Hafsa Erdogdu
Google to remove shopping ads in Turkey after competition authority fines
Turkey
July 30, 2020
Google to remove shopping ads in Turkey after competition authority fines
Worldwide search engine Google has announced that it will remove its shopping ads in Turkey as of Aug. 10 after…
AKP spokesman rules out re-establishing Islamic Caliphate: report
Turkey
July 30, 2020
AKP spokesman rules out re-establishing Islamic Caliphate: report
A spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has said the nation will remain a secular republic after…
US still evaluating Turkey sanctions over purchase of Russian S-400s: Pompeo
World
July 30, 2020
US still evaluating Turkey sanctions over purchase of Russian S-400s: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was continuing to evaluate how it would respond…
Greece to buy 50 drones from Turkish manufacturer: report
World
July 30, 2020
Greece to buy 50 drones from Turkish manufacturer: report
A private Turkish drone manufacturer has won a contract to sell a batch of 50 miniature tactical drones to the…
Turkish major in US arrested for drugging, tying up woman who died in his apartment: report
World
July 30, 2020
Turkish major in US arrested for drugging, tying up woman who died in his apartment: report
Hüseyin Kurtdere, 39, a major in the Turkish military and Turkey’s senior national representative to the US Central Command, has…
Turkish bar association president briefly detained after ‘resisting police’ at restaurant
Turkey
July 30, 2020
Turkish bar association president briefly detained after ‘resisting police’ at restaurant
Ekrem Dönmez, head of the Hatay Bar Association, was briefly detained by the police while dining with his family at…
Turkey’s public institutions to devise domestic messaging apps to replace foreign versions
Turkey
July 30, 2020
Turkey’s public institutions to devise domestic messaging apps to replace foreign versions
The Turkish Presidency’s Office for Digital Transformation has drafted a regulation for public institutions, forbidding public officials from using foreign-made…
Turkish court rejects appeal of regulation transferring administration of municipal companies to city councils
Turkey
July 29, 2020
Turkish court rejects appeal of regulation transferring administration of municipal companies to city councils
Turkey’s Council of State has rejected an appeal for a stay of execution of a Ministry of Commerce regulation authorizing…
Turkey denies allegations of supporting anti-gov’t protestors in Lebanon
World
July 29, 2020
Turkey denies allegations of supporting anti-gov’t protestors in Lebanon
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denied allegations by Lebanese politicians who claimed that Ankara supported street protests in Lebanon,…
Turkey’s central bank sharply raises yearend inflation forecast: report
World
July 29, 2020
Turkey’s central bank sharply raises yearend inflation forecast: report
Turkey’s central bank sharply raised its end-year inflation forecast to 8.9 percent on Wednesday, after three months of price rises…