ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Israel announced trade barriers on each other Tuesday as relations deteriorated further amid the war in Gaza. Turkey, a staunch critic of Israel’s military actions in the territory, announced that it was restricting exports of 54
Fenerbahce’s players walked off the pitch after just one minute of the Turkish Super Cup final against Galatasaray, who were awarded the trophy as a result. The move appeared to be part of a protest by Fenerbahce, with the club fielding a
German investigators seized counterfeit U.S. dollar bills worth over $103 million. The bills were traced back to Turkey and were intended for transport to the United States. Tips from U.S. authorities led German officers to an apartment and two company addresses in
Turkey’s electoral authorities on Tuesday denied the newly elected mayor from a pro-Kurdish political party the right to hold office in an eastern city and replaced him with his runner-up in the race — a candidate from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling
President Erdogan’s ironclad grip on Turkish politics appears to be slipping from his hands, after the main opposition party scored stunning successes in local elections over the weekend. The electoral drubbing – the first major defeat Erdogan’s party has suffered since he
Turkey’s main opposition party managed to pull off an unexpectedly huge victory in the local elections held on the weekend. The large support granted by voters to the Republican People’s Party (CHP) is being widely interpreted as Turkey’s criticism and dissatisfaction with
Turkey’s ambassador to the UK has hailed Britain’s record $20billion (£15.8bn) trade volume with his country and the talks for a free trade agreement as a major highlight of closer ties between the two countries. Osman Koray Ertaş put out a video
At least 16 people drowned, including four children, when a rubber boat carrying migrants sank off Turkey’s northwest province of Canakkale, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Friday. Canakkale Governor Ilhami Aktas told Anadolu that four migrants were rescued and admitted
At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year, data shows. A decade ago, Turkey was the first country to ratify a European treaty on preventing violence against women. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later withdrew the country and said
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