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NATO chief tells Turkey's Erdogan that 'the time has come' to let Sweden join the alliance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has told Turkey’s president that “the time has come” to let Sweden become a member of the military alliance. Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO countries that have not yet formally approved...
Erdogan to visit Budapest next month as Turkey and Hungary hold up Sweden's membership in NATO
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Hungary's capital in December, his second trip to Budapest this year at a time when both countries remain the only NATO members not to have ratified Sweden's accession into the trans-Atlantic military alliance. ...
Turkey's central bank hikes interest rates again as it tries to tame eye-watering inflation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank delivered another huge interest rate hike on Thursday as it tries to curb double-digit inflation that has left households struggling to afford food and other basic goods. The bank pushed its policy rate up by 5 percentage points, to...
Turkish and German leaders air deep differences on the Israel-Hamas war
BERLIN (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday aired deep differences over the war between Israel and Hamas as the Turkish leader made a brief and tensely anticipated visit to Berlin. Erdogan was invited to visit Germany months ago...
Erdogan backtracks after siding with court that defied top court's ruling on lawmaker's release
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president on Friday backpedaled after siding with a top appeals court that defied a Constitutional Court ruling calling for the release of an imprisoned opposition lawmaker. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan adopted a more neutral stance after voicing...
Uzbekistan hosts summit of regional economic alliance
MOSCOW (AP) — An economic bloc that includes several ex-Soviet nations along with Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey held a summit Thursday, with leaders vowing to further expand trade and economic ties. Members of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), who met in...
Clash between Constitutional and appeals courts raises concerns over rule of law in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s top court of appeals has clashed with the country’s Constitutional Court over the release of a newly elected but imprisoned lawmaker, raising concerns over the erosion of the rule of law in the country. The court of appeals said Wednesday it would...
Turkey is marking its centennial. But a brain drain has cast a shadow on the occasion
ISTANBUL (AP) — Huseyin Buyukdag says he loves Turkey and his job as a teacher. But with the rampant economic crisis and growing repression in his country, he said he and his wife have decided to try and find a better life in Germany. They are among a growing number of young and...
Turkish high court upholds disputed disinformation law. The opposition wanted it annuled
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s highest court on Wednesday upheld a controversial media law that mandates prison terms for people deemed to be spreading “disinformation,” rejecting the main opposition party’s request for its annulment. The legislation calls for up to three...
Cyprus official says Israel-Hamas war may give an impetus to regional energy projects
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The political and economic ramifications from the Israel-Hamas war may provide an impetus to plans for a pipeline conveying offshore natural gas to Cyprus for processing and shipping to foreign markets, the east Mediterranean island nation's energy minister said Tuesday. ...
