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İstanbul city council slashes new mayor’s borrowing limit
Turkey
July 14, 2019
İstanbul city council slashes new mayor’s borrowing limit
İstanbul’s city council has downscaled a borrowing request made by newly elected Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Sözcü newspaper reported on…
Fitch downgrades Turkey’s rating, cites sacking of central bank governor
World
July 14, 2019
Fitch downgrades Turkey’s rating, cites sacking of central bank governor
Ratings agency Fitch downgraded Turkey’s sovereign rating to “BB-“ on Friday, saying the dismissal of its central bank governor heightens…
Prosecutors seek 870-year jail term for Turkish TV preacher
Turkey
July 14, 2019
Prosecutors seek 870-year jail term for Turkish TV preacher
An indictment recently prepared by Istanbul prosecutors demands a prison sentence of 870 years for Adnan Oktar, a Turkish Islamic…
Former key Erdogan ally quits Turkey’s ruling party
Turkey
July 14, 2019
Former key Erdogan ally quits Turkey’s ruling party
Ali Babacan, Turkey’s former economy minister has announced his resignation from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP)…
Turks get into iPhone smashing frenzy in protest of Trump policies
Turkey
July 14, 2019
Turks get into iPhone smashing frenzy in protest of Trump policies
Video footage of a Turkish man smashing five iPhones with a sledgehammer while four boys kneel in the background in…
Number of unemployed in Turkey reaches record high with 4.4 million
Business
July 12, 2019
Number of unemployed in Turkey reaches record high with 4.4 million
The number of unemployed reached an all-time high in June of 4,417,814, according to Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) data released…
New ISIL propaganda video targets Turkey’s Erdoğan
World
July 12, 2019
New ISIL propaganda video targets Turkey’s Erdoğan
A terrorist threatens Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a new Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) propaganda…
Car bomb in Turkish-controlled Syrian town kills at least 9, injures 35
World
July 12, 2019
Car bomb in Turkish-controlled Syrian town kills at least 9, injures 35
A car bomb went off on Thursday at the entrance to a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkish forces and…
Turkish libraries held some 69.3 mln volumes in 2018: statistical authority
Turkey
July 12, 2019
Turkish libraries held some 69.3 mln volumes in 2018: statistical authority
Libraries across Turkey held nearly 69.3 million books as of the end of 2018, the country’s statistical authority reported on…
EU draft statement threatens Turkey with sanctions over drilling in Cyprus
World
July 12, 2019
EU draft statement threatens Turkey with sanctions over drilling in Cyprus
The European Union is set to curb contacts and funding for Ankara in retaliation for what it calls Turkey’s “illegal”…