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Babacan says new party will be established by end of 2019
Turkey
September 11, 2019
Babacan says new party will be established by end of 2019
Former Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan has said a new political party that he intends to establish will become reality…
Washington-Beijing trade war offers Turkey opportunity to boost trade with US
Business
September 11, 2019
Washington-Beijing trade war offers Turkey opportunity to boost trade with US
Turkey sees an opportunity to boost trade with the United States amid Washington’s trade war with Beijing, the Turkish trade…
Former German MP charged in Turkey with insulting Erdoğan in 2017 interview
World
September 11, 2019
Former German MP charged in Turkey with insulting Erdoğan in 2017 interview
Mehmet Kılıç, a German politician originally from Turkey who previously served as a deputy in the Green party has been…
Former judge given 10 years over Gülen links
Turkey
September 10, 2019
Former judge given 10 years over Gülen links
Hasan Hüseyin Özese, a former judge dismissed from his position after a failed coup in Turkey in 2016, was sentenced…
Despite start of US-Turkey joint patrols, Erdoğan cites disagreements on safe zone
World
September 10, 2019
Despite start of US-Turkey joint patrols, Erdoğan cites disagreements on safe zone
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, speaking hours after joint US-Turkey patrols began in northern Syria, said on Sunday Ankara and…
Turkey will lower interest rates to single digits, Erdoğan says
Business
September 10, 2019
Turkey will lower interest rates to single digits, Erdoğan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey will soon lower interest rates to single digits and that inflation will follow…
Turkey’s warning on opening route to Europe for migrants was not a bluff: VP
World
September 8, 2019
Turkey’s warning on opening route to Europe for migrants was not a bluff: VP
A warning issued by Turkey about opening the route to Europe for migrants was “neither a threat nor a bluff,”…
Purged human rights defender briefly taken into custody, subjected to excessive force
Turkey
September 8, 2019
Purged human rights defender briefly taken into custody, subjected to excessive force
Veli Saçılık, a purged human rights defender, was allegedly subjected to excessive force on Thursday when he was taken into…
Germany investigating domestic firm for supplying spyware to Turkey: report
World
September 7, 2019
Germany investigating domestic firm for supplying spyware to Turkey: report
German prosecutors said on Thursday they are investigating a Bavarian company named in a media investigation as supplying software to…
Photojournalist given suspended sentence for terrorist propaganda
Turkey
September 7, 2019
Photojournalist given suspended sentence for terrorist propaganda
The İstanbul 33rd High Criminal Court on Thursday handed down a suspended 20-month sentence to a photojournalist on conviction of…