Turkey’s Economy Returns to Annual Growth in Third Quarter
Official data showed Turkey’s economy returned to year-on-year growth in the third quarter.
Official data showed Turkey’s economy returned to year-on-year growth in the third quarter.
The US and Turkish presidents met in Washington but left core defence and Syria disputes unresolved.
Turkey and the United States agreed to pause fighting in northeast Syria for five days.
Turkish forces began a cross-border operation in northeast Syria on 9 October after a US troop withdrawal.
Washington began removing Turkey from the F-35 programme after Ankara accepted delivery of Russia’s S-400 missile system.
The first S-400 air-defence components arrived in Turkey on 12 July 2019, opening a serious dispute with NATO ally the United States.
President Erdoğan removed central bank governor Murat Çetinkaya amid disagreement over interest-rate policy.
Ekrem İmamoğlu decisively won Istanbul’s repeated mayoral election on 23 June 2019, expanding his earlier narrow lead.
Explosions damaged two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, sharply increasing US-Iran tensions.
European Parliament elections weakened the traditional centre-left and centre-right blocs while Greens and liberals gained ground.