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10 Turks kidnapped by armed gang off Nigerian coast: report
World
July 17, 2019
10 Turks kidnapped by armed gang off Nigerian coast: report
Turkey’s state-run news agency reported that an armed gang attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria and…
Greek Cyprus rejects Turkish side’s joint drilling proposal
World
July 17, 2019
Greek Cyprus rejects Turkish side’s joint drilling proposal
Greek Cypriot leaders on ethnically split Cyprus have turned down a renewed proposal by breakaway Turkish Cypriots to form a…
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…