BY: Yasin Aktay The trial of pastor Brunson in Turkish courts is over, and he has been sentenced to three years, one month and 15 days in prison for “promoting terrorism,” and aiding and abetting terrorist [ More … ]
There are more than 15 US nationals who have been detained in Egypt for years with no attention on the part of US President Donald Trump. On the other hand, Turkey has been beaten down [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay What happened to Jamal Khashoggi in the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul has almost become one of the most important matters on the global agenda. Thereby the issue is more than just [ More … ]
Turkish military shares pictures of Turkish and US soldiers during training Soldiers from Turkey and the U.S. continue joint training on combined patrols in Manbij, northern Syria, the Turkish military said on Sunday. The Turkish [ More … ]
A joint Turkish-Saudi team will investigate the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi upon the kingdom’s request, Presidential Aide Ibrahim Kalın said late Thursday Kalın told Anadolu Agency: “Within the framework of a close cooperation [ More … ]
By: Ibrahim Kalin* Peace as an enduring value can be achieved only when it is based on justice. All other options are doomed to fail The late Anthony Shadid, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday stated that Turkey and Germany had reached a consensus to revive cooperation mechanisms between the two countries. Erdoğan is on a three-day state visit to Germany and will [ More … ]
Investment guru Rogers: US rift with Turkey ‘madness,’ time to invest in Turkish assets The United State’s rift with its NATO ally Turkey is “madness” and smart people are currently investing in Turkish assets, Jim [ More … ]
Russia’s Ambassador to Ankara Aleksey Yerkhov has described the upcoming summit in Tehran with the participation of the leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran as the “best opportunity” for resolving the Syrian problem amid concerns [ More … ]
Turkey has to protect its airspace and the United States has failed to guarantee the sale of Patriot missile defense systems, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said after a U.S. Congress delegation urged Ankara to [ More … ]
BY: Burhanettin Duran The Trump administration’s policy of economic selfishness doesn’t just make the U.S. look like a vulgar and isolated superpower, but at the same time encourages the world’s leading economies to work more [ More … ]
BY: Erdal Tanas Karagöl The Gezi Park events, the Dec. 17-25 judicial coup in 2013, the July 15 coup attempt in 2016 and the latest attack on the economy through the exchange rate, which Turkey [ More … ]
The Turkish lira is rebounding after Qatar pledged US$15 billion in investments to help Turkey’s economy The currency strengthened some 3 percent against the dollar on Aug. 16, trading at around 5.75 per dollar, hours [ More … ]
German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier has sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and sanctions policies, saying such measures were destroying jobs and growth and that Europe would not bow to U.S. pressure regarding Iran. [ More … ]
Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak says effective Central Bank is among main policy targets of new era. The operational range of the Turkish Central Bank will be expanded through strengthening policy synchronization and unclogging [ More … ]
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