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Turkish border guards disperse angry Syrian protestors demanding Ankara help stop Damascus attacks: report
World
August 31, 2019
Turkish border guards disperse angry Syrian protestors demanding Ankara help stop Damascus attacks: report
Turkish border guards on Friday fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of Syrian protesters demanding Ankara help…
Erdoğan says he wishes for a Turkey with a freer press
Turkey
August 30, 2019
Erdoğan says he wishes for a Turkey with a freer press
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whose government has jailed scores of critical journalists and closed down hundreds of media outlets,…
Gov’t-appointed trustee to Mardin fires 150 workers
Turkey
August 30, 2019
Gov’t-appointed trustee to Mardin fires 150 workers
On the 10th day of his controversial appointment by the Turkish government as trustee of the southeastern Turkish city of…
Defense minister says 17,498 expelled from Turkish military so far over Gülen links
Turkey
August 30, 2019
Defense minister says 17,498 expelled from Turkish military so far over Gülen links
Turkey’s defense minister, Hulusi Akar, has announced that to date a total of 17,498 members of the Turkish Armed Forces…
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit shrinks by 46.9 pct year-on-year in July
Business
August 29, 2019
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit shrinks by 46.9 pct year-on-year in July
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit narrowed 46.9 percent year-on-year in July to $3.192 billion, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)…
Malaysia to deport Turkish family upon request from Ankara claiming Gülen links: report
World
August 29, 2019
Malaysia to deport Turkish family upon request from Ankara claiming Gülen links: report
A Turkish family under UN protection in Malaysia is being held at Kuala Lumpur International Airport by local officials who…
Erdoğan signals more Kurdish mayors will be dismissed from office
Turkey
August 29, 2019
Erdoğan signals more Kurdish mayors will be dismissed from office
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled that more Kurdish mayors will be removed from office, predicting that prosecutions will be…
Large pro-Turkish-gov’t media company downsizing due to financial difficulties
Turkey
August 29, 2019
Large pro-Turkish-gov’t media company downsizing due to financial difficulties
One of Turkey’s largest pro-government media outlets, TürkMedya, operating a number of dailies, TV stations and magazines, has decided to…
Men in Tunceli stage protest against domestic violence by wearing skirts
Turkey
August 29, 2019
Men in Tunceli stage protest against domestic violence by wearing skirts
A group of men who are members of a theater group in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli staged a…
Turkey’s annual inflation expected to decrease in August: report
Business
August 29, 2019
Turkey’s annual inflation expected to decrease in August: report
Turkey’s annual inflation is expected to slip to 15.51 percent in August thanks to the “base effect” measured against last…