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Turkey’s ruling AKP passes competition law, sparking criticism from opposition parties: report
World
June 17, 2020
Turkey’s ruling AKP passes competition law, sparking criticism from opposition parties: report
Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that includes giving wider powers to the Competition Authority, a change criticized by…
Merkel, Erdoğan agree on UN-sponsored peace process in Libya
World
June 17, 2020
Merkel, Erdoğan agree on UN-sponsored peace process in Libya
German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflict in Libya and the situation in the eastern Mediterranean in a video call…
Turkey only European country ranked in bottom 25 of Global Peace Index this year
World
June 14, 2020
Turkey only European country ranked in bottom 25 of Global Peace Index this year
Turkey was named 150th out of 163 countries around the world in the latest edition of the Global Peace Index,…
Pro-Erdoğan ex-wrestler becomes executive board member of state-run Vakıfbank
Turkey
June 13, 2020
Pro-Erdoğan ex-wrestler becomes executive board member of state-run Vakıfbank
Hamza Yerlikaya, the youth and sports deputy minister and a former Olympic wrestler, has become an executive board member of…
Twitter removes state-linked accounts in China, Russia, Turkey
World
June 12, 2020
Twitter removes state-linked accounts in China, Russia, Turkey
Twitter said Thursday it had removed more than 170,000 state-linked accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey, according to Deutsche…
Prominent Turkish journalist arrested on accusations of revealing state secrets
Turkey
June 12, 2020
Prominent Turkish journalist arrested on accusations of revealing state secrets
A Turkish court has jailed a prominent journalist from an online news outlet pending trial on accusations that she revealed…
Easing unemployment in March raises eyebrows in Turkey: report
World
June 11, 2020
Easing unemployment in March raises eyebrows in Turkey: report
Turkey’s unemployment rate eased to 13.2 percent in March from 13.6 percent in February, data indicated on Wednesday, but analysts…
Gov’t debt held by Turkey’s central bank exceeds 10 pct of assets: report
Business
June 11, 2020
Gov’t debt held by Turkey’s central bank exceeds 10 pct of assets: report
The share of government debt among the Turkish central bank’s assets exceeded 10 percent this week, data showed on Wednesday,…
Turkish foreign minister says US needs to play a more active role in Libya: report
World
June 11, 2020
Turkish foreign minister says US needs to play a more active role in Libya: report
The United States needs to play a more active role in Libya, both in achieving a ceasefire and in political…
Turkish, US presidents agreed on ‘some issues’ related to Libya: report
World
June 9, 2020
Turkish, US presidents agreed on ‘some issues’ related to Libya: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he discussed the conflict in Libya with US President Donald Trump in a phone…