Selcan Hacaoglu

Turkey could reopen a Greek Orthodox seminary shut down more than 50 years ago in September, the patriarch of the Istanbul-based church said, according to Hurriyet newspaper on Sunday, an act the US and the European Union have repeatedly called for.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party is seeking to give him the power to declare an exclusive economic zone extending as far as 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from Turkey’s coast, according to people familiar with the matter.

Turkey has proposed building a $1.2 billion (€1 billion) fuel pipeline for military use to help meet the energy needs of allies on NATO’s eastern European flank, according to people familiar with the matter.

Iran’s football team paused training in southern Turkey on Thursday to pursue travel visas for the US and Canada ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.

A Turkish court removed the leader of the country’s main opposition party in a landmark ruling that could strengthen President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on power while risking political unrest and renewed market turmoil.

Iran's football team paused training in southern Turkey on Thursday to pursue travel visas for the US and Canada ahead of this summer's FIFA World Cup, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.

Turkey’s top economic policymakers will meet on Friday morning to discuss measures to stem market turbulence after a court ordered the removal of the main opposition party’s leadership.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to arrange a meeting with President Donald Trump around the time of a Turkey-US World Cup soccer game in Los Angeles next month, people familiar with the matter said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long relied on divide-and-rule tactics to fend off political challengers. The approach appears to have worked remarkably well of late.

Turkey expects President Donald Trump to attend the NATO summit in Ankara next month, where alliance members will face pressure to show progress on a longstanding US demand to ramp up defense spending.