Turkey
Turkey to increase natural gas import from Iran: report
World
March 25, 2019
Turkey to increase natural gas import from Iran: report
Turkey plans to increase imports of Iranian natural gas, a senior Iranian official told state news agency IRNA on Monday,…
Greek PM says Turkish jets harassed his helicopter
World
March 25, 2019
Greek PM says Turkish jets harassed his helicopter
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday accused Turkey of harassing his helicopter during a trip to an island for…
Germany aims to cut domestic Muslims’ ties to Turkey: report
World
March 25, 2019
Germany aims to cut domestic Muslims’ ties to Turkey: report
Germany wants to cut the financial and personal ties of German Muslims of Turkish origin to Ankara in an effort…
Provocative flyers falsely appearing to be from HDP distributed in Antalya
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Provocative flyers falsely appearing to be from HDP distributed in Antalya
As Turkey enters its last week before local elections on March 31, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has revealed that…
91-year-old school building burns down in Turkey’s southwest
Art and Culture
March 25, 2019
91-year-old school building burns down in Turkey’s southwest
A historic structure in Turkey’s southwestern province of Denizli burned down on Sunday night, the Diken news website reported. The…
Kurdish woman commits suicide in Gebze prison in protest of solitary confinement
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Kurdish woman commits suicide in Gebze prison in protest of solitary confinement
Ayten Beçet, a Kurdish activist who has been held in a prison in Kocaeli’s Gebze prison, committed suicide on Saturday…
Kurd vote could swing Turkey elections
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Kurd vote could swing Turkey elections
Millions of Kurdish votes could determine Turkey’s March 31 local elections, as the main Kurdish party has decided to sit…
Turkish industrial capacity utilisation edges up
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Turkish industrial capacity utilisation edges up
Turkey’s manufacturing industry used more of its capacity in March, the central bank said. Capacity utilisation increased to 74.3 percent…
Erdoğan vows to block 300 opposition candidates from office if they win
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Erdoğan vows to block 300 opposition candidates from office if they win
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday linked more than 300 opposition candidates in Turkey’s March 31 local elections to “terrorist…
Turkey’s banking watchdog launches investigation into JP Morgan after lira stumbles
Business
March 24, 2019
Turkey’s banking watchdog launches investigation into JP Morgan after lira stumbles
Turkey’s banking watchdog said it had launched an investigation into JP Morgan and other banks over complaints it received after…