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  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    Gideon Rachman
    Erdoğan is an infuriating but indispensable ally

    The Turkish president is blackmailing Nato’s other members but has his weak spots

  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    Turkish economy
    Turkish inflation nears 80% as Erdoğan’s monetary policy takes toll

    Disruption to food and energy imports caused by war in Ukraine adds to pressure on prices

  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    Turkish politics
    Istanbul mayor urges Turkish business community to show ‘courage’ towards Erdoğan

    Ekrem İmamoğlu says company leaders are ‘culpable’ for Turkey’s economic crisis

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Turkish economy
    Erdoğan raises Turkey’s minimum wage for second time in six months

    Inflationary pressures fuelled by fall in lira mean president’s move will do little to support households, analysts say

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Nato
    Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens to derail Nato enlargement again

    President’s insistence on extradition of 73 prisoners at odds with text of accord with Sweden and Finland

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Nato
    Finland and Sweden poised to join Nato after Turkey drops veto

    Nordic countries ease Erdoğan’s concerns they have been too accommodating towards extremist groups

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Turkish lira
    Turkish bank regulator limits lira loans for firms holding foreign exchange

    Under-pressure currency climbs in response but analysts say move is further step towards capital controls

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Turkish economy
    Turkish lira’s slide accelerates as Erdoğan vows to continue slashing rates

    Currency has shed 22% this year and analysts warn fall is ‘likely to continue’ without rate rises

  • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
    Turkey
    How Kurdish group became security flashpoint for Erdoğan and the west

    Turkey’s antipathy to YPG threatens fight against Isis in Syria and plans for Nato expansion

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Turkey
    Erdoğan says he no longer recognises existence of Greece’s leader

    Turkey’s president deepens Nato crisis over Mitsotakis’s appeal to US to halt provision of F-16 jets to Ankara

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Nato
    Sweden’s Nato ambitions run into Kurdish row

    Turkish opposition leaves Stockholm government with hard choices over the Kurdish cause

  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    Nato
    Turkey’s president objects to Finland and Sweden’s Nato applications

    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses the two countries of supporting Kurdish militants

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    ReviewFT Books Essay
    When democratic spin conceals a descent into dictatorship

    What separates autocrats from outright dictators? Two books consider the path to power, from Erdoğan’s rise in Turkey to strongmen leaders around the world

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    Turkish politics
    Erdogan’s embrace of Saudi crown prince signals end of dispute over Khashoggi murder

    Meeting marks shift in relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Kavala case shows Turkey’s lamentable march to autocracy

    The unjust imprisonment of the philanthropist should be condemned without fear

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Osman Kavala
    Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala jailed for life without parole

    Businessman had already spent more than 4 years behind bars without any conviction

  • Saturday, 23 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Turkey blocks Russian armed forces’ air route to Syria

    Move aims to pile pressure on Moscow to resume negotiations over Ukraine war

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    Global Economy
    Have surging oil prices stoked Turkish inflation even further?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
    Turkey
    Erdogan hails ‘turning point’ in Turkey-Israel relations

    Presidents vow to pursue trade and energy co-operation in interests of regional peace

  • Thursday, 3 March, 2022
    Turkish economy
    Turkish inflation hits 20-year high of 54%

    Discontent grows about state of economy as lira tumbles

  • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
    Turkey’s stance on Russian warships raises hope of reset in relations with west

    Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to curb passage of vessels has received praise in Kyiv

  • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
    David Gardner
    Middle Eastern powers must review their allegiances in light of Ukraine conflict

    As hostilities increase, it will be harder for countries such as Turkey to sit on the fence

  • Monday, 28 February, 2022
    Turkish politics
    Turkish opposition presents ‘historic’ pact to defeat Erdogan

    Diverse alliance promises to overhaul institutions and restore rule of law after years of backsliding

  • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
    News in-depthTurkish economy
    Turkey’s surging electricity prices dent voter support for Erdogan

    President faces election next year as public anger grows over cost of energy, food and other basic needs

  • Monday, 21 February, 2022
    ExplainerTurkish economy
    In charts: can Erdogan’s gamble keep the Turkish lira steady?

    President is backing unorthodox measures to stabilise the currency but analysts are sceptical

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