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Turkiye’s parliament approves 2022 budget

Lawmakers ratify the budget after almost a two weeks marathon debate in the country's national assembly.

'Turkey's operations prevents terrorist statelets in Iraq, Syria'

Turkey's governing Justice and Development (AK) Party's spokesperson Omer Celik said "de facto terrorist statelets" would have emerged across Turkey's southern borders with Iraq and Syria if Ankara had not carried out its anti-terror operations.

Whither political Islam in Tunisia?

The future of Ennahda will depend not on its ideology, but its organisational transformation, political choices, and the political system’s new arrangements.

How the July 15 coup attempt has impacted Turkey’s foreign policy

Ankara realised that it cannot just rely upon NATO for its survival. The post-July 15 Turkey values self-reliance and alternative international alliances more than ever.

Turkey's AK Party submits new legislation to combat animal cruelty

The long-awaited bill will ban the sale of cats and dogs by pet shops and prohibit land-based and water circuses and dolphin parks.

Man storms HDP office in Turkey's Izmir, kills woman

Opposition HDP says a gunman entered the building in Izmir province, fired shots and attempted to set the office on fire.

Erdogan: Alleged $128B deficit in central bank reserves 'untrue'

Turkey's President Erdogan says accusations of depletion of central bank reserves are "wrong from beginning to end" and that the bank's reserves were neither given away to anyone nor wasted.

Turkey announces new trade, family, labour ministers

Mehmet Mus has been appointed as new Trade Minister, Derya Yanik will lead Family and Social Services Ministry, and Vedat Bilgin will head Labour and Social Security Ministry.

Erdogan: Turkey won’t turn its back on East or West

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will remain in contact with both ends of world with its geographical location bridging multiple continents.

Erdogan: Turkish economy well-positioned to compete on world stage

Turkey's foreign exchange reserves stand at $95 billion and are poised to grow larger in the coming days, says Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while speaking to a Provincial Congress of his governing Justice and Development Party in Izmir.

Turkish parliament extends bill for troop deployment to Libya

The law renewed the mandate that came into force in January for another 18 months after a security and military agreement with the UN-backed Libyan administration in Tripoli.

Erdogan: Turkey hopes to open a new chapter with US and EU in 2021

Turkey's president said his country has no prejudice, hostility or animosity toward anyone and looks forward to building on well-established relations with US.