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Turkey, EU to revive talks to modernise customs union
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Officials from the European Union and Turkey will restart talks next week on modernising a customs…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Black Sea grain deal can be restored soon
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday that it would soon be possible to revive the…
EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Istanbul, Turkey
An aerial view taken with a drone shows Guzelce aqueduct on the partially droughty Alibeykoy dam in Istanbul, Turkey. According to the…
Dardanelles shipping suspended as Turkey battles wildfire
Firefighters battled a forest fire in northwest Turkey for a second day on Wednesday, prompting mass evacuations and causing shipping to be…
Key Turkish opposition figure set to run again for Istanbul mayor
ISTANBUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key figure and possible future leader of Turkey's political opposition, said on…
UK announces deal with Turkey to tackle flow of illegal migrants
Britain said it had struck a deal with Turkey in a bid to slow the flow of illegal immigrants passing through the…
Turkey plans gold import quota to cut c/a deficit
ANKARA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Turkey plans to impose a quota on imports of unprocessed gold in order to reduce the negative…
Turkey curbs credit card use for foreign travel, in blow to sector
By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL, (Reuters) - Turkey's banking watchdog has stopped allowing credit card payments by instalment for foreign travel, such as…
EU ready to re-engage with Turkey, but sets conditions
BRUSSELS, July 20 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday that the bloc should re-engage with Turkey, but set some…
Saudi Arabia buys Turkish drones during Erdogan’s visit
Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to buy Turkish drones, one of several lucrative contracts President Tayyip Erdogan secured for Turkey's struggling economy…
UPDATED: Turkey gives green light to Swedish NATO membership bid
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed to forward to parliament Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance, appearing to end months of…
Turkey to raise corporate tax to fund earthquake rebuilding-draft law
ANKARA, July 5 (Reuters) - Turkey will raise corporate taxes to fund the recovery from major earthquakes that struck the country in…