The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

Turkey: Anti-LGBTQ display reflects nation's political shift

Panic and anxiety gripped members of Turkey's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities when several thousand demonstrators marched in Istanbul last weekend to demand a ban on what they consider gay propaganda and to outlaw LGBTQ organizations

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Bank of England warns UK 'may be in recession' as it hikes interest rates

The Bank of England has warned that the UK economy may already be in recession, as it hikes interest rates for the seventh time to combat the spiralling pace of price rises. Inflation is still hovering nearly 40-year highs at just under 10 percent. Meanwhile, Turkey's central bank continues its…

France 24 · Sep 22, 2022

Patience with Putin may be ebbing among friendlier countries

Turkey, India and China respond cooly to news of planned referendums in Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

Turkey's Erdogan to hold meeting on Russian Mir payments, possible sanctions -sources

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will convene a top tier economy-focused meeting on Friday at which Russian payment system Mir and possible Western sanctions will be discussed, two sources with information on the matter told Reuters.

Reuters · Sep 22, 2022

Can the SCO be Turkey’s alternative to the West?

Erdogan suggests Turkey will seek full membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation amid strained ties with the West.

Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2022

Two killed in helicopter crash fighting fire in Turkey's southwest

A wildfire burned Wednesday in the Turkish port town of Marmaris, a tourist destination on the Aegean Sea, and a firefighting helicopter crashed, killing two people on board and injuring five others.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022

Woman who said she looked like Nanny McPhee flew to Turkey for dental work after £19k UK quote

The total cost of the Turkish trip including treatment, flights and hotel in Antalya is £5,000 which is nearly a quarter of what she says she would have to pay privately in the UK

Wales Online · Sep 21, 2022

Woman jets to Turkey after UK dentist quotes her £19,000 for treatment

The British Dental Association called it “a national disgrace” that Brits are forced to go abroad to receive treatment and said NHS dentistry has become “a postcode lottery”

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

World's strangest lakes - from bubblegum pink pools to 'mummifying' waters

Lake Hillier in Western Australia, Spotted Lake in Canada, Pamukkale in Turkey and Lake Natron in Tanzania are among the most striking and different lakes in the whole world

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

Exclusive-Turkey sells battle-tested drones to UAE as regional rivals mend ties - sources

Turkish defence firm Baykar has delivered 20 armed drones to the United Arab Emirates this month and could sell more, two Turkish sources said, as a diplomatic detente between the former regional rivals expands into military contracts.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022