Ayla Jean Yackley

Borrowing costs reduced for third month running after price rises ease to below 40% for first time since June 2023

Central bank expected to reduce interest rates by 250 basis points when it meets on Thursday

Concerns that instability will spill over from Syria add urgency to efforts to woo PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan from prison

Central bank slashes borrowing costs by 250bp as consumer demand slows

President-elect has criticised Washington’s support for the Kurdish groups now fighting Turkish-backed rebels

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces talks between the two countries to end dispute over breakaway Somaliland region

Ankara, long a backer of opposition groups, sees chance to push back Kurdish militants and force Assad to negotiate

Qatar no longer willing to host Palestinian militant group as Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel remain deadlocked

Preacher depicted by Erdoğan as his principal enemy was never extradited by US

Only one man in Turkey has rivalled Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for laudatory press coverage in recent months: the president’s candidate to reclaim Istanbul from its opposition mayor. Once a relatively low-key urbanisation minister, Murat Kurum has become a star fixture of government-friendly media in the run-up to local elections this Sunday. From parading with pop stars to holding a singalong with elderly nursing home residents, Kurum’s campaign has been followed with breathless enthusiasm. Meanwh…