Turkey
Turkish consumer confidence improves slightly in March: report
World
March 23, 2020
Turkish consumer confidence improves slightly in March: report
Turkey’s consumer confidence index rose to 58.2 points in March from 57.3 the previous month, though it remained in the…
Turkey suspends flights to 46 more countries, bans picnics
Turkey
March 23, 2020
Turkey suspends flights to 46 more countries, bans picnics
Turkey expanded measures against the coronavirus on Saturday, suspending flights to 46 more countries and banning picnics and barbecues, as…
Turkey imposes partial curfew on the elderly, chronically ill
Turkey
March 23, 2020
Turkey imposes partial curfew on the elderly, chronically ill
People in Turkey who are above the age of 65 or are suffering from a chronic illness will be restricted…
Syriac priest’s missing mother found dead in SE Turkey after 70 days
Turkey
March 23, 2020
Syriac priest’s missing mother found dead in SE Turkey after 70 days
A Syriac Christian woman who along with her husband had been missing in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak since Jan.…
Death toll from COVID-19 rises to 30 in Turkey, number of cases 1236
Turkey
March 23, 2020
Death toll from COVID-19 rises to 30 in Turkey, number of cases 1236
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that nine more people have died from the novel coronavirus over the past…
32 Turkish bar associations call for release of prisoners due to coronavirus outbreak
Turkey
March 21, 2020
32 Turkish bar associations call for release of prisoners due to coronavirus outbreak
As Turkish authorities confirm rapidly increasing cases of the novel coronavirus, 32 bar associations across the country released a joint…
Turkey’s youth unemployment hit 25.4 percent in 2019: statistical institute
Business
March 21, 2020
Turkey’s youth unemployment hit 25.4 percent in 2019: statistical institute
Turkey’s youth unemployment increased to 25.4 percent in 2019 with an annual 5.1 percentage point increase, the Turkish Statistical Institute…
Turkey has detained 64 social media users over coronavirus posts: ministry
Turkey
March 21, 2020
Turkey has detained 64 social media users over coronavirus posts: ministry
Turkey has detained 64 people for sharing “unfounded and provocative” posts on social media about the deadly coronavirus outbreak since…
German neo-Nazi group sends pig’s head, hate messages to TRT Berlin branch
World
March 21, 2020
German neo-Nazi group sends pig’s head, hate messages to TRT Berlin branch
A German neo-Nazi group has sent a pig’s head to the Berlin branch of Turkish public broadcaster TRT, according to…
CHP politician says Turkey late in taking economic measures against coronavirus
Business
March 19, 2020
CHP politician says Turkey late in taking economic measures against coronavirus
Faik Öztrak, the vice chair of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), said the country was late in taking…