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France recalls envoy to Turkey after Erdogan said his French counterpart needed ‘mental checks’.
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President Erdogan said the estimated reserves in a gas field off its Black Sea coast reached 405 billion cubic metres.
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Turkish leader says countries will get ‘response they deserve’ amid growing anger over Ankara’s new...
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Turkish leader was welcomed upon his arrival by senior delegation headed by Qatar’s defence minister.
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Veterans of Turkey’s central bank have advice for today’s policymakers: Raise interest rates now and keep it simple.
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Moody’s warns of possible balance-of-payments crisis as it cuts Turkey debt rating deeper into junk.
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Transformation of Kariye Museum comes a month after a controversial conversion of the renowned Hagia Sophia.
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Though analysts say formal rate hike is unlikely, back-door tightening moves have helped shore up beleaguered lira.
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US Ambassador Norland discussed steps towards a complete withdrawal of foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya.
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Cypriot gov’t official said Russia’s Putin made the promise in a 45-minute telephone chat with the Cypriot president.
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Turkish president joins hundreds of worshippers after iconic Istanbul landmark’s controversial reconversion into mosque.
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Public opinion is divided over Turkish court ruling to turn the iconic Hagia Sophia back into a mosque.
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Governing party’s statement comes days after Ankara turned the iconic monument from a museum into a mosque.
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Turkey’s highest court convenes to decide status of the Hagia Sophia, but experts say a legal ruling is only symbolic.