Turkey Retail Sales Growth Eases In March

Turkey's retail sales expanded at the slowest pace in eight months in March, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Monday. The volume of retail sales climbed 9.2 percent on a yearly basis in March, following a 12.6 percent growth in February. …

China Eastern Adds Links To Turkey, Kazakhstan And France

China Eastern Airlines is deepening its network in Europe and Central Asia with the launch of three new international services scheduled to begin this summer, offering new routes to Paris, Istanbul and Almaty. The carrier will inaugurate its first-ever …

Zelensky Dares Putin To Show up For Face-to-Face Peace Talks In Turkey; Russia-Ukraine War Showdown?

Zelensky has thrown down the gauntlet, publicly daring Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend face-to-face peace talks in Turkey. Zelensky said he will be waiting in Türkiye on Thursday, emphasizing there is “no point in prolonging the bloodbath.” The …

Turkey will take needed steps after PKK decision, Erdogan’s office says

POLITICS File photo. Turkey will take necessary measures to ensure smooth progress toward a “terror-free” country, after the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) announced it is dissolving, the presidency’s communications director said on Monday. In a post on X, …

Trump Sending Rubio to Turkey For Informal NATO Talks on Ukraine, Burden Sharing

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to Antalya on Wednesday to meet with his NATO counterparts in an informal setting, with the focus on Ukraine and other key security priorities, as well as to reiterate need for transatlantic burden sharing, Kyiv …

PKK disbands after 40-year-long conflict with Turkey

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Monday announced its decision to disband and end its armed struggle, following a call in February by its imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan. The Kurdish armed group, which has waged a war against Turkey since the …

Zelenskyy Says 'I Will Be Waiting For Putin In Turkey'

The Ukrainian president spoke out after his Russian counterpart offered to “resume negotiations” in Istanbul on Thursday this week.Responding on X on Sunday night, Zelenskyy called for a “full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the …

Factbox-Key facts on Kurdish PKK that has ended its insurgency in Turkey

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has formally dissolved itself according to a report by a news agency close to the group on Monday, has battled the Turkish state for more than four decades. In February, Abdullah …

Will India's trade with Turkey, Azerbaijan suffer amid tensions with Pakistan?

India shares a strong business relationship with both Turkiye and Azerbaijan, with trade ties worth over $12 billion. While travel from India to these countries has grown in recent years, the current border tension between India and Pakistan could affect …

Kurdish PKK disbands and ends 40-year Turkey insurgency