Turkey

Tayyip Erdogan’s long-held goal of ending Turkey’s conflict with Kurdish militants is a step closer after their jailed chief’s peace call, giving the president a potential political ...

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, a news agency closeto it said, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s disarmament call, in a ...

Turkey’s economy grew 3.0 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing full-year growth to 3.2 per cent, official data showed on Friday, exceeding forecasts despite the weight of high ...

Turkey’s jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down arms on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara ...

Serhat Akpinar, the founding rector of Kyrenia’s Girne American University and current Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ for ruling coalition party the DP, on Thursday defended the legality of the studies ...

Omer Faruk Karaguzel, the lawyer of Turkey’s ambassador in the north Yasin Ekrem Serim, on Wednesday threatened to “use our legal rights against baseless news and slander” after Turkish ...

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party will hold a press conference on Thursday to discuss talks with jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan and share an expected statement from ...

An investigation has been launched in Turkey into Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu over allegations that documents related to his transfer from a university in northern Cyprus to one in Turkey ...

The European Parliament has condemned Turkish legal action against mayors from opposition parties, and called for municipal officials who have been detained in recent weeks to be released, acquitted and ...

Turkey and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement to facilitate the flow of Turkmen natural gas to Turkey, marking a significant step in energy cooperation between the two nations, Turkish Energy ...

Turkey has lifted trade and transit restrictions on Syria at the countries’ border, the trade ministry said on Tuesday, progressing with plans to expand trade after the fall of Syrian ...

Turkey’s central bank raised its year-end inflation forecast to 24 per cent on Friday from 21 per cent previously and Governor Fatih Karahan said the bank is “not on autopilot mode” ...

Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many still living in temporary housing, as rebuilding efforts ...

Turkey’s monthly inflation rate climbed more than expected to 5.03 per cent in January due to a minimum wage hike and several new-year price updates, while annual inflation fell to 42.12 ...

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure and potential challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court on Friday to deny charges that he had attempted to influence ...

A Turkish court arrested a well-known talent manager over the charge of attempting to overthrow the government in an investigation connected to nationwide protests in 2013, a court document seen by ...

Home sales in Turkey climbed 20.6 per cent in 2024 compared to a year ago, even as sales to foreigners tumbled 32.1 per cent, Turkish Statistical Institute data showed this week. Russians again ...

The north has averted a looming energy crisis after a boat carrying fuel oil to power its power stations, which had initially been seized by the Turkish authorities, was allowed ...

Turkey has detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc ...

The north’s energy supply may be in peril after a boat carrying fuel oil to power its power stations was seized by the Turkish authorities as part of a ...

The north on Tuesday night announced it would remain in a period of mourning until sunset on Wednesday following the deaths of 76 people in a fire in a hotel at ...

Turkish embassies across the world will now provide consular services to Turkish Cypriots, following the ratification of a agreement between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot authorities by the Turkish parliament’...

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey’s Bolu mountains killed 66 people on Tuesday and forced panicked guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the ...

The Turkish foreign ministry on Thursday night condemned the United States’ decision to allow the Republic of Cyprus to purchase military hardware directly. “We condemn the decision made by the ...