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Erdogan and Orban pledge closer ties in Budapest meeting
Although Turkey and Hungary are the only countries blocking Sweden's NATO membership they did not address the subject in remarks....
Dec 19, 2023


Turkey launches new attacks on PKK in Iraq
Ankara has said it will continue its pursuit of those behind a Sunday bomb attack on the Turkish Interior Ministry. Syrian Kurds say they...
Oct 5, 2023


Turkey arrests dozens over suspected links to PKK
Dozens of people with alleged links to Kurdish militants have been arrested in raids across Turkey. Police in Turkey have detained at...
Oct 3, 2023


Asbestos: The silent killer in Turkey's earthquake region
Officials deny it but a DW investigation has found that the rubble from Tukey's devastating February earthquake contains life-threatening...
Sep 26, 2023


Erdogan visits Azerbaijan after Nagorno-Karabakh cease-fire
The Turkish president met with his Azerbaijani counterpart in a show of support after Baku seized control of the separatist enclave of...
Sep 25, 2023


Europe attacked by Muslim leaders at UN over Quran burnings
Turkey's president said "racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia" in European countries had reached "intolerable" levels. Leaders of Turkey,...
Sep 20, 2023


New US sanctions target people and companies in Turkey, Georgia and Russia
The US has announced a raft of new sanctions aimed at people and companies in countries, notably NATO member Turkey, that sell Western...
Sep 15, 2023


Long opposed to rate increases, Erdoğan now backs plan that includes raising rates, minister says
Inflation in Turkey is running at nearly 60%, according to official figures, although independent economists say the real rate is much...
Sep 8, 2023


Turkey's Erdogan urges Russia to renew Ukraine grain deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is urging Russia to return to a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, easing a global food...
Sep 4, 2023


Erdogan to discuss grain deal with Putin as second Ukrainian ship arrives in Istanbul
Despite the end of the international grain deal and the Russian blockade, a second cargo ship from Ukraine arrived in Istanbul on Monday....
Aug 29, 2023
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