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HDP calls on other parties to raise their voice against removal of elected mayors
Turkey
August 21, 2019
HDP calls on other parties to raise their voice against removal of elected mayors
Kurdish Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Pervin Buldan has called on political parties in the Turkish parliament, other than the…
Turkey’s housing sales fall 17.5 percent year-on-year in July: report
Business
August 20, 2019
Turkey’s housing sales fall 17.5 percent year-on-year in July: report
Turkish house sales fell 17.5 percent year-on-year in July, the seventh consecutive month of declines, according to official data released…
CoE says removal of mayors undermines functioning of local democracy in Turkey
World
August 20, 2019
CoE says removal of mayors undermines functioning of local democracy in Turkey
Anders Knape, president of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, on Tuesday expressed grave…
Turkey’s top religious body says Bugs Bunny, Popeye encourage aggression in children
Turkey
August 20, 2019
Turkey’s top religious body says Bugs Bunny, Popeye encourage aggression in children
Turkey’s state body regulating the role of Islam in the country has said certain cartoons, including Bugs Bunny, Teenage Mutant…
First act of gov’t-appointed trustee in Van: hanging Erdoğan’s photo in mayor’s office
Turkey
August 20, 2019
First act of gov’t-appointed trustee in Van: hanging Erdoğan’s photo in mayor’s office
Mehmet Emin Bilmez , the former governor of the eastern Turkish province of Van who was appointed on Monday as…
Number of bar associations boycotting judicial ceremony at Erdoğan palace rises to 41
Turkey
August 20, 2019
Number of bar associations boycotting judicial ceremony at Erdoğan palace rises to 41
Following the decision of nine bar associations across Turkey to boycott the opening ceremony of the new judicial year at…
Turkish bank halts services to Venezuela in wake of US sanctions: report
World
August 17, 2019
Turkish bank halts services to Venezuela in wake of US sanctions: report
Ziraat Bank, Turkey’s largest bank by assets, has stopped offering services to Venezuela’s central bank in the wake of tougher…
Only modest recovery expected in Turkey’s economy for 2019: report
Business
August 13, 2019
Only modest recovery expected in Turkey’s economy for 2019: report
Turkey’s economy, which suffered a currency crisis last year, is still in the doldrums and only a modest recovery is…
Erdoğan completes assimilation of Turkey’s central bank, columnist says
Turkey
August 12, 2019
Erdoğan completes assimilation of Turkey’s central bank, columnist says
Turkey’s central bank has finally been assimilated to the new presidential system of government in the country, columnist Taha Akyol…
Turkish lira leads emerging market currencies lower
World
August 12, 2019
Turkish lira leads emerging market currencies lower
Turkey’s lira fell, leading a decline in major emerging market currencies, as investors sold the assets on concern for the…