Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey crunch would pack only weak punch for emerging markets
Economy
May 13, 2020
Turkey crunch would pack only weak punch for emerging markets
LONDON (Reuters) — Turkey could be heading for another financial crunch but its diminished importance for investors in developing economies…
Turkey accuses five nations of forming ‘alliance of evil’
Middle East
May 12, 2020
Turkey accuses five nations of forming ‘alliance of evil’
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Tuesday accused Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and the United Arab Emirates of seeking to…
Erdogan begins to ease Turkey’s coronavirus restrictions
Middle East
May 5, 2020
Erdogan begins to ease Turkey’s coronavirus restrictions
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey will start easing coronavirus containment measures from Monday, President Tayyip Erdogan said, lifting inter-city travel restrictions…
Special Report: How Turkey’s courts turned on Erdogan’s foes
Features/Interviews
May 4, 2020
Special Report: How Turkey’s courts turned on Erdogan’s foes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — It took 16 judges to convict Kurdish politicians Gultan Kisanak and Sebahat Tuncel of belonging to a…
Turkey marks its 100th year of parliament amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Turkey marks its 100th year of parliament amid coronavirus
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish Airlines plane has flown over the country drawing the Turkish flag in its flight path…
Turkish minister’s resignation exposes tensions in Erdogan’s AKP
Middle East
April 15, 2020
Turkish minister’s resignation exposes tensions in Erdogan’s AKP
ANKARA (Reuters) – The political fallout from Turkey’s rushed coronavirus lockdown at the weekend has exposed tensions at the top…
Turkish parliament passes bill to release thousands from prison amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 14, 2020
Turkish parliament passes bill to release thousands from prison amid coronavirus
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that will allow the release of tens of thousands of…
Erdogan rejects Turkish minister’s resignation after coronavirus lockdown criticism
Middle East
April 13, 2020
Erdogan rejects Turkish minister’s resignation after coronavirus lockdown criticism
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — President Tayyip Erdogan rejected the resignation on Sunday of Turkey’s interior minister, who said he was stepping…
Turkey tightens virus lockdown but tries to protect economy
Egypt
April 12, 2020
Turkey tightens virus lockdown but tries to protect economy
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey introduced a lockdown over the weekend that took many by surprise, since the country had previously…
Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s parliament discussed a prisoner release law on Tuesday which aims to ease overcrowding in jails and…