Saturday Mothers- Struggle not to Forget
Turkey
October 5, 2019
Saturday Mothers- Struggle not to Forget
Saturday Mothers is a group of people who have been sitting in Galatasaray Square every Saturday since May 27, 1995…
Turkish army pension fund to buy British Steel
Turkey
October 4, 2019
Turkish army pension fund to buy British Steel
The Turkish Armed Forces Assistance Fund (known as Oyak) says it plans to take over British Steel, which employs 5,000…
An-12 crashes killing five people onboard
Ukraine
October 4, 2019
An-12 crashes killing five people onboard
A Ukrainian-registered Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft has crashed as it approached Lviv airport resulting in the death of five people…
Euro-Mediterranean security depends on international and regional co-operation, participants say at OSCE PA Autumn Meeting in Marrakech
World
October 4, 2019
Euro-Mediterranean security depends on international and regional co-operation, participants say at OSCE PA Autumn Meeting in Marrakech
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 18th Autumn Meeting kicked off in Marrakech, Morocco, today with calls for greater co-operation between north…
Turkey intercepted some 315,000 migrants headed to Europe in 2019: minister
World
October 4, 2019
Turkey intercepted some 315,000 migrants headed to Europe in 2019: minister
Turkey has intercepted some 315,000 irregular migrants on their route to Europe in the first nine months of the year,…
Turkey to ban e-cigarettes, says health minister
Business
October 4, 2019
Turkey to ban e-cigarettes, says health minister
Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has said the government is working on legislation to prohibit electronic cigarettes by blocking…
Turkey ranked 52nd on Henley Passport Index
World
October 4, 2019
Turkey ranked 52nd on Henley Passport Index
Turkey’s passport has been ranked 52nd on the 2019 Henley Passport Index (HPI), a global ranking of passports based on…
Former HDP deputy released from jail after top court’s ruling
Turkey
October 4, 2019
Former HDP deputy released from jail after top court’s ruling
Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy who has been behind bars since late 2018, has been…
Turkish university to establish 3 faculties in Syria upon Erdoğan’s order
World
October 4, 2019
Turkish university to establish 3 faculties in Syria upon Erdoğan’s order
The Gaziantep University in the southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep will establish three faculties in three provinces of neighboring Syria,…
Foreign tourist numbers in Turkey up 15 percent in first 8 months of 2019
World
October 2, 2019
Foreign tourist numbers in Turkey up 15 percent in first 8 months of 2019
Turkey’s tourism sector has been experiencing a boom in 2019, with foreign visitor numbers rising by nearly 15 percent year-on-year…