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İstanbul added another half million to population in 2019: TurkStat
Turkey
February 4, 2020
İstanbul added another half million to population in 2019: TurkStat
Turkey’s population numbered 83.15 million as of end of 2019, indicating a 1.39 percent rise year-on-year, and İstanbul maintained its…
Russia says Turkey did not warn of military activity in Idlib: report
World
February 3, 2020
Russia says Turkey did not warn of military activity in Idlib: report
Russia said on Monday the Turkish military came under fire from Syrian government forces because Russia had not been warned…
EU rejects Ankara’s accusations of failing to honor 2016 refugee deal: report
World
January 25, 2020
EU rejects Ankara’s accusations of failing to honor 2016 refugee deal: report
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has rejected Turkey’s accusations that Brussels has failed to honor its side of a…
General re-arrested as Erdogan fumes at judges for freeing him
Turkey
January 21, 2020
General re-arrested as Erdogan fumes at judges for freeing him
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan lashed out on Sunday at a court decision acquitting a former top general over coup charges,…
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) suffered $400 mln loss in 2018
World
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…
Turkey’s Libya operation targeting gas reserves – Deutsche Welle
World
January 4, 2020
Turkey’s Libya operation targeting gas reserves – Deutsche Welle
There is much more on the table for Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is taking on another expensive military…
A great new game unfolding in east Mediterranean – Kathimerini
World
January 4, 2020
A great new game unfolding in east Mediterranean – Kathimerini
The new decade arrives with a great game in the east Mediterranean, where all the protagonists know how deeply their…
[ANALYSIS] What to expect from Turkey in 2020
Turkey
January 3, 2020
[ANALYSIS] What to expect from Turkey in 2020
The end of 2019 was marked in Turkey by an event during which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled the…
Albania to deport Gülen follower at Turkey’s request despite court rejection of extradition: report
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January 1, 2020
Albania to deport Gülen follower at Turkey’s request despite court rejection of extradition: report
Albanian authorities are about to deport Harun Çelik, a Turkish teacher at a school affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement…
Car bomb blast kills 8 civilians in Turkish-held Syrian town: report
World
December 24, 2019
Car bomb blast kills 8 civilians in Turkish-held Syrian town: report
A car bomb killed eight civilians including a woman and a child in a Turkish-held border town in northern Syria…