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State-run bank blocked $135,000 in donations for coronavirus relief: İmamoğlu
Turkey
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…
Stay-at-home order possible in Turkey if coronavirus outbreak worsens: report
Turkey
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…
Number of coronavirus cases in Turkey climbs to 5,698, death toll at 92: minister
Turkey
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…
Elderly inmate tested positive for COVID-19, Turkish opposition deputy claims
Turkey
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…
Turkey threatens to seize factories unless mask producers sell to gov’t: report
Business
March 26, 2020
Turkey threatens to seize factories unless mask producers sell to gov’t: report
Turkish authorities will seize the factories of companies that produce masks unless they agree to sell product to the government…
Turkey suspends flights to 46 more countries, bans picnics
Turkey
March 23, 2020
Turkey suspends flights to 46 more countries, bans picnics
Turkey expanded measures against the coronavirus on Saturday, suspending flights to 46 more countries and banning picnics and barbecues, as…
Turkish shops to close after Erdoğan promises economic support: report
Business
March 19, 2020
Turkish shops to close after Erdoğan promises economic support: report
Turkish clothing retailers said on Thursday they were shutting stores and that shopping centers were set to close due to…
Erdoğan to discuss migrant issues with EU in Brussels: report
World
March 9, 2020
Erdoğan to discuss migrant issues with EU in Brussels: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he will have talks in Brussels as he called on Greece to “open…
Turkey will activate Russian S-400 missile system: defense minister
World
February 21, 2020
Turkey will activate Russian S-400 missile system: defense minister
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Thursday said there should be no doubt that Turkey will activate the S-400 missile…
Erdoğan, Trump call on Russia to halt its support for ‘atrocities’ in Syria’s Idlib
World
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…