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Turkey sends medical supplies to Italy, Spain in solidarity over coronavirus outbreak
April 2, 2020
Turkey sends medical supplies to Italy, Spain in solidarity over coronavirus outbreak
Turkey on Wednesday sent health supplies including masks to Italy and Spain, the two European countries worst hit by the…
Rights groups say Turkey’s prisoner release must not exclude political detainees: report
April 2, 2020
Rights groups say Turkey’s prisoner release must not exclude political detainees: report
Turkish academics, journalists and rights groups are demanding that a planned release of tens of thousands of prisoners to stem…
Turkey’s tourism minister expects flights to return to normal at the end of June: report
April 2, 2020
Turkey’s tourism minister expects flights to return to normal at the end of June: report
Turkey’s tourism minister said on Thursday he expects flights to return to normal by the end of June, after airlines…
Turkey’s manufacturing outlook slips below critical mark in March: report
April 2, 2020
Turkey’s manufacturing outlook slips below critical mark in March: report
Turkey’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a survey of manufacturing sector managers on productivity, was at 48.1 in March, down from…
Turkish central bank’s forex reserves dropped by $1.1 billion last week: report
April 2, 2020
Turkish central bank’s forex reserves dropped by $1.1 billion last week: report
The Turkish central bank’s gross foreign currency reserves dropped by $1.1 billion in the week to March 27 as the…
State-run bank blocked $135,000 in donations for coronavirus relief: İmamoğlu
April 2, 2020
State-run bank blocked $135,000 in donations for coronavirus relief: İmamoğlu
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Thursday revealed that state-run Vakıfbank has blocked TL 900,000 ($135,000) that his municipality had raised…
Turkey announces restrictions on weekend outdoor leisure activities amid coronavirus outbreak
March 28, 2020
Turkey announces restrictions on weekend outdoor leisure activities amid coronavirus outbreak
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Friday announced additional measures against the coronavirus outbreak, saying that the country had banned…
Stay-at-home order possible in Turkey if coronavirus outbreak worsens: report
March 28, 2020
Stay-at-home order possible in Turkey if coronavirus outbreak worsens: report
Turkey could order the public to stay at home if coronavirus infections continue to spread, the government said on Thursday…
2 Turkish soldiers killed in attack carried out by PKK in N. Iraq: report
March 28, 2020
2 Turkish soldiers killed in attack carried out by PKK in N. Iraq: report
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a mortar attack launched by Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq,…
33-year-old Turkish woman with chronic disease dies due to coronavirus: report
March 28, 2020
33-year-old Turkish woman with chronic disease dies due to coronavirus: report
Dilek Tahtalı, a 33-year-old woman with a chronic disease, has become one of the latest victims of the coronavirus in…