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Latest figures show 26,862 people in jail over Gülen links: ministry
February 21, 2020
Latest figures show 26,862 people in jail over Gülen links: ministry
According to the latest figures, 26,862 people are in jail due to links to the Gülen movement, which is accused…
Turkish, Greek military officials to hold ‘confidence-building talks’ in Athens: report
February 18, 2020
Turkish, Greek military officials to hold ‘confidence-building talks’ in Athens: report
A delegation of Turkish military officials is due in Athens to resume confidence-building talks amid tension between the two NATO…
Erdoğan, Trump call on Russia to halt its support for ‘atrocities’ in Syria’s Idlib
February 18, 2020
Erdoğan, Trump call on Russia to halt its support for ‘atrocities’ in Syria’s Idlib
President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian regime’s “atrocities” as he expressed US…
Reporter faces probe over story on minister buying land near Kanal İstanbul route
February 18, 2020
Reporter faces probe over story on minister buying land near Kanal İstanbul route
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a reporter from the Cumhuriyet daily due to a report she wrote last…
2 million Turks applied for unemployment benefits in 2019
February 18, 2020
2 million Turks applied for unemployment benefits in 2019
A total of 1,955,000 people in Turkey applied for unemployment benefits in 2019, according to data from the Turkish Employment…
Erdoğan’s AKP still has the lead in election survey
February 15, 2020
Erdoğan’s AKP still has the lead in election survey
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led the latest election poll conducted by the MetroPOLL company in January, despite…
Man thrown out of AKP group meeting after shouting ‘My children are hungry’
February 13, 2020
Man thrown out of AKP group meeting after shouting ‘My children are hungry’
A man was removed from a group meeting of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Wednesday after he…
Turkey failed to separate ‘opposition’ from terrorists in Idlib: Moscow
February 13, 2020
Turkey failed to separate ‘opposition’ from terrorists in Idlib: Moscow
Turkey’s inability to separate “opposition” from terrorist groups in Syria’s Idlib is one of the main reasons behind the ongoing…
Turkish airline Atlasglobal suspending operations: report
February 13, 2020
Turkish airline Atlasglobal suspending operations: report
Turkish airline Atlasglobal has decided to suspend operations and told its staff not to come to work on Thursday, Reuters…
Turkey’s industrial output climbed 8.6 percent in December: report
February 13, 2020
Turkey’s industrial output climbed 8.6 percent in December: report
Turkish industrial production climbed 8.6 percent year-on-year in December, official data showed on Thursday, exceeding forecasts in the fourth consecutive…