World Jul 10 Turkey agrees to send Sweden’s NATO accession protocol to Parliament swiftly Stoltenberg made the announcement after talks with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a NATO summit in Lithuania.
World Jul 10 Erdogan proposes letting Sweden join NATO in exchange for a path for Turkey to join the EU Turkey is a candidate to join the EU, but democratic backsliding, disputes with EU-member Cyprus and other issues have held up its progress toward membership in the 27-nation bloc.
World May 28 Erdogan claims victory in Turkey’s presidential runoff as challenger calls election ‘unjust’ Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, according to unofficial results, in a victory that extends his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade.
World May 17 Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain shipping deal another 2 months Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia has agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger.
World May 15 Turkey presidential election heads to runoff as incumbent Erdogan surges Election officials say Turkey's presidential election will be decided in a runoff after incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled ahead of his chief challenger, but fell short of an outright victory that would extend his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third…
World May 14 Runoff in Turkey’s election appears more likely after dip in voter support for Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race early Monday, with a make-or-break runoff against his chief challenger possible as the final votes…
World Mar 31 Turkey clears last hurdle for Finland’s NATO membership Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.
World Mar 06 Humanitarian crisis persists for survivors in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake The Feb. 6 earthquake killed close to 47,000 people in Turkey, destroyed or damaged around 214,000 buildings and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless — becoming Turkey’s worst disaster in its modern history.
World Feb 21 Turkey, Syria face more loss after latest earthquake Turkey’s disaster management authority, AFAD, said the new quake killed six people and injured 294 others, including 18 who were in critical condition.
World Feb 20 Magnitude 6.4-earthquake hits devastated Turkey, Syria A new, 6.4 magnitude earthquake has jolted Turkey's Hatay province which was devastated by a massive tremor two weeks ago.