Erdogan vows to make amends after humbling election loss in Turkey
By Daren Butler and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Monday to correct any mistakes that led to his party’s defeat in Turkey’s local elections where the opposition…
Analysis-Turkey’s quake response could shape tough election for Erdogan
By Orhan Coskun and Birsen Altayli ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s deadliest earthquake in a generation has handed President Tayyip Erdogan a huge rescue and reconstruction challenge which will overshadow the run-up to…
Turkey’s Erdogan signals Finland’s NATO bid may be considered over Sweden
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Sunday that Ankara may agree to Finland joining NATO ahead of Sweden, amid growing tensions with Stockholm. “We may deliver Finland a different…
Turkey preps draft law for debt restructuring before elections -Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party is preparing a draft law to let people and companies restructure debt to public institutions, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, one of a string…
Analysis-Turkish court raises stakes in search for a challenger to Erdogan
By Birsen Altayli, Ece Toksabay and Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) – Six months from an election in which Turkey’s opposition has its best shot at unseating President Tayyip Erdogan in 20 years,…
Erdogan: Turkey’s inflation will fall to 40% in months, 20% in 2023
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was “apparent” that inflation would fall to around 40% in a few months, and further to 20% in 2023. Turkey’s annual…
Turkey jobless rate rises ahead of tight election for Erdogan
By Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s unemployment rate edged up to 10.2% in October, data showed on Monday, posing a potential challenge to President Tayyip Erdogan’s re-election hopes…
Erdogan says he could discuss charge for Twitter blue check with Elon Musk
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he may negotiate with Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk to avoid paying the monthly $8 charge for the “verified” badge. After buying Twitter for…
Turkish central bank to cut rates to 11% after Erdogan nudge – Reuters Poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s central bank is expected to cut its policy rate by 100 basis points to 11% next week, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, after President Tayyip Erdogan called…
Turkey’s Erdogan says he will keep cutting rates “as long as I am in power”
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Saturday that the central bank would continue to cut its policy interest rates every month for as long as he stayed in power,…
Turkey summons German envoy after politician likens Erdogan to ‘sewer rat’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign ministry summoned the German ambassador to Ankara on Tuesday to protest over comments made by a senior German politician who likened President Tayyip Erdogan to a “little…
Turkey’s Erdogan says received “positive” feedback from U.S. senators on F-16s
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters on Tuesday that he has received “positive” feedback from the U.S. senators he has met in New York on their potential support…
Erdogan to urge Russia to sends goods through Black Sea corridor – media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will urge Moscow to send goods though a U.N.-backed Black Sea corridor when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin next week, broadcaster Haberturk said on…
Putin expects to discuss Black Sea grain deal with Turkey’s Erdogan next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that it expected President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the implementation of a deal on Ukrainian grain exports, which…
Special Report-Insiders reveal how Erdogan tamed Turkey’s newsrooms
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) – When President Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law suddenly quit as finance minister in late 2020, four staff in Turkey’s leading newsrooms said they received a clear direction from…
U.N. chief to meet Zelenskiy, Erdogan, with focus on grain exports, nuclear power plant
By Andrea Shalal and Ali Kucukgocmen LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine on Thursday, with grain exports…
Erdogan wants Ukraine grain sea exports deal in writing this week
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Michelle Nichols ANKARA/NEW YORK – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said he wants a general agreement reached between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations on a…
Erdogan to meet with leaders of Sweden, Finland before NATO summit
ISTANBUL – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will attend a round of talks with the leaders of Sweden and Finland, as well as NATO on Tuesday ahead of the summit in Madrid, Turkish…
Erdogan says May figures show inflation is on downward trend
ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that inflation figures from the month of May, when annual consumer prices jumped to a 24-year high, showed inflation was now on a…
Erdogan tells Zelenskiy he values project to create sea route for agriculture exports
ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a call on Monday that he placed value on a project to create a safe sea route for exporting…
Turkey has told allies it’s a ‘no’ to Sweden and Finland’s NATO bid – Erdogan
ISTANBUL – Turkey has told allies that it will reject Sweden and Finland’s membership to NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a video posted on his Twitter account on Thursday. Finland…
Lights go out on Erdogan rival who refused to pay soaring power bills
ANKARA – The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party said on Thursday that he will sit in the dark for a week after power had been cut at his home as he…
Erdogan says Ukraine, Russia remain at odds over territory
ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Kyiv and Moscow were in agreement on technical issues at peace talks, but that the sides remained at odds over territorial matters…
Erdogan says interest rates will be lowered and inflation will fall too
ANKARA – President Tayyip Erdogan repeated his unorthodox economic policy on Saturday, saying interest rates would be lowered further and inflation would fall as a result, days before inflation data for January…
Turkish journalist arrested on charge of insulting Erdogan -CNN Turk
ISTANBUL – A Turkish court on Saturday ordered well-known journalist Sedef Kabas to be jailed pending trial on a charge of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan, CNN Turk said, targeting her with a…
World News: US, Turkey agree to temporary ceasefire in Syria
US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu have announced a temporary ceasefire amid a military offensive against Kurdish-led fighters in northern Syria. Ankara has agreed to pause its…
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