The Irish Times

Nato accession: Turkey in talks with Finns and Swedes over ‘outrageous’ PKK stance

Erdogan has said it is not yet possible for Turkey to back Finnish and Swedish entry to alliance

Sat May 14 2022 - 15:29

Turkish opposition vows to overturn Gezi protesters’ jail sentences

Philanthropist Osman Kavala jailed for life without parole over 2013 demonstrations

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 08:42

Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities bombed as Russia warns US over arms deliveries

‘Russia is failing’ in war aims, says US secretary of state after meeting in Kyiv

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 06:50

Roman Abramovich attends Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Day after reports oligarch was poisoned at earlier meeting he makes surprise Istanbul appearance

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 13:18

Greece feels the squeeze as history closes in all around it

Greece Letter: Nation occupies a tight spot at the heart of a geopolitical Venn diagram

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 20:00

War in Ukraine: Russia resumes shelling during agreed ceasefire, halting evacuation for second day

Pope pleads for peace as Putin says campaign in Ukraine will not end until Kyiv stops fighting

Sun Mar 06 2022 - 19:09

Global stocks gain as appetite for risk stages comeback

Investors weigh up extent to which Omicron coronavirus variant would hit economies

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 09:47

The Irish Times view on Joe Biden’s democracy summit: room to improve

Welcome affirmation that autocracy will not have it all its own way

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 18:23

Turkish lira in free fall after latest rate cut urged by Erdogan

Cut leaves Turkish central bank’s credibility in tatters

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 15:45

Cop26: Taoiseach calls for climate crisis action to match rhetoric as leaders at summit urged to act

Boris Johnson will tell talks that humanity has 'long since run down the clock on climate change'

Mon Nov 01 2021 - 12:19

Eleven killed in flash floods in Turkey’s Black Sea region

Floodwaters bring chaos to northern provinces just as wildfires that ravaged south are brought under control

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 18:09

Stocks fall as US bond yields gains ahead of payrolls data

Lira and yuan racked up weekly losses, while most other currencies set for weekly gains

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 10:44

Seating in meeting with Von der Leyen met EU demands, Turkey says

Turkey subject to ‘unjust accusations’ after European Commission head left without seat

Thu Apr 08 2021 - 10:55

Turkish lira plunges after Erdogan sacks central bank governor

Move marks third time since mid-2019 president has abruptly fired central bank chief

Sun Mar 21 2021 - 20:04

Europe and US condemn Turkey’s exit from pact protecting women

Ankara withdraws from international accord despite surge of femicide in recent years

Sun Mar 21 2021 - 16:40

Turkey pulls out of European accord on violence against women

Council of Europe accord designed to eliminate domestic violence, promote equality

Sat Mar 20 2021 - 09:14

World View: How will global far-right adapt without US figurehead?

Internationalists hope Biden victory heralds wider fall in far-right fortunes

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00

Coronavirus: Sweden reflects on ‘soft touch’ response as cases rise

Sweden’s death rate per capita several times higher than that of its Nordic neighbours

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 17:36

Biden criticises Trump’s refusal to concede election ‘an embarrassment’

President-elect says Trump’s denial of the result is not slowing transition

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 07:43

Strong earthquake kills at least 19 in Turkey and Greek islands

Two teenagers dead on island of Samos and more than 700 in total reported injured

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 23:25

Investors unnerved by Brexit, Covid-19 and US election jitters

Shares in AstraZeneca rose 1.7% as it resumed trials of its Covid-19 vaccine

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 19:09

Pompeo steps up diplomatic efforts to end Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

Azerbaijan and Armenian forces clash as prospects of peace settlement ‘very remote’

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 19:36

Armenian, Azeri forces battle again, at least 29 reported killed

Fears of Russian and Turkish involvement as Erdogan demands Armenia leave Azeri lands

Mon Sept 28 2020 - 16:12

Coronavirus world update: Death toll rises from global pandemic

UK signals 828 fatalities, Spain registers 430 deaths, Indonesia takes action to stem tide

Tue Apr 21 2020 - 20:35

Deadly fighting breaks out in Idlib but Russia-Turkey ceasefire largely holds

Clashes between Syrian army and jihadis puncture uneasy truce after Putin-Erdogan deal

Fri Mar 06 2020 - 19:15

Greek and Turkish police fire tear gas as migrant border crisis deepens

Greece rejects as ‘fake news’ a claim by Turkey that its forces shot migrant dead

Wed Mar 04 2020 - 17:29

Turkish-backed rebels push Syrian army back in Idlib

Erdogan says developments turning in Turkey’s favour as fighting heaps misery

Thu Feb 27 2020 - 15:41

Trapped civilians endure further misery as fighting in Syria continues

Russian warplanes strike rebel-held towns as Turkish military backs insurgent strikes

Thu Feb 20 2020 - 16:50

Turkey edges towards direct conflict with Russian-backed Syria

Erdogan, whose country has second-largest army in Nato, says ‘we are making our final warnings’

Wed Feb 19 2020 - 20:09

Turkish activist Osman Kavala ordered rearrested after surprise acquittal

Tayyip Erdogan accused of ‘making up charges’ relating to coup

Tue Feb 18 2020 - 21:22

Syrian forces consolidate control of Aleppo as air strikes continue

UN says 875,000, mostly women and children, have fled heavy aerial bombing since December 1st

Mon Feb 17 2020 - 20:00

Tragedy of diplomacy and international politics

Greece Letter: Near-desperate calls from Athens for solidarity and support cut little ice

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 17:02

Powerful earthquake hits Turkey, leaving at least 29 dead

More than 1,200 reported injured as rescue efforts continue in eastern Elazig province

Sat Jan 25 2020 - 22:14

Libya’s Haftar committed to ceasefire, Germany says

Army general waging offensive to capture Tripoli left talks in Moscow this week without signing deal

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 18:36