Turkey's economy has returned to a "positive cycle" after market turbulence in March, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Sunday. All financial indicators including gross foreign exchange reserves and the main stock index BIST100 have returned to mid-March levels with the steps taken to manage the economy,

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ISTANBUL (AP) — New wildfires broke out on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast Friday, as the government declared two western provinces in the country to be disaster zones. Images showed flames and smoke billowing into the sky close to high-rise apartment buildings in Antalya, where local and foreign visitors flock during the summer months.

Welcome back to Al-Monitor Turkey. Things are looking up for Ankara as its quest for Eurofighters is nearing a successful conclusion. Read all about that here, and read below for more on why Turkey remains so critical to the world’s most burning issues.

Turkey formally unveiled the Tayfun Block-4, its first hypersonic ballistic missile, at the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) 2025 in Istanbul. This missile marks a major step forward in the country’s growing defense capabilities.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams fantasized in a video about flying to Istanbul or Ankara, Turkey, less than a year after he was charged with taking Turkish bribes.

Ukraine on Wednesday proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, but Moscow tempered prospects for progress at a fresh round of talks in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Turkey reached deals with NATO allies Britain and Germany on Wednesday that pave the way to acquiring dozens of Eurofighter Typhoon jets, which Ankara has sought to bolster defences in an increasingly volatile region.

Turkey's central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by three points points to 43%, returning down the path of monetary easing. The step marked the first rate reduction since April, when the bank hiked rates to 46% in the wake of the controversial arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, which sent the Turkish lira tumbling.

"This week, by holding talks with Putin and Trump, we will strive to see if we can bring these leaders together in Istanbul," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks are threatening the country’s fourth-largest city, leading to hundreds of people fleeing their homes.