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After a 20-month delay, Türkiye approves Sweden’s NATO membership bid

Key Points NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Türkiye’s move and urged Hungary to do the same. Lawmakers voted 287-55 in favour of Sweden’s bid to become the 32nd member of the alliance. Finland’s membership last April doubled the length of NATO’s border with Russia. Türkiye’s parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden’s NATO membership after more than

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Türkiye, Malaysia, OIC back SA’s Gaza genocide case againt Israel

South Africa’s application against Israel is set to be heard at the ICJ in the Hague next week Thursday and Friday As Israel’s day before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) looms, Türkiye is the latest country after Malaysia and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to give its support to South Africa’s genocide case

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Facebook gangster Hakan Ayik arrested in Türkiye after decade on the run

Key Points Türkiye arrested “Facebook gangster” Hakan Ayik, wanted in Australia for drug smuggling. The Comanchero motorcycle gang was targeted in Istanbul for drug trafficking, money laundering, and more. An FBI-run phone app unwittingly aided in the monitoring and arrest of hundreds of suspected criminals worldwide. Türkiye has arrested Hakan Ayik, a fugitive wanted in

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UAE and Türkiye sign multibillion-dollar agreements

Get free updates for Turkey We will send you myFT Daily Digest email summarizing the latest Türkiye news every morning. The United Arab Emirates said it had signed $50 billion deals with Turkey as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan toured the oil-rich Persian Gulf in a bid to attract investment from the region and bolster his

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Türkiye: economy on the brink of collapse?

With many firms likely to fail, there are fears of a possible domino effect on the country’s banking sector, especially if NPLs start to rise and international banks become wary of lending to their Turkish counterparts. This heightened uncertainty is starting to dampen economic activity. In August, economic sentiment worsened, car sales plummeted, and working

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