Turkey
Turkey’s budget deficit rose 70 percent year-on-year in first half of 2019
Business
July 17, 2019
Turkey’s budget deficit rose 70 percent year-on-year in first half of 2019
Turkey’s budget deficit reached TL 78.6 billion ($13.77 billion) in the first six months of 2019, increasing by 70 percent…
Turkey slams EU foreign affairs chief’s remark on coup attempt
World
July 16, 2019
Turkey slams EU foreign affairs chief’s remark on coup attempt
Ömer Çelik, the spokesperson for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said on Tuesday that a comment made by…
Trump’s defense secretary nominee says Turkey’s Russian S-400 purchase ‘disappointing’
World
July 16, 2019
Trump’s defense secretary nominee says Turkey’s Russian S-400 purchase ‘disappointing’
US President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next secretary of defense called Turkey’s decision to buy Russia’s S-400 air…
Kurdish woman fined for failing to respond to TurkStat survey in Turkish
Turkey
July 16, 2019
Kurdish woman fined for failing to respond to TurkStat survey in Turkish
A Kurdish woman in the eastern Turkish province of Batman has been fined TL 1,055 for failing to answer questions…
NATO ‘concerned’ by Turkey’s acquisition of Russian S-400 system
World
July 16, 2019
NATO ‘concerned’ by Turkey’s acquisition of Russian S-400 system
NATO said Friday it was “concerned” by Turkey’s acquisition of Russia’s S-400 missile defense system after Ankara took delivery of…
Turkey receives first shipment of Russian S-400 missile system
World
July 14, 2019
Turkey receives first shipment of Russian S-400 missile system
The first shipment of a Russian S-400 air defense system has arrived in Turkey, according to a statement from the…
9 Turkish judges, prosecutors suspended over alleged Gülen links
Turkey
July 14, 2019
9 Turkish judges, prosecutors suspended over alleged Gülen links
Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has suspended nine judges and prosecutors from their posts due to alleged links…
Social media figure sentenced to 6 years for promoting drug use
Life Style
July 14, 2019
Social media figure sentenced to 6 years for promoting drug use
A Turkish court on Friday handed down a five-year, 10-month sentence to Pınar Karagöz, a popular social media influencer known…
İstanbul city council slashes new mayor’s borrowing limit
Turkey
July 14, 2019
İstanbul city council slashes new mayor’s borrowing limit
İstanbul’s city council has downscaled a borrowing request made by newly elected Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Sözcü newspaper reported on…
Fitch downgrades Turkey’s rating, cites sacking of central bank governor
World
July 14, 2019
Fitch downgrades Turkey’s rating, cites sacking of central bank governor
Ratings agency Fitch downgraded Turkey’s sovereign rating to “BB-“ on Friday, saying the dismissal of its central bank governor heightens…