Stuart Williams
Previously minister of energy, Albayrak is now in the frontline of dealing with a crises after the Turkish lira crashed.
Published 17 Aug, 2018 09:56am
ISTANBUL: Only weeks ago it would have seemed fanciful to draw a link between the fate of an American pastor in...
Published 16 Aug, 2018 07:23am
The bazaar is being used for a concert in the prestigious annual summer Istanbul Music Festival.
Updated 10 Jul, 2018 10:14am
ISTANBUL: It’s not an obvious location for a media organisation. A gritty area dominated by car repair workshops ...
Published 08 Jun, 2018 07:58am
Ties between Turkey and the EU reached a low point in 2017 with the membership process grinding to a halt.
Updated 15 Jan, 2018 09:59am
Erdogan's power tightens as country finds itself in throes of a purge against alleged coup supporters.
Updated 11 Jul, 2017 08:37am
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Donald Trump on Tuesday in Washington for the first time as...
Updated 15 May, 2017 07:00am
If the new blueprint is approved, Yildirim’s own job will be axed.
Updated 17 Feb, 2017 12:08pm
Govt officials argue a fully presidential system is needed to legalise what has become a de-facto situation.
Updated 15 Nov, 2016 11:24am
125 generals and admirals detained over coup, 109 of which have been placed under arrest by the courts.
Updated 22 Jul, 2016 10:58am
Erdogan has shown his iron will to create a presidential system where one man has total authority.
Updated 07 May, 2016 11:36am
Many believed Davutoglu would be a puppet premier, but the former FM has conspicuously tried to carve his own profile.
Updated 05 May, 2016 09:19am
Erdogan wants the AKP to secure a two-thirds majority to change basic law and transform Turkey
Updated 03 Jun, 2015 07:31am
The figures represent 16 purported states of Turkic history including the Ottoman empire.
Updated 23 Jan, 2015 09:43am
ISTANBUL: Shrugging off disputes that could have wrecked other relationships, the strongmen leaders of Russia and...
Published 01 Dec, 2014 06:23am
Turkey is pursuing a delicate but potentially dangerous strategy over the besieged Syrian town of Kobane.
Updated 07 Nov, 2014 08:35am
Lon Snowden met his son after arriving in Moscow from the United States on Thursday
Updated 12 Oct, 2013 03:57pm
MOSCOW: Russia’s two-and-a-half year dispute with the West over the conflict in Syria hit a new peak on Monday as...
Updated 27 Aug, 2013 07:24am
MOSCOW: US President Barack Obama’s cancellation of a summit with Vladimir Putin represents a new low in US-Russia...
Updated 09 Aug, 2013 04:41am
