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Why is Turkey trying to mediate the Ukraine-Russia crisis?

The NATO member is aligned with Russia on several conflicts but also sells weapons to Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia in 2021.

Heavy snowfall cripples life in Istanbul

Bad weather causes vehicles to be stranded around the city as flights suspended from metropolis’s largest airport.

Heavy snow hits Istanbul

Giant chessboard: Istanbul ship-spotters monitor moves for war

Bosphorus Strait ‘spies’ surveil geopolitical machinations as world powers deploy military assets around the globe.

A general view of the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey

Turkey’s central bank hits pause, leaves interest rates unchanged

Turkey’s central bank voted to hit pause on an easing cycle that started in September and saw the lira crash.

An employee hands 100 Turkish lira banknotes to a customer on the counter inside a foreign currency exchange bureau in the Beyoglu district of of Istanbul, Turke

Cryptomania is alive and well in Turkey, thanks to lira woes

Despite a government crackdown and high-profile exchange collapses last year, Turks are flocking to crypto.

Exterior of NakitCoins, Turkey's first physical cryptoexchange

How killing of Syrian refugee marks an alarming trend in Turkey

Refugee rights activists are denouncing an alarming trend of violence against refugees in the country.

Turkey hosts more than four million refugees, including at least three million Syrians.

Just how bad is inflation in Turkey? It depends on who you ask

Government figures say annual inflation topped 36% last month, but some think that number is far short of the mark.

A customer purchases fresh herbs from a stall at a market in Bursa, Turkey

Erdogan seeks to boost ties at Turkey-Africa summit

Heads of state from 16 African nations are in Istanbul at summit aimed at deepening economic, military ties.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, welcomes African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat, left, during the Third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul, Turkey [Emrah Yorulmaz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images]

How Turkey’s largest fact-checking group tackles disinformation

For more than five years, Teyit has been using a variety of channels to debunk false claims in public discourse.

The Twitter app logo is seen on a phone screen.

Turkey raises minimum wage as lira crash, inflation sow hardship

Turkey is raising its minimum wage by 50 percent starting next year.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that policy shift will deliver the highest minimum wage rise in 50 years [File: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg]