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Erdoğan may wrest contracts from municipalities after election setback
April 3, 2019
Erdoğan may wrest contracts from municipalities after election setback
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may end municipal control and oversight over public contracts after losing Istanbul and the capital Ankara…
Erdoğan, Putin to meet in Moscow next week
April 3, 2019
Erdoğan, Putin to meet in Moscow next week
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet in Moscow on Monday, marking the third…
Volatile Lira continues uncertainty in the aftermath of local elections
April 3, 2019
Volatile Lira continues uncertainty in the aftermath of local elections
Foreign exchange fluctuation is continuing in the Turkish market after the 31st March local election with the Lira weakening 2…
Government increases electricity prices by 37 percent after election
April 3, 2019
Government increases electricity prices by 37 percent after election
Despite contradictory promises from the government, electricity prices have increased by 37 percent in Turkey shortly after Sunday’s local elections,…
Reputable Turkish director accuses pro-gov’t media of committing crime by manipulating facts
April 3, 2019
Reputable Turkish director accuses pro-gov’t media of committing crime by manipulating facts
Cagan Irmak, a well-known Turkish director and screenwriter, has accused Turkey’s pro-AK Party media of committing a crime by manipulating data…
Turkey’s fuel prices see second hike in 15 days
April 3, 2019
Turkey’s fuel prices see second hike in 15 days
Fuel prices continue to burn a hole in Turkish citizens’ pockets, with a 19 kuruş price hike set to go…
Opposition candidate demands mandate for İstanbul
April 3, 2019
Opposition candidate demands mandate for İstanbul
Turkey’s main opposition candidate in İstanbul called on the Supreme Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday to mandate him as the…
Pentagon says it expects to resolve row with Turkey over S-400s
April 3, 2019
Pentagon says it expects to resolve row with Turkey over S-400s
Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan said on Tuesday that he expected to resolve a dispute with Turkey over…
Yet another jailed hunger striker takes own life in protest of Öcalan’s ‘isolation’
April 3, 2019
Yet another jailed hunger striker takes own life in protest of Öcalan’s ‘isolation’
A jailed man who went on a hunger strike on March 1 in protest of the “isolation” of imprisoned leader…
Woman defeats former boss in mayoral election after he demoted her
April 3, 2019
Woman defeats former boss in mayoral election after he demoted her
A former municipal employee in the northwestern province of Bilecik who ran for mayor as an independent candidate after resigning…