Turkey
Russia partially restores visa-free regime with Turkey: report
World
July 25, 2019
Russia partially restores visa-free regime with Turkey: report
Russia’s president on Thursday signed a decree partially restoring a previous visa-free regime with Turkey, the state-run Anadolu news agency…
NY Islamic center cancels Kanter’s basketball camp upon Turkey’s objections
World
July 25, 2019
NY Islamic center cancels Kanter’s basketball camp upon Turkey’s objections
An Islamic center in Long Island, New York, canceled NBA star Enes Kanter’s charity summer basketball camp for kids after…
First shipment of Russian S-400s complete, second system slated for Ankara
World
July 25, 2019
First shipment of Russian S-400s complete, second system slated for Ankara
The first shipment of Russian S-400 missiles to Turkey has been completed and a second shipment is now being planned…
Circulation of Turkish periodicals dropped by 17.6 pct in 2018
Turkey
July 25, 2019
Circulation of Turkish periodicals dropped by 17.6 pct in 2018
The circulation of Turkish periodical publications in 2018 decreased by 17.6 percent over the previous year, according to the Turkish…
Turkey’s central bank lowers interest rates by 425 basis points
Business
July 25, 2019
Turkey’s central bank lowers interest rates by 425 basis points
Turkey’s central bank sharply cut its key interest rate by a more than expected 425 basis points to 19.75 percent…
Saudi Arabia blockades Turkish textile imports
Turkey
July 25, 2019
Saudi Arabia blockades Turkish textile imports
Saudi Arabia has been implementing an embargo on Turkish textile products for over two weeks, Turkish daily Yeniçağ reported on…
Turkish banker who served time in US for evading sanctions welcomed by Minister Albayrak
World
July 25, 2019
Turkish banker who served time in US for evading sanctions welcomed by Minister Albayrak
A Turkish bank executive who served a 32-month jail sentence in New York for helping evade US sanctions against Iran…
Belarusian Embassy official critically injured in gun attack in Ankara
World
July 25, 2019
Belarusian Embassy official critically injured in gun attack in Ankara
Alexander Poganshev, the undersecretary of the Belarusian Embassy in Turkey’s capital of Ankara, was seriously injured in a gun attack…
2 Kurdish politicians detained on allegations of terrorist group membership: report
Turkey
July 24, 2019
2 Kurdish politicians detained on allegations of terrorist group membership: report
Kurdish politicians Ferhat Kut and Leyla Bozkurt along with four others were detained on Wednesday on accusations of membership in…
Trump tells senators he does not want to sanction Turkey over S-400s: report
World
July 24, 2019
Trump tells senators he does not want to sanction Turkey over S-400s: report
President Donald Trump made clear to Republican senators during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday afternoon that he does not want…