Turkish inflation slows to 44.3pc in Dec
Turkey鈥檚 annual inflation rate slowed for the seventh consecutive month in December, official figures showed on Friday.
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Jailed PKK leader says 鈥榬eady鈥� to support Turkey peace drive
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers鈥� Party, is 鈥榬eady to make a call鈥� to back a new initiative by the Turkish government to end decades of conflict, Turkey鈥檚 pro-Kurd party said Sunday.
Turkey lowers interest rate to 47.5pc
Turkey鈥檚 central bank lowered its key interest rate on Thursday, the first cut in nearly two years as it battles with double-digit inflation.聽
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Erdogan hails ICC warrants for Netanyahu
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Turkey sacks 3 pro-Kurdish party mayors over alleged 鈥榯error鈥� ties
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Seven victims of July-August movement to receive treatment in Turkey
The Turkish government will provide free advanced treatment to seven Bangladeshis injured in the July-August mass uprising...
Turkey pursues broader engagement in Africa
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Turkish Republic Day celebrated in Dhaka
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Kurd denies links to Ankara attack as Turkey strikes Syria
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Five killed in Turkish strikes on PKK allies
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Turkey urges 鈥榮anctions鈥� against Israel over Gaza conflict
Turkey鈥檚 foreign minister on Tuesday called for sanctions against Israel, urging the international community to cut support over the conflict in the Middle East.
Prof Yunus seeks more Turkish investment in Bangladesh
Bangladesh interim government鈥檚 chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday sought more Turkish investment in Bangladesh.
Protests in Turkey over violence against women
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Gaza shame of humanity, calls for permanent ceasefire: Erdogan
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Erdogan says Israel will pay price for 鈥榞enocide鈥�
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Germany, Turkey at odds over migrant deportation
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2 managers of crypto platform OmegaPro arrested in Turkey
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Turkey launches fresh air strikes on PKK in N Iraq
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Turkish inflation slows to 52pc in Aug: data
Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed further in August to 52 per cent after reaching 61.8 per cent in July, official data showed on Tuesday....
Turkish inflation falls to 61.78pc in July
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Looming war between NATO allies
THE relations between Turkey and Greece have never been normal. The legacy of Mongol Turkish conquest of Greece in the fifteenth century poisons all connections between Turks and Greeks. The Greeks remember their Turkish oppressors like other barbarians who invaded their country. They fought hard and long to free themselves from the...