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Turkey Twitter accounts appear blocked after Erdogan court action

August 25, 2021 at 4:10 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two anonymous Twitter accounts used to release secretly recorded conversations implicating family and associates of Turkey's prime minister and senior government officials in a corruption scandal appeared...

Moody’s, Turkish court decisions mark twin setback for Erdogan

August 25, 2021 at 3:55 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan suffered a double blow to his authority when Turkey's top court annulled part of a law tightening government control of the judiciary on...

Turkey predicts brief economic impact from graft probe

August 25, 2021 at 12:10 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Uncertainty caused by Turkey's corruption scandal could hit economic growth in the near term, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday, while ratings agency Fitch warned that...

Analysis: Turkish lira may need higher interest rates to escape emerging markets rout

August 24, 2021 at 7:28 p.m.

LONDON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish central bank's latest tightening may briefly boost the lira, but the currency could need far higher interest rates to protect it from the current emerging...

Turk Telekom, others eye $1 billion pay-TV group Digiturk: sources

August 24, 2021 at 5:45 p.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turk Telekom, Dogan Holding and Dogus Group are among potential buyers for Turkish digital pay-TV operator Digiturk, in a deal seen worth up to $1 billion, banking...

Police raid on Istanbul park triggers night of rioting

August 24, 2021 at 4:41 p.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul overnight on Sunday, erecting barricades and starting bonfires, after riot police firing teargas and water cannon stormed a...

Turkey discussing disarmament with Kurdish leader: aide

August 24, 2021 at 1:30 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has begun discussing disarmament with Kurdish militants after concluding that it is unlikely to defeat them militarily, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser said on Monday....

Turkey discussing disarmament with Kurdish leader: aide

August 22, 2019 at 12:55 p.m.

Suspected Kurd militants attack military bus in Turkey

August 23, 2021 at 5:05 p.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Suspected Kurdish militants ambushed a Turkish military bus in western Turkey on Thursday in an attack which police said killed one soldier and wounded at least 11...

Suspected Kurd militants attack military bus in Turkey

December 24, 2018 at 6:02 p.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Suspected Kurdish militants ambushed a Turkish military bus in western Turkey on Thursday in an attack which police said killed one soldier and wounded at least 11...

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