Topic: Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wins Runoff Election
In a closely watched election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged as the winner in Turkey’s runoff election, securing his rule until 2028. The victory comes after a challenging period...
Armenia and Azerbaijan clash at Lachin corridor
More than 100 Armenian soldiers and 50 Azerbaijani soldiers have been killed during the recent clashes at the border. Key facts The two former soviet republics have been...
Montreux Convention
The Montreux Convention Regarding the Straits Regime, or simply the Montreux Convention, is an international treaty that governs Turkey’s Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits. Overview: It was signed on...
FATF adds Turkey to Grey List; Pak retained
Global terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), retained Pakistan on the ‘Grey List of countries’. Key Points This time, the watchdog had added three new countries...
Israel Greece sign Defence Deal
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal. The agreement amounted to 1.65 billion USD. It will strengthen economic and political ties between the countries....
Turkey bans Crypto Currency payments
The Bitcoin currency tumbled more than 4% after the Central Bank of Turkey banned the use of Crypto currencies and crypto assets for purchases. The bank cited possible...
Why is Turkey’s Salda Lake called ‘Mars on Earth’?
The scientists are looking for the signs of ancient life on the Red Planet with the help of data gathered by the NASA’s rover Perseverance which is exploring... Turkey’s New bill to monitor civil society groups
The Turkish Parliament recently passed the act called “Preventing Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction”. The bill would increase the monitoring of civil society groups. About...
What are CAATSA Sanctions?
The United States recently imposed sanctions on Turkey under section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, CAATSA. The sanctions were imposed for buying Russian made...
Turkey Passes Law to Regulate Social Media Content
The Turkish Parliament has passed a law that gives the authorities in the country greater power to regulate social media content despite concerns of censorship by the international...
