Turkey deports BBC reporter as detentions near 1,880 amid protest crackdown A BBC journalist was deported as Turkish authorities widened their media crackdown, with around 250 people having been detained pending trial during protests. Turkey
Turkey's opposition elects acting mayor as Imamoglu remains detained, protests persist The Turkish president accuses opposition of sabotaging the economy amid ongoing detentions against protestors over the arrest of the Istanbul mayor. Turkey
Imamoglu's arrest triggers emergency market measures as Turkey stocks plunge The Turkish lira and equities have fallen sharply since the arrest last week of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu — a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — on corruption charges, which he denies. Turkey
Analysis Turkey’s shaky economy early casualty of Imamoglu’s arrest on terror charges The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on dubious terror charges has rattled investor confidence, sending the lira plunging, triggering market turmoil and raising fears of prolonged political instability. By Amberin Zaman In Paris, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture
Analysis Erdogan’s enduring grip over Turkey assured with Imamoglu's arrest By Amberin Zaman In Paris, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture
Analysis 2024 turnaround: Assad fall grants Turkey’s Erdogan electoral rebound By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Exclusive Turkey mulls peace talks with Kurds amid fears of Israeli strike on Iran By Amberin Zaman In Paris, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture
Turkey's opposition alliance fractures, fails to agree on challenger to Erdogan The Iyi Party will not support the opposition coalition’s top candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the presidential elections. Turkey
Turkey’s opposition close to naming Kilicdaroglu to challenge Erdogan Turkey’s six-party opposition inches closer to naming main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu as the common candidate, but the right-wing Iyi Party is still hesitant. Turkey
Erdogan rules out postponing Turkey's elections after earthquakes Analysts maintain that postposing elections would have higher costs for Erdogan at the ballot box as rage grows. Turkey
Turkey's economy grows 5.6% in 2022, but labor’s income share shrinks In a sign of deepening income disparities, the share of Turkey’s labor force from the national income has dropped to 26.5%, a far cry from 36% in 2016. Turkey
Sweden, Finland NATO accession talks with Turkey to resume in days Turkey says talks with Sweden and Finland will soon resume on Sweden's and Finland's bids to join the NATO alliance. Turkey
Turkey’s Central Bank slashes interest rates after devastating earthquakes The move is likely aimed at weathering the fallout from the devastating earthquakes in accordance with the Turkish government's economy policy to prioritize economic growth at the expense of inflation. Turkey
Turkey bans layoffs, introduces benefits, amid mounting earthquake failures The Turkish government’s new decisions come amid mounting criticism over its failure to provide a timely and organized response to the killer earthquakes. Turkey
Blinken urges Turkey, Greece to end dispute in wake of earthquake goodwill Wrapping up his Greece visit, the top American diplomat focused on unity among allies as the Ukraine invasion's first anniversary nears. Turkey
Analysis Will Turkey-Syria earthquake redraw the fault lines of geopolitics? As in previous decades and centuries, geologic rumblings could be followed by political upheavals in both countries. By Gilles Kepel
Turkey's politicians play blame game as earthquake death toll hits 20,000 The ruling AKP and its ally MHP approved the bill on declaring a state of emergency for Turkey’s quake zone while opposition parties voted against it, saying the president already has sufficient powers for disaster management. Turkey
Hopes dim amid frantic earthquake rescues, as Turkey declares state of emergency President Erdogan says there are more than 53,000 rescuers in the 10 provinces, but locals complain that some neighborhoods are abandoned as hopes run out for people trapped in the debris. Turkey
How will Turkey’s killer earthquakes impact the country’s politics? The mood of the public could very well shift against Erdogan and the AKP if their response to the earthquake is not swift. Turkey
