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No need to take EU steps against Turkey seriously: foreign minister
July 17, 2019
No need to take EU steps against Turkey seriously: foreign minister
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavuşoğlu said on Tuesday there is no need to take seriously decisions made by the European…
10 Turks kidnapped by armed gang off Nigerian coast: report
July 17, 2019
10 Turks kidnapped by armed gang off Nigerian coast: report
Turkey’s state-run news agency reported that an armed gang attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria and…
Greek Cyprus rejects Turkish side’s joint drilling proposal
July 17, 2019
Greek Cyprus rejects Turkish side’s joint drilling proposal
Greek Cypriot leaders on ethnically split Cyprus have turned down a renewed proposal by breakaway Turkish Cypriots to form a…
Turkey’s budget deficit rose 70 percent year-on-year in first half of 2019
July 17, 2019
Turkey’s budget deficit rose 70 percent year-on-year in first half of 2019
Turkey’s budget deficit reached TL 78.6 billion ($13.77 billion) in the first six months of 2019, increasing by 70 percent…
Turkey ranks first in arms deliveries from Germany
July 16, 2019
Turkey ranks first in arms deliveries from Germany
Turkey led among countries receiving weapons shipments from Germany, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Tuesday. In the first four…
Turkey slams EU foreign affairs chief’s remark on coup attempt
July 16, 2019
Turkey slams EU foreign affairs chief’s remark on coup attempt
Ömer Çelik, the spokesperson for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said on Tuesday that a comment made by…
Trump’s defense secretary nominee says Turkey’s Russian S-400 purchase ‘disappointing’
July 16, 2019
Trump’s defense secretary nominee says Turkey’s Russian S-400 purchase ‘disappointing’
US President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next secretary of defense called Turkey’s decision to buy Russia’s S-400 air…
RSF highlights journalist’s plight in Turkey with Washington Post ad
July 16, 2019
RSF highlights journalist’s plight in Turkey with Washington Post ad
International press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) placed a full-page ad in The Washington Post on Wednesday to raise…
Kurdish woman fined for failing to respond to TurkStat survey in Turkish
July 16, 2019
Kurdish woman fined for failing to respond to TurkStat survey in Turkish
A Kurdish woman in the eastern Turkish province of Batman has been fined TL 1,055 for failing to answer questions…
NATO ‘concerned’ by Turkey’s acquisition of Russian S-400 system
July 16, 2019
NATO ‘concerned’ by Turkey’s acquisition of Russian S-400 system
NATO said Friday it was “concerned” by Turkey’s acquisition of Russia’s S-400 missile defense system after Ankara took delivery of…