Turkish lira hits record low, stocks gain after Erdogan re-election LONDON/GDANSK: Turkey’s lira hit fresh record lows against the dollar on Monday, though stocks rallied, after... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
World German govt says Chancellor Scholz has invited Erdogan to Berlin FRANKFURT: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken to the newly re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan... Published 29 May, 2023 09:54pm
Markets Turkish lira teeters near record low as Erdogan secures victory LONDON: Turkey’s lira wobbled near record lows against the dollar as President Tayyip Erdogan secured victory in the... Published 29 May, 2023 12:23pm
World Qatar's Emir congratulates Turkey's Erdogan before final election result DUBAI: Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani congratulated Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan on his... Published 28 May, 2023 10:15pm
World Turkiye votes in election runoff, Erdogan well placed to sustain rule ANKARA: Turks voted on Sunday in a presidential runoff that could see Tayyip Erdogan extend his rule into a third... Published 28 May, 2023 07:41pm
World Turkiye’s Erdogan urges voters to turn out, rival sees ‘last exit’ ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sought to build on his momentum going into Sunday’s runoff presidential... Published 27 May, 2023 09:53pm
Business & Finance Turkiye’s central bank holds policy rate at 8.5% ahead of election runoff ANKARA: Turkiye’s central bank kept its policy rate at 8.5% on Thursday as expected, holding steady for a third... Published 25 May, 2023 05:10pm
World Turkiye’s third-place finisher endorses Erdogan ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday secured the endorsement of an ultra-nationalist whose third-place... Published 22 May, 2023 09:15pm
World Ukraine grain deal extended for two months: Erdogan ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday announced a two-month extension of a UN-backed deal... Published 17 May, 2023 08:56pm
World Turkey election results show Erdogan dominating in quake-hit region ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party came out on top in Sunday’s elections in 10 of the 11... Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am
World On final day of campaign, Erdogan accuses Turkish opposition of working with Biden ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held his last election rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, accusing the... Published 14 May, 2023 03:24am
World Turkish spoiler drops out in pre-election shock ISTANBUL: Third-party candidate Muharrem Ince on Thursday withdrew from Turkey’s tight presidential election in a... Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am
World Erdogan, rival draw vast crowds ahead of May 14 vote ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main opponent staged massive rival rallies on Sunday, setting the... Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am
World Ailing Erdogan re-emerges by video link with Putin ISTANBUL: Turkey’s ailing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday re-emerged from a two-day absence and spoke ... Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:08am
World Putin praises Erdogan ahead of key polls MOSCOW: Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s leadership ahead... Published 27 Apr, 2023 09:45pm
Pakistan PM greets Erdogan on successful flight of Hurjet ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday congratulated Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on... Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am
Markets Turkey central bank gross reserves seen down $5bn last week -bankers ANKARA: Turkish central bank total gross reserves are expected to have fallen more than $5 billion to about $116... Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:39pm
Markets Turkish lira at record low near 19 to the dollar ANKARA: Turkey’s lira weakened to a fresh record low of 18.9525 against the dollar on Thursday, as economists weigh... Published 09 Mar, 2023 03:00pm
World Turkey, United Arab Emirates sign trade agreement ABU DHABI/ISTANBUL: The United Arab Emirates and Turkey signed an agreement in Abu Dhabi on Friday which aims to... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 09:13pm
World Erdogan asks forgiveness for quake rescue delays ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday asked for forgiveness over rescue delays while visiting... Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:15pm
World Turkey widens probe into building collapses as quake toll exceeds 50,000 ANTAKYA: Turkey has arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month's... Published 25 Feb, 2023 10:58pm
World Macron urges Erdogan to fight Russian sanctions dodging PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged Turkey's leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to "fight" Russian... Published 24 Feb, 2023 11:18pm
World US reaffirms pledge to deliver jets to Turkey ANKARA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday underlined Washington’s commitment to delivering F-16 jets to... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:50pm
World Turkiye to act against those involved in looting: Erdogan ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday the government would take action against those involved... Published 11 Feb, 2023 08:11pm
World Cold, hunger, despair grip homeless as earthquake toll passes 19,000 ANTAKYA: Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by earthquakes in Turkey and... Published 10 Feb, 2023 03:56am
World EU offers Erdogan ‘full solidarity’ after quakes BRUSSELS: The 27 EU leaders wrote to their Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to express... Published 09 Feb, 2023 05:35pm
World Erdogan says Turkiye had problems with initial quake response ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday there were some problems in the initial response to the... Published 08 Feb, 2023 04:47pm
World More survivors found as Turkiye-Syria quake toll tops 11,200 ANTAKYA: Searchers were still pulling survivors Wednesday from the rubble of the earthquake that killed over 11,200... Updated 08 Feb, 2023 05:19pm
World Erdogan declares emergency as death toll passes 6,300 ANTAKYA, (Türkiye): Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces... Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am
World Erdogan declares state of emergency in 10 quake-hit provinces ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a three-month state of emergency in 10... Published 07 Feb, 2023 05:35pm