In a dramatic shift that has caught the attention of global financial markets, the Turkish lira has depreciated over 10% against the US dollar, breaking the significant threshold of 40, which marks a ...

The Current Landscape of the Turkish Lira As of March 19, analysts at ING have raised red flags regarding the stability of the Turkish lira. Following the arrest of the main political rival to ...

Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic ...

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been jailed on graft charges, sparking potential large-scale protests against President Erdogan's regime. Although Imamoglu faces terrorism charges, the court ...

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Amberin Zaman speaks this week to Tugba Tanyeri Erdemir, a Turkish academic, about the current status of the Haghia Sophia, the 6th century Byzantine cathedral that was converted from a museum to a ...