Turkey

Citizens in Turkey struggle with the rise in inflation rate to more than 85 percent in October, highest in 25 years, as prices of basic commodities such as foodstuffs and energy have increased significantly during the past month compared to…

President Joe Biden had a brief, unannounced meeting on Tuesday with Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Turkish media and the country’s government. The two men met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in…

An explosion took place on Sunday evening on Istiklal Street in Istanbul city center near Taksim Square, killing 6 and injuring 53 people. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised speech after the bombing: "Elements trying…

Midye dolma "stuffed mussels" is one of the most famous dishes in Turkey, as it dates back to the era of Sultan Muhammad Al-Fateh. The dish was nicknamed "marine insects" due to its frequent consumption. It was introduced to Turkish cuisine…

Forty people are now thought to have died following an explosion in a coal mine in northern Turkey, the country's interior minister says, Suleyman Soylu earlier said 58 people had been rescued from the mine and over a dozen remained…

Turkish state banks are planning to exit a payment system used by Russians, a dramatic example of how US secondary sanctions are forcing countries to distance themselves from Moscow. The three lenders, the only ones in Turkey still…

Turkish drones bombed the Amedi area of Duhok province and targets north of Sulaymaniyah several times on Monday. The Turkish aerial assaults came as Iranian artillery continued bombarding areas of northern Iraq, also targeting Kurdish…

People in northwestern Syria on Friday, August 12, protested against reconciliation with Syrian regime, near Turkish checkpoint in the town of Ihsem in Jabal al-Zawiya. The protesters denounced statements made by Turkish Foreign Minister…

Türkiye's Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the Swedish charges d'affaires in Ankara over the "terrorist propaganda" staged by the supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) during a protest on Thursday in the Swedish…

Russian officials had told Ankara that Russia had "nothing to do" with the attacks on Ukraine's key Black Sea port of Odessa, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday. "In our contact with Russia, the Russians told us that…