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Worry over non-tariff trade barriers after Turkey action on Indian wheat

Phytosanitary norms often cited to settle political scores or for vested interest: Experts

Turkey to address security concerns in Syria with new operation: President

Erdogan made the announcement in an address to his party members in the capital Ankara, noting the new operation will make up for the "shortcomings" of the security line on its southern borders

Turkey's concerns on Sweden, Finland's NATO bids 'legitimate': president

Recep Tayyip Erdogan told NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg that Turkey's security concerns on Sweden and Finland's intention to join the alliance were based on "just and legitimate" grounds

Data puts Turkey's annual inflation rate at 73.5%, at a 24-year high

Annual inflation in Turkey hit 73.5 per cent in May, the highest rate since 1998, according to official data released on Friday as a cost-of-living crisis in the country deepens. The Turkish Statistical Institute said the rate represented an increase of almost 70 per cent from the month before. Consumer prices were up nearly three per cent from April, the institute reported. While many countries are seeing rising consumer prices, critics blame Turkey's problems on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's economic policies. The Turkish leader insists that high borrowing costs cause inflation - a position that contradicts established economic thinking - and advocates lowering interest rates to boost growth and exports. Turkey's central bank has cut rates by five percentage points since September, to 14 per cent before pausing them in January. The Turkish lira lost 44 per cent of its value against the US dollar last year. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which led to a surge in gas, oil and gra

Turkey an important ally: NATO chief lauds Ankara's role in alliance

Turkey contributes to our security in many different ways, said Stoltenberg, who noted the country's Turkey's efforts at countering Islamic State militants

No more Turkey: Country in push to be known as 'Türkiye', says foreign min

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as Turkiye, the state-run news agency reported.

India in touch with Turkey on wheat consignment rejection: Food Secy

After India banned wheat exports on May 13, the secretary said five-six countries have requested for Indian wheat and the govt has formed a committee to clear the grain for export to such nations

Turkish President Erdogan writes on 'risks' of Sweden, Finland in NATO

Turkey's president highlighted the activities of the Kurdistan Workers' Party as part of his country's objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Erdogan discusses Turkey's Syria incursion plans with Russian Prez Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed Ankara's planned military operation in northern Syria and the war in Ukraine with Russia's Vladimir Putin, Erdogan's office said

Turkey's NATO issues with Sweden, Finland will be fixed: Antony Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he's confident Turkey's objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO can be overcome swiftly

Turkey and UAE pledge to boost cooperation, sign trade agreement

Turkey and the UAE pledged to boost their cooperation in a wide range of fields by increasing mutual investment opportunities

Sweden still in talks with Turkey to join NATO alliance: PM Andersson

Turkey has been the only NATO member to object to the bid, citing the two Scandinavian countries' support to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party

Turkey demands 'written agreement' to allow Finnish, Swedish NATO bids

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has demanded a "written agreement" from Finland and Sweden on steps to end their "support for terrorism" if they want to join the NATO

Will no longer talk to him: Erdogan accuses Greek PM of antagonising Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would cease talking to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and cancel a key meeting between their two governments

Turkish President Erdogan threatens new military operation in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Monday to launch a new military operation in Syria to secure Turkey's southern border

Why Turkey doesn't want Finland, Sweden to join NATO and why it matters

The increasingly autocratic and anti-democratic president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said he will not agree to the entry of Finland and Sweden in NATO

Ukraine's hidden weapon

Baykar claims 93 per cent of TB2 components are sourced within Turkey, and the company has invested copiously to upgrade software and communications, learning from every battlefield experience

Nikhat Zareen on life, superstition and boxing in the shadow of an icon

Weeks before she went to Turkey and brought home a gold, Zareen spoke with Vaibhav Raghunandan

Turkish president holds talks with foreign counterparts over NATO bids

Turkey's president says he is engaged in telephone diplomacy with foreign counterparts over the bids by Sweden and Finland to join NATO. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Friday that his country is determined not to approve membership of the alliance for countries accused by Turkey of supporting what it calls terror organisations. Erdogan has placed an obstacle to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance. He accuses Stockholm -- and to a lesser extent Helsinki -- of supporting the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) and other groups that Turkey views as terrorists and a threat to its national security. Turkey, which has the second largest army in NATO, also accuses the two Nordic countries of imposing restrictions on exports of defence industry equipment to Turkey and of failing to extradite suspects wanted by Turkey. Erdogan told reporters that he spoke to Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday and would hold further discussions with British and Finnish leaders on ...

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg vows to settle Turkey's concerns over expansion

Finland and Sweden have decided to apply for NATO membership. Turkey has said it opposed the two Nordic states' accession to the military alliance