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Ankara Informs Washington it Is Committed to Defending its Rights in East Med, Aegean

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chief adviser Ibrahim Kalin in Istanbul on Sunday. The two, whose meeting was unannounced to the media beforehand, discussed various bilateral and international issues, topped by the developments in the Aegean and the Mediterranean and the tension…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Spiced beef, salty cheese fill Turkey’s top street food

In street stalls and restaurants across Istanbul, cooks stretch dough paper thin and stuff it with spiced ground meat, greens and chewy white cheese

The Independent UK

Fleeing Russians follow path of 1917 refugees to Istanbul

Vladimir Putin’s military draft “changed everything” for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader’s mobilization was announced last month

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Turkey's inflation rate hits fresh 24-year high

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish inflation jumped to a new 24-year high exceeding 83 percent in September, official data showed Monday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presses for more interest rate cuts despite surging prices.

AFP

White House's Sullivan meets Ukraine's Yermak in Istanbul, pledges U.S. support

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine's presidential office, in Istanbul on Sunday and pledged Washington's steadfast support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the White House said.

Reuters

U.S. and Turkish officials discuss Ukraine and NATO in unannounced meeting

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser Ibrahim Kalin in Istanbul on Sunday and discussed "progress on NATO accession for Finland and Sweden", the White House said in a statement.

Reuters

Mahsa Amini's mysterious death lit a fuse in Iran. Now exiles are risking everything to join the protests

Iranians who fled their homeland are now booking flights or making treacherous cross-border journeys to enter the country. Their mission: to help topple the regime.

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Russian men flee to Turkey to avoid Putin’s mobilisation for Ukraine war

Russian men have been fleeing in large numbers since the Kremlin announced a partial military draft to sustain its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Turkey, where some 50,000 Russian nationals have applied for residency since February, is one of their destinations of choice. Our correspondents in Istanbul bring you this report.

France 24

'The Anxious Diary of Istanbul': Top Turkish cartoonist describes political climate

Ersin Karabulut is one of Turkey's most famous cartoonists. His new autobiographical comic strip "The Anxious Diary of Istanbul" has just been published as a book here in France. He joins us from Istanbul to tell us more about how the political climate is affecting artists there.

France 24

Turkey bows to US pressure, cuts Russian bank ties

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's booming wartime trade with Moscow took a giant step back on Wednesday with confirmation that the last three banks still processing Russian card payments were pulling out under pressure from Washington.

AFP

Russian men flee the country. Many are showing up in Istanbul

Men are fleeing Russia by land or air days after President Vladimir Putin said he was mobilizing more forces into Ukraine. NPR met Russians arriving in Turkey, where they don't need visas to enter.

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Meghan Markle shares favourite holiday spot, labelling it 'invigorating'

Before joining the Royal Family the Duchess of Sussex frequently travelled the world.

Daily Record

Meghan Markle says her favourite holiday spot is affordable and invigorating

Meghan Markle wrote about her favourite place to visit, a holiday destination she stopped off in for just 48 hours with amazing shopping, desserts and stunning buildings

Daily Mirror

Turkey: Anti-LGBTQ display reflects nation's political shift

Panic and anxiety gripped members of Turkey's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities when several thousand demonstrators marched in Istanbul last weekend to demand a ban on what they consider gay propaganda and to outlaw LGBTQ organizations

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AFP

Inflation-hit Turkey cuts rate for second month

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's troubled lira on Thursday plumbed new lows after the central bank cut its policy rate for the second straight month despite annual inflation reaching 80 percent and still edging higher.

Reuters

Turkish court adjourns case against top Erdogan opponent to November

A Turkish court adjourned until November the hearing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular opponent of President Tayyip Erdogan, after gatherings near the courthouse were banned under heavy police watch on Wednesday, the opposition party said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Istanbul Mayor Who Upstaged Erdogan Faces Political Ban

Daily Mirror

Hull City release statement as chairman Acun Ilicali injured in road traffic accident

Hull City chairman Acun Ilicali was involved in a road accident in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Monday as the club confirm his injuries and when he has to go for surgery

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The Independent UK

Anti-LGBTQ protest in Turkey backs protecting family values

A conservative anti-LGBTQ group has marched in Istanbul to defend what they described as traditional family values

Daily Record

Who will win RFS vs Hearts? Our writers make their predictions for Europa Conference League clash

Robbie Neilson's men are looking to bounce back after a heavy defeat at Tynecastle in their Group A opener against Istanbul Basaksehir.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow one of best cities for football in Europe according to new study

Glasgow is one of the top 10 best cities in Europe for football fans according to a new study, alongside the likes of Rotterdam, Madrid, Athens, London, and Istanbul

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 novels about Turkey

Orhan Pamuk and Elif Shafak are the international star names, but all of these writers bring a distinctive lightness of heart to bear on a very heavy history

The Guardian - UK

Author Orhan Pamuk: ‘I used to have three bodyguards, now I have one’

Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk on Salman Rushdie’s attack, responding to extremism in Turkey – and his new, oddly prophetic, pandemic novel

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Says Ukraine Grain Deal Mostly Helping Rich EU

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that "almost all" the Ukrainian grain shipped under a UN-backed deal to ease a global food crisis was reaching rich European nations, an accusation denied by Kyiv. Data compiled by a joint center in Istanbul monitoring the July agreement showed slightly more than a…

AFP

Putin says Ukraine grain deal mostly helping rich EU

Moscow (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that "almost all" the Ukrainian grain shipped under a UN-backed deal to ease a global food crisis was reaching rich European nations, an accusation denied by Kyiv.

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