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Euro-Mediterranean security depends on international and regional co-operation, participants say at OSCE PA Autumn Meeting in Marrakech
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Turkey orders detention of 99 soldiers, ex-military doctors, over Gülen links
October 2, 2019
Turkey orders detention of 99 soldiers, ex-military doctors, over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 99 people, including military members and former military doctors, as part of a…
Prosecutor asks parliament permission to prosecute Kurdish deputy on terrorism charge
October 2, 2019
Prosecutor asks parliament permission to prosecute Kurdish deputy on terrorism charge
A Diyarbakır prosecutor has submitted a summary of proceedings to the Turkish parliament accusing Leyla Güven, a deputy from the…
Newly established presidential Investment Office spent $10 million in one year
October 2, 2019
Newly established presidential Investment Office spent $10 million in one year
At a time when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are being criticized for…