Nearly 60,000 killed in 2023 Turkiye, Syria quake ANKARA: Last year’s massive earthquake in southeastern Turkiye killed 53,537 people in the country, the interior... Published 02 Feb, 2024 03:26pm
World Assailant takes hostages in Gaza protest near Istanbul ISTANBUL: An assailant on Thursday took people hostage at a plant owned by US cosmetics giant Procter & Gamble... Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am
World Armed attack on Italian church in Istanbul, one dead ISTANBUL: Two assailants launched an armed attack on an Italian church in Istanbul during a religious ceremony on... Published 28 Jan, 2024 03:40pm
World Washington approves sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkiye WASHINGTON: Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday approved a $23 billion deal to sell F-16... Published 27 Jan, 2024 10:27am
World Turkiye moving swiftly toward final step on Sweden’s NATO bid ISTANBUL: Turkiye is expected to send the final instrument of ratification for Sweden’s NATO membership to... Published 26 Jan, 2024 01:34pm
Business & Finance Dubai’s property boom shows signs of fizzling out LONDON/DUBAI: As cranes speckle the Dubai skyline and ultra-luxury homes change hands at record prices, signs that... Updated 26 Jan, 2024 02:52pm
Business & Finance Turkiye hikes rates to 45%, says done tightening policy ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s central bank completed its aggressive tightening cycle with a 250 basis-point interest rate hike... Published 25 Jan, 2024 05:54pm
World Erdogan, eyeing more trade with Iran, says Turkiye weighing opening new border crossings ANKARA: Turkiye is considering opening new border crossings with eastern neighbour Iran, President Tayyip Erdogan... Published 25 Jan, 2024 05:46pm
World Iran’s Raisi expected in Turkiye for delayed Gaza talks ANKARA: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was expected to fly to Turkiye on Wednesday for twice-delayed talks aimed at... Published 24 Jan, 2024 01:13pm
World Iran’s Raisi to visit Turkiye for delayed talks with Erdogan ISTANBUL: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will pay an official one-day visit to Turkiye on Wednesday for talks... Published 23 Jan, 2024 06:21pm
World Russia’s Lavrov talks Middle East with Iran, Turkiye, Lebanon Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his counterparts from Iran, Turkiye and Lebanon ahead of the United... Published 23 Jan, 2024 09:43am
World Hamas chief holds talks with Turkiye FM: sources ANKARA: Hamas’s Qatar-based chief Ismail Haniyeh has held a meeting with the Turkiye foreign minister, diplomatic... Published 21 Jan, 2024 01:08pm
Business & Finance Turkish CG calls for bilateral trade boost KARACHI: Consul General of Turkiye Cemal Sangu has said although Turkiye and Pakistan have been cooperating in many... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
Print Jilani tells Turkish FM: No interest in ‘escalation’ ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister of Turkiye Hakan Fidan on Friday telephoned Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas... Updated 20 Jan, 2024 08:20am
Pakistan Iran and Pakistan don’t want to escalate: Turkey ISTANBUL, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Iran and Pakistan do not want to escalate tensions in the region, Turkish Foreign... Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am
Business & Finance Turkiye central bank ready to take action if needed ANKARA: Turkiye central bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan said at an investor meeting late last week that the bank is... Published 15 Jan, 2024 10:14am
Pakistan Defence collaboration discussed with KSA, Turkiye ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, on Monday, discussed a prospective collaboration in defence... Updated 10 Jan, 2024 09:43am
World Quakes and storms cause $95 billion in insurance losses in 2023 MUNICH: Earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria, storms in the United States and other natural disasters caused an... Published 09 Jan, 2024 01:15pm
World Japan FM visits Ukraine to show support TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa visited Ukraine on Sunday to meet with her counterpart Dmytro Kuleba... Published 07 Jan, 2024 11:52am
World Tens of thousands hold anti-Israeli protest in Istanbul ISTANBUL: Tens of thousands marched in Istanbul Monday to protest “murderer” Israel’s war in Gaza and the killing of... Published 01 Jan, 2024 02:19pm
World Israeli aggression in Gaza add to heavy Palestinian toll Gaza health ministry says recorded toll at 21,110 killed and 55,243 wounded in Israeli attacks, while nearly all of Gaza's 2.3 million people have been driven from their homes Updated 28 Dec, 2023 01:27pm
World Road accident kills 11 in northwestern Turkiye ANKARA: Eleven people were killed and more than 50 injured in a road accident in northwestern Turkiye on Thursday,... Published 28 Dec, 2023 12:10pm
World Turkiye’s Erdogan says Israeli PM Netanyahu no different from Hitler ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was no... Published 27 Dec, 2023 07:17pm
World Iran’s Raisi to visit Turkiye on Jan. 4 for talks focused on Gaza: Turkish official ANKARA: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Ankara on Jan. 4 to meet his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan... Published 26 Dec, 2023 06:58pm
World Turkiye targets 'terrorists' in Iraq and Syria after 12 soldiers killed ANKARA: Turkiye launched air operations “against terrorist targets in the north of Syria and Iraq”, its defence... Published 24 Dec, 2023 11:20am
Business & Finance Turkiye hikes rates by 250 pts to 42.5% with end in sight ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s central bank lifted its key interest rate by 250 basis points to 42.5% on Thursday as expected,... Published 21 Dec, 2023 05:01pm
World Erdogan visits Hungary in bid to deepen bilateral ties BUDAPEST: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Budapest on Monday to meet with his Hungarian ally... Published 18 Dec, 2023 05:31pm
World Inflation forces Turkiye’s central bank chief to move in with parents ISTANBUL: The new head of Turkiye’s central bank said she has been priced out of Istanbul’s property market by... Published 16 Dec, 2023 03:12pm
World Erdogan says Biden warm to F-16 sales, eyeing Sweden’s NATO accession ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that U.S. President Joe Biden was approaching the issue of selling... Published 15 Dec, 2023 04:47pm
Business & Finance Turkish CG visits PCJCCI LAHORE: Durmu? Ba?tu?, Consul General of the Republic of Turkiye visited Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce ... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am