Turkey
Turkey detains 38 over suspected links to armed attack: governor
Middle East
May 15, 2020
Turkey detains 38 over suspected links to armed attack: governor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish authorities have detained 38 people including the local head of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)…
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…
Turkey turns to medical diplomacy to heal damaged relations
Middle East
May 11, 2020
Turkey turns to medical diplomacy to heal damaged relations
ANKARA (Reuters) — Emblazoned with Turkish flags and presidential seals, crates packed with medical equipment are loaded onto planes, part…
Turkish lira falls to record low against US dollar
Economy
May 7, 2020
Turkish lira falls to record low against US dollar
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s lira fell to a record low against the US dollar on Thursday after traders interpreted comments…
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…
Turkish police detain gathered union leaders on May Day
Middle East
May 1, 2020
Turkish police detain gathered union leaders on May Day
ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Istanbul detained at least 15 people Friday, including trade union leaders who tried to stage…
Turkey’s contact tracers race to contain coronavirus
Middle East
May 1, 2020
Turkey’s contact tracers race to contain coronavirus
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Two medics in protective suits jumped out of a car in a deserted street in central Ankara…
Epidemic’s hidden victims, Syrian workers left penniless in Turkey
Middle East
April 29, 2020
Epidemic’s hidden victims, Syrian workers left penniless in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — When the clothing factory where Syrian refugee Mohammed Eid had worked since arriving in Istanbul closed because…