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Taliban officials in Afghanistan confirmed Friday that they had discussed plans with a joint delegation from Turkey and Qatar for firms from the two countries to run airports in Kabul and other Afghan cities. The talks came as the international community looks for ways to scale up delivery of urgently …

Туристический сезон закончился, однако Турция возглавляет список стран, куда собираются россияне на Новый год. Многих интересует, что там с лирой, почему она скачет как бешеная — то рекордное падение, то новый взлет… Октябрь 2021 лира закончила на уровне менее 10 за доллар. В ноябре скакнула до 13, а 20 декабря …

Egypt has criticized Turkey’s plan for a two-state peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus. Egyptian criticism of Turkey’s plan for a two-state solution peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus has come as the latest sign of ongoing tension between Cairo and Ankara despite previous diplomatic efforts to rebuild their relations. …

Türkiye, salgın döneminde gerek sağlık ve gerekse de ekonomiye destekler konusunda başarılı bir performans sergiledi. Bir yandan aşı ve sağlık hizmetlerinden faydalanma konusunda tüm vatandaşlarımıza hizmet verilirken, öte yandan sanayici, tüccar, esnaf ve emekçilere kısa çalışma ödeneği, nakdi ücret desteği, işsizlik ödeneği, sosyal yardımlarla ekonomiye katkı ve destek verilmişti. Yeni …

Police in Istanbul and Ankara detained at least 22 terrorist suspects linked to Daesh, al-Qaida and other terrorist groups as part of counterterrorism operations ahead of New Year’s Day. In Istanbul, police detained nine foreign nationals with links to al-Qaida and Daesh terrorists, Demirören News Agency (DHA) reported Monday. Operations …

Turkey has made major economic and diplomatic strides in Africa since the early 2000s, but growing military sales to African countries raise the specter of a risky shift. Dozens of top African officials, including 12 presidents, two vice presidents, two premiers and 26 foreign ministers, flocked to Istanbul last week …

Ağustos ayında hükümetin 2022 baharında erken seçim hazırlığında olduğunu ifade etmiştim. Okuyuculardan da birçok uzmandan da 2022 Kasım ayından önce seçim olmayacağı tepkisi gelmişti. Bu tepkinin en temel nedeni ise o dönem üzerinde konuşulan Seçim Kanunu’nda değişiklik yapılması meselesiydi. Değişiklik yapıldıktan bir yıl sonrasına kadar yapılan değişiklikler uygulanamayacağı için Kasım …

Ankara’s controversial economic policy coupled with external forces portend a continuing deprecation of the Turkish lira that will only worsen inflation and other economic parameters. Turkey’s Central Bank lowered its policy rate by 100 basis points to 14% Thursday, delivering a fourth cut in as many months in line with …

Under pressure from economic crisis, the rigid political status quo in Turkey is shifting – and the once frustrated opposition scents an opportunity. Turkey’s political landscape used to be likened to a frozen scene from the Ice Age. Across the political spectrum, voting behaviour seemed locked in a status quo …

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday said a solution to the dispute in ethnically divided Cyprus must follow the UN-endorsed road map for reunification of the island in a federal framework, and be based on international law rather than promoting “aggressive activities or expansionist tendencies.” His remarks, seen as …