Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a shock defeat at the ballot box against the main opposition party amid rampant inflation and the highest borrowing costs since the president swept to power more than two decades ago. Erdogan’s AK Party fell behind the main opposition Republican People’s Party, known as CHP, in Sunday’s municipal elections … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a speech in Istanbul, said “No one can make us qualify Hamas as a terrorist organization. Turkey is a country that speaks openly with Hamas leaders and firmly backs them.” Erdogan claimed that Hamas is a group of mujahideen defending their lands. Source link
Turkey’s parliament approved Sweden’s accession to NATO after months of deliberations, leaving Hungary as the lone holdout to the defense alliance’s northern enlargement. The parliament plenary in Ankara voted 287 to 55 to accept Sweden’s application on Tuesday, sending the document back to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a final sign off before it can … Read more
Turkish parliament is set to vote on Sweden’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization later this week, a senior government official told Bloomberg on Monday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, which commands a majority in the parliament together with its nationalist ally, will seek parliament’s approval to ratify Sweden’s long-awaited NATO membership, … Read more
The last Nordic country to join the alliance is still waiting for Turkey and Hungary to clear its path. ADVERTISEMENT Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO on Tuesday after the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlit a protocol for the Nordic country’s accession to the military alliance. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dropped his objection … Read more
Good morning and welcome back, it’s Ainsley here with all the news you need to start your week. We promise not to mention the rugby… Today’s must-reads:• Michele Bullock takes over today at the RBA• Chevron LNG union stoppages continue• NZ may get first female finance minister in 30 years Michele Bullock beat other candidates … Read more
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Monday dropped charges against Bijan Kian, a onetime business partner of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn who had been accused of acting as an unregistered agent of the Turkish government. Monday’s decision ends a five-year legal saga for Kian, whose case received significant attention when he … Read more