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Turkey’s wealth fund signs $5 bln MOU with Chinese insurance company
March 27, 2020
Turkey’s wealth fund signs $5 bln MOU with Chinese insurance company
Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Sinosure to provide insurance…
Moody’s says Turkish economy will shrink 1.4 pct in 2020 due to coronavirus effect
March 27, 2020
Moody’s says Turkish economy will shrink 1.4 pct in 2020 due to coronavirus effect
US-based credit rating agency Moody’s has said the Turkish economy will shrink by 1.4 percent in 2020 and grow 0.8…
Prosecutor drafts indictment 5 years after Kurdish human rights lawyer’s murder
March 27, 2020
Prosecutor drafts indictment 5 years after Kurdish human rights lawyer’s murder
The Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor’s Office has drafted an indictment on the November 2015 killing of Kurdish human rights lawyer Tahir…
Turkey quarantines a town, 4 villages in Black Sea region due to coronavirus
March 27, 2020
Turkey quarantines a town, 4 villages in Black Sea region due to coronavirus
One town and four villages in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Rize have been quarantined over the coronavirus outbreak, the…
Number of coronavirus cases in Turkey climbs to 5,698, death toll at 92: minister
March 27, 2020
Number of coronavirus cases in Turkey climbs to 5,698, death toll at 92: minister
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Friday the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus had reached 5,698 while the…
BBC video exposes Turkish ship carrying arms to Libya: report
March 27, 2020
BBC video exposes Turkish ship carrying arms to Libya: report
A detailed BBC video has exposed Turkey sending arms to Libya, violating a UN-imposed arms embargo. In the video the…
32 Turks have died overseas due to coronavirus, foreign minister says
March 26, 2020
32 Turks have died overseas due to coronavirus, foreign minister says
Thirty-two Turkish citizens have so far died from the novel coronavirus while out of the country, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu…
Elderly inmate tested positive for COVID-19, Turkish opposition deputy claims
March 26, 2020
Elderly inmate tested positive for COVID-19, Turkish opposition deputy claims
Member of the Turkish parliament and human rights defender Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu on Tuesday claimed that a 70-year-old inmate in…
Despite 83 pct decline, 1.3 million still using public transport in İstanbul: mayor
March 26, 2020
Despite 83 pct decline, 1.3 million still using public transport in İstanbul: mayor
Some 1.3 million Istanbul residents are still using public transportation despite an 83 percent decline in ridership due to measures…
Poll: 4 out of 10 Turks have not taken precautions against COVID-19
March 26, 2020
Poll: 4 out of 10 Turks have not taken precautions against COVID-19
A public survey conducted by the Gezici polling company shows four in 10 participants confirmed not having taken any personal…