agency reported Tuesday.

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Is Turkey’s opposition losing Istanbul to Erdogan?

Is Turkey’s opposition losing Istanbul to Erdogan?

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is employing a panoply of unfathomable methods to peremptorily take over city municipalities he lost in the last election.

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Discussing the Future of Social Media-Driven Protests With Zeynep Tufekci | by Alex Kantrowitz | Aug, 2020 | OneZero

Discussing the Future of Social Media-Driven Protests With Zeynep Tufekci

‘Of course it’s performative, but you know what? It’s a better world if brands feel they have to be performative’

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6 dead, 10 missing as flooding hits Turkey's Black Sea coast - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper

6 dead, 10 missing as flooding hits Turkey’s Black Sea coast
Published Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020 | 11:18 a.m.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Flooding caused by heavy rains has killed six people along Turkey's Black Sea coast and left 10 others missing, including some rescue workers, officials said Sunday.

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Turkey's Erdogan announces massive Black Sea gas discovery - The National

Turkey's Erdogan announces massive Black Sea gas discovery

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says natural gas reserve is 320 billion cubic metres

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UPDATE 2-Turkey holds rates in favour of back-door steps to support lira - Reuters

UPDATE 2-Turkey holds rates in favour of back-door steps to support lira
Ali Kucukgocmen, Jonathan Spicer

By Ali Kucukgocmen and Jonathan Spicer

ISTANBUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Turkey’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady as expected on Thursday despite the lira hitting record lows this week, and it paved the way to more back-door measures that have tightened credit and slowed the currency’s decline.

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İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu slams removal of banners against canal project - english

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu slams removal of banners against canal project

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu has talked about the removal of their banners against the Canal İstanbul project by the Governor's Office: “If they will take action, my advice is this: Don’t bother with banners, my social media posts have been there for months.”

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In Turkey, doctors fear coronavirus numbers are higher than the government admits | The World from PRX

In Turkey, doctors fear coronavirus numbers are higher than the government admits

Turkey’s reopening follows a national lull in the coronavirus infections. But the country’s largest association of doctors says that based on its own research, the actual number of cases of the coronavirus in Turkey is much higher than reported figures.

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Turkey Finds Energy in Black Sea as Erdogan Vows a New Era - Bloomberg

Turkey Finds Energy in Black Sea as Erdogan Vows a New Era
By Cagan Koc, Selcan Hacaoglu, and Asli Kandemir
August 19, 2020, 5:36 PM GMT+3 Updated on August 19, 2020, 11:21 PM GMT+3

Turkey has discovered energy in the Black Sea, most likely natural gas, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Wednesday, but gave no indication of the size and depth of the find, nor how difficult it will be to extract.

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Turkey Finds Energy in Black Sea as Erdogan Vows a New Era - Bloomberg

Turkey Finds Energy in Black Sea as Erdogan Vows a New Era
By Cagan Koc, Selcan Hacaoglu, and Asli Kandemir
August 19, 2020, 5:36 PM GMT+3 Updated on August 19, 2020, 11:21 PM GMT+3

Turkey has discovered energy in the Black Sea, most likely natural gas, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Wednesday, but gave no indication of the size and depth of the find, nor how difficult it will be to extract.

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