Analysis Turkey’s military shake-up: Adapting to new threats or political meddling? A new personnel law reflects growing political influence over military decision-making, raising concerns about the military's meritocracy and autonomy. By Barin Kayaoglu In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security
Turkey’s Fidan to visit Egypt with Libya, Gaza on agenda The top Turkish diplomat’s Cairo visit comes as Ankara-Cairo engagement deepens amid shifting power balances in North Africa and shared concerns over Gaza. Turkey
Turkey’s inflation falls to four-year low of 33.5%: What to know Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on X that annual inflation had fallen to its lowest level in 44 months. Turkey
Turkey secures $2.8B green financing for Azerbaijan railway: What to know The 223-kilometer railway will connect to the existing train route that joins Turkey’s northeastern city of Kars and the Georgian and Azerbaijani capitals of Tbilisi and Baku. Turkey
Analysis With over 85% imported, Turkey braces for energy ripples of Iran-Israel war By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Ill-conceived borrowing scheme costs Turkey double The cost of Ankara’s domestic borrowing in hard currency and gold is estimated to have hit nearly 32% per annum amid the slump of the Turkish lira, more than doubling the cost of borrowing in liras. Turkey
Wealthy Turks drive consumption despite soaring inflation A well-off minority is the driving force behind vibrant consumption in Turkey, but the party might not last long as inflationist pressures increase and the country’s current account deficit widens. Turkey
Turkey’s inflation spirals out of control Soaring prices lie at the core of Erdogan’s sagging popular support and he seems to have few tools to curb the unruly uptick. Turkey
Turkey's ruling party elites love to splurge while preaching frugality Turkey's Justice and Development Party is preaching belt-tightening to a suffering public, but will party leaders' often profligate spending cancel out the economic — and political — message? Turkey
After gestures to US, Turkey turns to placating Russia Turkey is back to its balancing act between Moscow and Washington after a series of moves to win favor with the Biden administration at the expense of irritating Russia. Turkey
Turkey's virus-related curfew ends Turkey's COVID-19 cases have dropped considerably, and the percentage of people who have received a vaccine dose more than doubled in June. News Brief
Turkish-Danish hospital deal might be more than meets the eye A Turkish company known as a presidential favorite is ceding its lucrative hospital operation business, a move observers believe is driven not only by financial hardship but also apprehension over Erdogan’s political future. Turkey
Official data lays bare deepening poverty in Turkey With economic disparities worsening amid the coronavirus pandemic, Turkey’s poverty rate has increased 0.6 points to 21.9% of the population. Turkey
Turkish lira dives after inconclusive Erdogan-Biden meeting Propelled by optimism over a possible S-400 missile compromise, Turkey’s lira slid Tuesday after the first meeting between US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended without clear progress. Turkey
At his weakest moment, Erdogan to meet Biden The forthcoming Erdogan-Biden meeting on June 14 comes at a time when Erdogan is experiencing his weakest term in his very long reign. Turkey
US, Turkey still far off on deal over Russian S-400 missiles Is any feasible deal on the S-400 deployment in Turkey in the works? Turkey
Arrest warrant issued for exiled mobster who promises to 'ruin' Turkish officials Turkish prosecutors issued an arrest warrant Thursday for exiled mobster Sedat Peker, whose video exposes have implicated high-level officials and left ruling party insiders struggling to respond. Turkey
