Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed at 1,448.52 points on Thursday, down 0.33% from the previous close. After starting the day at 1,456.00 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index fell 4.78
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cancelled her planned visit to Israel this weekend due to developments in Afghanistan, her office announced on Thursday. The visit “has been cancelled in consultation
Iran’s newly appointed foreign minister held talks with his Pakistani counterpart in Tehran on Thursday, focusing on developments in Afghanistan. Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who arrived in the Iranian capital on
Crude oil prices dropped on Thursday over investor fears that new waves of the COVID-19 pandemic may hamper oil demand, while a more-than-expected drop in the US crude oil inventories
August is hailed as “the month of victory” in Turkey, as Turkish and Ottoman armies over the centuries won numerous wars in the month, changing the course of history. For
Turkey offered its condolences Wednesday to Venezuela over floods and landslides caused by torrential rains in the western state of Merida which claimed at least 20 lives. Noting that the
The Colombian Embassy in Ankara will commemorate the Battle of Boyaca by hosting a virtual concert on Thursday. On Aug. 7, 1819, Colombia won its independence from Spain in the
This week, the BBC’s Turkish local service published (false) news about the UK’s alleged plans to establish a processing center for Afghan asylum-seekers in Turkey. Their source was British Defense
The first batch of Turkish troops evacuated from Afghanistan landed in the country’s capital on Thursday, according to flag carrier Turkish Airlines. The first plane carrying Turkish soldiers who decided