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Rejection of new Sabiha Gökçen runway intended to boost İstanbul Airport business
January 17, 2020
Rejection of new Sabiha Gökçen runway intended to boost İstanbul Airport business
The Turkish transportation ministry’s rejection of the construction a new runway at İstanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport was aimed at diverting…
İstanbul’s Princes’ Islands mayor reveals new plan to prohibit horse-drawn carriages
January 17, 2020
İstanbul’s Princes’ Islands mayor reveals new plan to prohibit horse-drawn carriages
The municipality of İstanbul’s Princes’ Islands is determined to completely prohibit horse-drawn carriages, or phaetons, as a new deal with…
Pregnant Turkish inmate suffers anxiety attack after being denied medication
January 17, 2020
Pregnant Turkish inmate suffers anxiety attack after being denied medication
Esra Uymaz Saral, a 27-year-old Turkish woman who was arrested in İzmir when she was four and-a-half-months pregnant, has reportedly…
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) suffered $400 mln loss in 2018
January 13, 2020
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) suffered $400 mln loss in 2018
The Turkish State Railways (TCDD) suffered a loss of TL 2,558,000 ($426 million) in 2018, TL 863 million more than…
Libyan rivals to sign ceasefire agreement in Moscow: report
January 13, 2020
Libyan rivals to sign ceasefire agreement in Moscow: report
Both sides in Libya’s conflict are expected to sign an agreement in Moscow on Monday on the terms of a…
Turkey bars international lawyers from attending Demirtaş hearing
January 9, 2020
Turkey bars international lawyers from attending Demirtaş hearing
Turkish authorities on Tuesday prevented two members of the Connecticut-based Lawyers Without Borders from observing a hearing in the trial…
Turkish passport ranked 55th out of 191 countries in global passport index
January 9, 2020
Turkish passport ranked 55th out of 191 countries in global passport index
The power of the Turkish passport declined three spots and fell to 55th in a list of 191 countries, according…
4 Turkish soldiers killed in explosion in northern Syria: ministry
January 9, 2020
4 Turkish soldiers killed in explosion in northern Syria: ministry
Turkey’s Defense Ministry has announced that four Turkish soldiers have been killed by a car bomb in northern Syria, where…
Turkish TV director claims Soleimani played crucial role in thwarting 2016 coup attempt
January 8, 2020
Turkish TV director claims Soleimani played crucial role in thwarting 2016 coup attempt
Nureddin Şirin, the director of Turkey’s Kudüs TV, has claimed that top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was instrumental in defeating…
Turkey says it killed PKK’s top female militant in operation in N. Iraq
January 8, 2020
Turkey says it killed PKK’s top female militant in operation in N. Iraq
Turkey announced on Wednesday that it had killed a senior female militant of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) during a…