Tag: Turkey
The Central Bank of Turkey has stepped in and cut the policy rate to single digits, at 9.75%, for the first time since mid-2018. The bank also announced a number of actions to maintain the proper ...
As health officials reported Turkey’s third death linked to the coronavirus Thursday, analysts said the government will need to pursue significant fiscal interventions to stave off long-term economic impacts resulting from the global pandemic. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a $15.4 ...
Erdogan is cracking down on ‘provocative’ and ‘unfounded’ social media posts on the coronavirus. Will he halt pro-government channels spreading conspiracy theories blaming the outbreak on the Jews? Last week, Turkey joined the long list ...
One Turkish doctor estimates that as many as 60 percent of Turks may now be infected. As coronavirus spreads along Turkey’s borders, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ministers remained in denial. Just last week, ...
Hundreds of Turks are flocking to buy lemon cologne, a traditional ethanol-based scented disinfectant, to ward off the new coronavirus after Turkey confirmed its first case this week, Reuters reported. People formed long lines outside ...
Security forces stand next to a poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a demonstration against Turkish interference in Benghazi, Libya, Feb. 14, 2020. Engaged in two wars simultaneously in Syria and Libya, Turkey ...
A deep dive into the evolution of Erdogan’s regional approach and how it informs the current crises in Syria and other hotspots. The following is an interview with Washington Institute fellow Soner Cagaptay, conducted by ...
“I swear to God I’m really tired,” 18-year old Syrian Ibrahim Gazel said, standing in a field of dashed dreams. He was crowded with others who’d flocked to Turkey’s northern border with Greece after Turkey’s ...
With the United States scaling back its global role, the two nations are in a contest over which will become the pre-eminent regional power. ISTANBUL — Turkey and Russia tried on Friday to step back ...
Erdogan is under the impression that this will all blow over, but with a crumbling economy and a refugee population at risk, the public is losing faith This week, 24 people were arrested in Turkey. ...