Turkey

  • Aug 6, 2013
  • 2 min read

Turkey convictions serve Erdogan's pre-poll clampdown

General Ilker Basbug, former chief of general staff, headed the list of 20 former military...

Turkey
  • Aug 2, 2013
  • 7 min read

Turkish protests are Azerbaijani opposition's model

Turkey's continuing Gezi Park-inspired protests are having an impact on Azerbaijan's domestic...

Azerbaijan
  • Jul 30, 2013
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Ankara talks with Syrian Kurds suggest policy shift

The head of Turkey's parliamentary Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), which represents Kurds, said...

Turkey
  • Jul 30, 2013
  • 2 min read

Turkish Cypriot elections are one step nearer talks

The July 28 elections have produced no obvious coalition government.

Cyprus
  • Jul 29, 2013
  • 2 min read

Turkish businesses take Somalia ties past politics

Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for July 27's explosive attack on the Turkish mission in...

Somalia
  • Jul 25, 2013
  • 7 min read

Global street protests will have lasting consequences

Recent massive street protests in Cairo, Istanbul, Sao Paulo and Santiago raise doubts about...

International
  • Jul 25, 2013
  • 6 min read

Monetary policy shift aims to shore up Turkish lira

On July 23, the Central Bank (CBRT) joined several of its emerging-market counterparts in raising...

Turkey
  • Jul 23, 2013
  • 2 min read

Turkey's Central Bank will tighten more if needed

The CBRT's Monetary Policy Committee today raised its overnight lending rate by 75 bp to 7.25%.

Turkey