Tayyip Erdogan

In his first remarks, Murat Uysal said the communication channels would be used at the highest level in line with the price and financial stability goals, the bank said, adding that Mr. Uysal would hold a news conference in the coming days. The main oppositi…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sacked the governor of the central bank on Saturday as differences between them deepened over the timing of interest rate cuts to revive the recession-hit economy. Governor Murat Cetinkaya, whose four-year…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Murat Cetinkaya had refused to cut interest rates Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fired the governor of the central bank and replaced him with his deputy. No official reason was given for the sacking of Murat…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Murat Cetinkaya had refused to cut interest rates Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fired the governor of the central bank and replaced him with his deputy. No official reason was given for the sacking of Murat…

Turkey has fired its central bank governor without giving an official reason, as policy differences between the government and the bank deepened in the face of an economic slump. Murat Cetinkaya, who had been serving as the governor since April 2016, was rem…

Reuters Mohammed Ayoob Security, Middle East Erdogans days may not be numbered already but his grip on power will never be the same again. After Losing Istanbul, Erdogan's Grip on Turkey Will Never Be the Same It was some years ago that Turkish president…

Israeli policymakers long favored a proposal to build a pipeline to Europe through Turkey. But relations with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have deteriorated in recent years, closing that option, at least for now. The most ambitious proposal is to build the…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that an explosion in a car near the Syrian border was caused by a bomb in the vehicle. Three Syrians were killed in the explosion in the southern town of Reyhanli on Friday, security sources…

Hong Kong (CNN)Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took a soft line on China's mass detention centers in Xinjiang while in the Chinese capital Beijing this week, in a departure from the previous harsh criticisms made by his government. Turkey is one of t…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a solution could be found to help Muslims interned in Chinese camps "taking into account the sensitivities" of both sides, in comments published on Thursday. Turkey is one of the only Muslim-majority countries to h…