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☆ Erdogan says Russian withdrawal from Kherson is a positive step
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ANKARA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russia's decision to withdraw troops from near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson is a positive step, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Erdogan was responding to a question about prospects of talks between Moscow and Kyiv at a news conference before departing on a visit to Uzbekistan for a Turkic states summit. Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Daren ButlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkey starts paying for some Russian gas in roubles
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ISTANBUL, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Turkey has started paying for some its natural gas from Russia in roubles, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Tuesday. In an interview with broadcaster TRT Haber, Donmez said that in the coming months the share of local currency payments in energy trade with Russia would increase. Ankara and Moscow agreed in September to start rouble payments for natural gas supplies. When asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a natural gas hub in Turkey, Donmez said Ankara would layout a roadmap by the end of this year and may hold a conference for suppliers and buyers. "We could organise an international gas conference, perhaps in January or February, to bring together gas suppliers and importer countries to take their opinion, we will proceed according to that," Donmez said.

☆ Turkey says Sweden, Finland not yet done enough under NATO deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ISTANBUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister said on Thursday that Sweden and Finland have not yet fulfilled all obligations under a deal clearing their bids to join NATO, and they must still take concrete steps. Mevlut Cavusoglu, speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Istanbul, also said Turkey observed that Sweden's new government under Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is taking a decisive approach to fulfilling obligations. Sweden and Finland signed a memorandum in June, resulting in NATO member Turkey lifting a veto of their applications to join the trans-Atlantic security alliance. The two asked to join in response to Russia's war in Ukraine, but Turkey sought extra guarantees, including that they not shelter Kurdish militants. Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun; Writing by Jonathan SpicerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkey says Russia concerned over security, exports in grain deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ANKARA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Russia is concerned about its security and the obstacles it faces exporting fertiliser and grains, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlu Cavusoglu said on Wednesday, days after Moscow suspended its participation in a U.N.-brokered export deal. Speaking at a panel in Ankara, Cavusoglu cited two reasons for Moscow's move. "Russia has some security demands after the recent attack on its ships," he said of an attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet over the weekend. Moscow is also concerned about its fertiliser and grain exports, "which are not on the list of sanctions but the ships that are carrying these still cannot dock," Cavusoglu said, echoing comments by Russian officials. Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Jonathan Spicer and Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UN, Ukraine, Turkey agree no vessel movements under grain deal on Wednesday -coordination centre
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Delegations from Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations agreed not to plan any movement of vessels on Nov. 2 as part of the Black Sea grain deal, the United Nations secretariat at the joint coordination centre said on Tuesday. In a statement, the secretariat said Turkish and U.N. inspectors have concluded 36 inspections on board outbound vessels on Nov. 1, days after Russia suspended participation in the initiative. Reporting by Jonathan Saul and Polina Devitt; Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Many rules require banks to bulk up on treasuries. Two other bankers said the executives expressed concerns over longer-term "systemic risks" due to the level of their bond holdings. Parliament, dominated by the AKP and nationalist allies, is debating next year's budget including record spending of 258.4 billion lira on social aid. VULNERABLE TO REVERSALThe series of rules increased the central bank's authority over the government debt, credit and loan markets, bankers say. Akbank's (AKBNK.IS) Q3 net profit was 17.07 billion lira versus 3.21 billion lira year ago.

☆ Turkish competition board fines Meta Platforms $18.6 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ISTANBUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Turkey's competition authority has fined Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) 346.72 million lira ($18.63 million) for breaking competition law, it said on Wednesday. Turkey's competition authority said Meta must act to reinstate competition in these markets and prepare annual reports about the steps it will take for the next five years, the authority said. Social media companies have been a focus of attention in Turkey, which adopted a law last week that would jail journalists and social media users for up to three years for spreading "disinformation". Analysts have said social media companies are unlikely to abide in full by the law that requires them to remove "disinformation" content and share user data with authorities. ($1 = 18.6080 liras)Reporting by Ebru Tuncay; Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Daren Butler and Barbara LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Under the law, which took effect this week, companies must share with authorities users' information if they post content constituting crimes, including misleading information. Social media companies are required to appoint Turkish representatives. The law has mainly been criticised for imposing jailtime on social media users and journalists spreading "disinformation", but it also builds on legislation imposed on social media companies in 2020, with much tougher measures. "I think (the law) is like a wish list - they put whatever they can think of in there," Akdeniz said. "There is an attempt to regulate social media platforms that could be a model law for authoritarian regimes."

☆ Saudi MBC Group signs deals with Turkish production companies as diplomatic ties thaw
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MBC, which in March 2018 scrapped Turkish programmes including soap operas popular with Arab audiences, said in a statement that the deal would allow it to exclusively host content from Medyapim and Ay Yapim production houses, and produce original Arabic-language content in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia and Turkey were at loggerheads during the 2011 "Arab Spring" over Ankara's support for political Islamist groups deemed a threat to the region's system of rule. MBC said Medyapim and Ay Yapim's content would be available to MBC channels and its online Shahid platform on their airing dates in Turkey. MBC will work with Medyapim and Ay Yapim to co-develop and commission a number of Arabic-language productions, scheduled to begin filming in Saudi Arabia and in the region in the coming years, it added. Medyapim and Ay Yapim dominate the TV industry in Turkey and beyond with prime-time shows that conquered Turkic countries, the Middle East and Latin America.

☆ Turkey denies involvement with migrant incident at Greek border
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ISTANBUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Turkey denied involvement in an incident where Greece found 92 illegal migrants close to its northern border with Turkey, Turkish Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli said late on Saturday. "As you couldn't find one single case of a human rights violation by Turkey, you just seek to expose the image of your own cruelty as if Turkey did it," Catakli said on Twitter replying to a tweet by Notis Mitarachi, Greek Minister of Migration. Greek police said on Saturday that they have rescued a group of 92 migrants who were discovered naked and believed to have crossed into Greek territory from Turkey illegally. "One would expect a working explanation from the Turkish government's side," he told a Greek television station. Athens will soon extend a 40-kilometres fence along its northern border with Turkey to prevent migrants from entering the country, Theodorikakos said.

☆ Death toll in coal mine explosion in Turkey rises to 28 - minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Media members report outside the coal mine as search and rescue operation continues after an explosion, in Amasra in the northern Bartin province, Turkey October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Cagla GurdoganBARTIN, Turkey , Oct 15 (Reuters) - An explosion in a coal mine in Turkey's northern Bartin province on Friday killed 28 people, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, as rescue teams continued to search for people trapped underground. Authorities said initial indications were that the blast was caused by firedamp, a term referring to methane in coal mines. In 2014, 301 workers were killed in Turkey 's worst ever mining disaster in the western town of Soma, 350 kms (217 miles) south of Istanbul. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Mert Ozkan, Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkish mine blast death toll rises to 40, one miner missing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Mert Ozkan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Media members report outside the coal mine as search and rescue operation continues after an explosion, in Amasra in the northern Bartin province, Turkey October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Cagla GurdoganBARTIN, Turkey , Oct 15 (Reuters) - An explosion in a coal mine in Turkey's northern Bartin province on Friday killed 40 people, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday, adding that search and rescue operations were continuing for one missing miner. He said 58 of the 110 people working in the mine when the blast occurred were rescued by the teams or got out by themselves, adding there was uncertainty about one miner. Soylu said one miner was discharged from hospital while 10 were still receiving treatment in Bartin and Istanbul. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Mert Ozkan, Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkish parliament passes media law setting jail terms for 'disinformation'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament on Thursday adopted a law proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan that would jail journalists and social media users for up to three years for spreading "disinformation", despite deep concerns over free speech. Lawmakers from Erdogan's ruling AK Party (AKP) and its nationalist ally MHP, which together have a majority, approved the bill even as opposition lawmakers, European countries and media rights activists called for it to be scrapped. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ezgi Erkoyun; Writing by Jonathan Spicer; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkey's state banks suspend use of Russian Mir payment system -finance minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Can Sezer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ISTANBUL, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Turkey's three state banks have suspended the use of the Russian Mir payment system, Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati told Reuters on Thursday. Two private banks, Isbank and Denizbank, suspended their use of the Mir system last week after Washington expanded its sanctions on Russia, including targeting the entity that runs the payment system. The two other state banks, Halkbank and Vakifbank, have not commented on the issue. NATO member Ankara opposes Western sanctions on Russia and has close ties with both Moscow and Kyiv, its Black Sea neighbours. The Kremlin on Wednesday said Turkish state banks that have stopped using Russia's Mir bank cards are clearly under unprecedented U.S. pressure and the threat of secondary sanctions.

☆ Turkey's Ziraat Bank suspends use of Russian Mir payment system -CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Turkey's state lender Ziraat Bank has suspended the use of the Russian Mir payment, its chief executive Alpaslan Cakar told Reuters on Thursday, as the U.S. cracks down on those accused of helping Moscow skirt sanctions. Western nations have been growing concerned over increased economic ties between Turkey and Russia, diplomats say, particularly after several meetings between President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Can Sezer; Writing by Ali Kucukgocmen Editing by Ezgi ErkoyunOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

A logo of Turkey's Central Bank (TCMB) is pictured at the entrance of the bank's headquarters in Ankara, Turkey April 19, 2015. Turkey's lira touched a record 18.42 versus the dollar, surpassing the level reached during a full-blown currency crisis last December. The European Central Bank also raised its key rates by 75 basis points this month. One had predicted a 50 basis-point cut to 12.50%, while two forecast a 100 basis-point cut to 12%. Turkish lira timeline September 2022Each rate cut weighs more on country risks and the lira, said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank.

☆ Turkey's Erdogan believes Azerbaijan-Armenia could reach lasting peace
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McdermidSept 20 (Reuters) - Turkey believes a comprehensive peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday after the two countries resumed fighting again this month. "We believe that it is possible to sign a comprehensive peace agreement between the two countries as soon as possible," Erdogan said, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In his speech, Erdogan also said reopening of transport links in the region will contribute to the welfare of all parties. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ezgi Erkoyun and Ali Kucukgocmen Editing by Ece Toksabay and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Guterres says U.N. working with U.S. and EU to get Russian food to markets
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-20 | by ( Ezgi Erkoyun | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ISTANBUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday the United Nations is working with the United States and European Union to overcome obstacles to Russian food and fertilisers reaching world markets. "The other part of this package deal is the unimpeded access to the global markets of Russian food and fertiliser, which are not subject to sanctions," Guterres said in Istanbul, where he visited a coordination centre overseeing the exports. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives at a boat to sail a ship carrying Ukrainian grain, at Zeyport in Istanbul, Turkey August 20, 2022. Guterres said the United Nations was working with Washington and the European Union to remove those obstacles. "Getting more food and fertiliser out of Ukraine and Russia is crucial to further calm commodity markets and lower prices for consumers," he said.

☆ Erdogan to discuss Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant with Putin
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ANKARA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will discuss the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to the text of an interview. Zelenskiy said Russia must remove all mines in the area, Erdogan said in an interview with reporters on his flight back from Ukraine's Lviv on Thursday. "We will discuss this issue with Putin and ask him specifically for Russia to do what it must as an important step for world peace," Erdogan said. Reporting by Yesim Dikmen and Ezgi Erkoyun; Writing by Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Erdogan says he discussed ways to end Ukraine conflict with Guterres, Zelenskiy
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shake hands after a joint news conference following their meeting in Lviv, Ukraine August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichANKARA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he discussed possible ways of ending the war between Ukraine and Russia in a trilateral meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres. Speaking after the meeting in Ukraine's Lviv, Erdogan said they discussed using the positive atmosphere created by a U.N.-brokered grain export deal to establish lasting peace. He also said they discussed the exchange of prisoners of war between Ukraine and Russia, and that he would later raise the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We attach great importance to this issue...of what happened to the exchange of these captives," Erdogan said.

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