Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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74 on-duty soldiers arrested in FETÖ probe
At least 74 on-duty soldiers have been arrested across Turkey as part of a probe into FETÖ, the group believed to have been behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt, judicial sources said on Nov. 9.
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Turkey’s FM thanks Turkmen president over support to Turkish companies
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was received by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in the capital city of Ashgabat on Nov. 9.
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Turkey has defeated attacks on economy: Minister
The Turkish government has defeated economic attacks against the country’s economy in only two months, thanks to a series of effective coordination mechanisms, a top economy official has said, adding that the economy is in “much better condition” now than it was in August or September.
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Countdown starts for Istanbul Book Fair
More than 800 Turkish and foreign publishers and nongovernmental organizations are expected to take part in the 37th International Istanbul Book Fair between Nov 10 and 18
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Moody’s forecasts contractions in Turkey, Argentina in 2019
Economic growth will decelerate across advanced and emerging market economies, Moody’s has said, noting that contractions in Turkey and Argentina, as well as a slowdown in China amid an escalation in trade war, will pull down aggregate G-20 emerging growth in 2019.
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Turkey opens tender for four wind energy power plants
Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry has opened a tender to build four wind energy power plants with a total capacity of 1,000 megawatts, a statement on the country’s Official Gazette showed on Nov. 7.
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Turkey welcomes US putting bounties on PKK leaders
Turkish Foreign Ministry welcomed the U.S. State Department’s decision to put multi-million-dollar bounties on the heads of three senior members of the illegal PKK, according to a statement on Nov. 7.
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‘Troy,’ first Turkish opera by foreign composer
For the first time a foreign composer created a Turkish opera. ‘Troy’ is one of the most important productions of Turkey’s State Opera and Ballet this year
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Turkish Foreign Minister Says Its Dangerous To Isolate Iran
\ Turkey foreign minister on Tuesday criticised the U.S. renewal of sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping industries, saying it was dangerous to isolate Iran and unfair to punish its people, local media reported. Mevlut Cavusoglu’s comments to reporters in Japan came a day after Washington re-imposed sanctions, abandoning a ...
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21 held over extortion for PKK in Turkish capital
At least 21 suspects were detained for extortion to help finance the illegal PKK/KCK after a huge dawn sweep across the Turkish capital Ankara, security sources told state-run Anadolu Agency on Nov. 6. Click through for the story in photos...
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Turkey warns US its Iran sanctions are ’dangerous’
Turkey has warned Washington against its new sanctions on Iran, saying isolating the Islamic Republic is "dangerous", Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Nov. 6.
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Turkey eyes $500 mln carpet export to US by end of 2018
Turkey targets $500 million of carpet export to the U.S. by the end of 2018, a regional carpet export association head said on Nov. 5.
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Turkey told it will receive waiver on US sanctions on Iran: Gov’t
Turkey has been told it will receive a waiver on the U.S. sanctions against exports of Iranian oil, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Nov. 5, as Washington re-introduced the sanctions.
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60,000 incidents of violence against health personnel in last five years in Turkey: Union head
A total of 60,000 incidents of violence against healthcare workers were reported in Turkey in the last five years, said Metin Memiş, the president of the Trade Union of Health and Social Workers (Sağlık-Sen).
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Turkish envoy to Uganda recalled after wearing Roman costume in ceremony
Turkish Ambassador to Uganda Sedef Yavuzalp was summoned to Ankara after footage of Republic Day reception on Oct. 29 drew a public criticism, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Nov. 3.
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Turkey calls for forming clearing house within D-8
Turkey calls for forming a clearing house within Developing Countries (D-8) to conduct trade in local currencies, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Nov. 3.
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Turkey’s Culture Ministry to boost promotion of museums
Culture Minister Nuri Ersoy has said his ministry will allocate a certain portion of its revenue to promote the country’s museums to visitors starting from next year.
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Turkish foreign minister hails ties with Qatar
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Nov. 2 hailed the state of bilateral relations with Qatar.
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Khashoggi murderers left Turkey over Saudi King’s phone call: Opposition party leader
Turkey complies with any “foreign interventions” on its major issues, the main opposition party leader said, suggesting that Ankara allowed the murderers of the Saudi journalist to leave Turkey after a phone call between Saudi King Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Turkey projects foreign debt payment at $10.8 billion in 2019
The Turkish Treasury on Nov. 1 forecasted the foreign debt payment to total $10.8 billion for next year.
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Turkey’s manufacturing index slightly rises in October
Turkey’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector stood at 44.3 points in October, according to a closely-watched business survey on Nov. 1.