Turkey
Presidents of Ukraine and Turkey signed a joint statement on priorities for the development of bilateral partnership
Ukraine
February 3, 2020
Presidents of Ukraine and Turkey signed a joint statement on priorities for the development of bilateral partnership
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a joint statement following…
Turkey blames France for instability in Libya: report
World
February 1, 2020
Turkey blames France for instability in Libya: report
Turkey on Wednesday blamed France for Libya’s instability after French President Emmanuel Macron accused his Turkish counterpart of failing “to…
Ankara launches investigation into Greek MEP who ripped up Turkish flag
World
February 1, 2020
Ankara launches investigation into Greek MEP who ripped up Turkish flag
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday announced that an investigation has been launched into a Greek member of…
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit shrank 43.5 percent in 2019: report
Business
February 1, 2020
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit shrank 43.5 percent in 2019: report
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit shrank by 43.5 percent in 2019 to $31.17 billion, down from $55.12 billion in 2018, the…
Turkey’s tourism revenues increased 17 percent in 2019: official data
World
February 1, 2020
Turkey’s tourism revenues increased 17 percent in 2019: official data
Turkey’s tourism revenues in 2019 hit $34.5 billion, a 17 percent jump from the previous year, according to the Turkish…
Germany to donate €25 million to support displaced Syrians in Idlib: report
World
February 1, 2020
Germany to donate €25 million to support displaced Syrians in Idlib: report
Germany will donate €25 million ($27.63 million) to Turkey’s Red Crescent in support of the building of shelters for displaced…
27 students get jail sentences for protesting Turkish military operation in Afrin
Turkey
February 1, 2020
27 students get jail sentences for protesting Turkish military operation in Afrin
An İstanbul court has handed down prison sentences to 27 students from Turkey’s prestigious Boğaziçi University on terrorism charges due…
Erdoğan pardons elderly man convicted of involvement in 1993 Sivas massacre
Turkey
February 1, 2020
Erdoğan pardons elderly man convicted of involvement in 1993 Sivas massacre
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used his presidential power to pardon a man who was given an aggravated life…
Top court says demanding freedom for jailed PKK leader is free speech
Turkey
February 1, 2020
Top court says demanding freedom for jailed PKK leader is free speech
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that demanding the release from prison of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan and…
Merkel discusses freedom of expression and media with Turkish NGOs
World
January 26, 2020
Merkel discusses freedom of expression and media with Turkish NGOs
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday met with representatives of Turkey’s leading nongovernmental organizations during a visit to the country,…