Turkey
Doctors say Turkey’s COVID-19 numbers worse than reported as hospitalizations surge
Turkey
August 5, 2020
Doctors say Turkey’s COVID-19 numbers worse than reported as hospitalizations surge
Doctors in Turkey’s coronavirus hotspots say hospitals are filling up with more cases than are reflected in the official nationwide…
Ex-officer testified Turkish general was killed after discovering Qatari funding of extremists
Turkey
August 5, 2020
Ex-officer testified Turkish general was killed after discovering Qatari funding of extremists
A Turkish general was executed during a failed coup after he found out Qatar was funneling money to extremist groups…
Greece sees fewer migrant arrivals from Turkey, partly due to pandemic, minister says: report
World
August 5, 2020
Greece sees fewer migrant arrivals from Turkey, partly due to pandemic, minister says: report
Greece has seen fewer migrants and refugees arriving from Turkey, numbering in the hundreds in the last four months, mainly…
Germany lifts travel warnings for 4 provinces in Turkey’s southwest
World
August 5, 2020
Germany lifts travel warnings for 4 provinces in Turkey’s southwest
Germany lifted a warning against travelling to four Turkish seaside provinces with low coronavirus infection rates as part of a…
Turkish inflation dips below expectations in July, currency firms: report
Business
August 4, 2020
Turkish inflation dips below expectations in July, currency firms: report
Turkey’s consumer price inflation fell to a lower-than-expected 11.76 percent year-on-year in July, official data showed on Tuesday, reversing two…
Google to remove shopping ads in Turkey after competition authority fines
Turkey
July 30, 2020
Google to remove shopping ads in Turkey after competition authority fines
Worldwide search engine Google has announced that it will remove its shopping ads in Turkey as of Aug. 10 after…
AKP spokesman rules out re-establishing Islamic Caliphate: report
Turkey
July 30, 2020
AKP spokesman rules out re-establishing Islamic Caliphate: report
A spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has said the nation will remain a secular republic after…
US still evaluating Turkey sanctions over purchase of Russian S-400s: Pompeo
World
July 30, 2020
US still evaluating Turkey sanctions over purchase of Russian S-400s: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was continuing to evaluate how it would respond…
Greece to buy 50 drones from Turkish manufacturer: report
World
July 30, 2020
Greece to buy 50 drones from Turkish manufacturer: report
A private Turkish drone manufacturer has won a contract to sell a batch of 50 miniature tactical drones to the…
Turkish major in US arrested for drugging, tying up woman who died in his apartment: report
World
July 30, 2020
Turkish major in US arrested for drugging, tying up woman who died in his apartment: report
Hüseyin Kurtdere, 39, a major in the Turkish military and Turkey’s senior national representative to the US Central Command, has…