Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Eight ISIL suspects including suicide bombers detained in Istanbul
Turkish security forces on June 14 detained eight foreign nationals in Istanbul for alleged links to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a police source told state-run Anadolu Agency.
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IFC invests to boost loans for Turkish businesswomen
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $75 million in a bond issued by Turkish private lender Garanti Bank to boost loans for women entrepreneurs in Turkey, it announced on June 13.
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Turkey, US to talk on PKK fight in July: FM
Turkey and the United States are expected to come together in July to discuss cooperation in the fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, adding that Ankara is also in talks with Tehran on its ongoing anti-terror campaign in northern Iraq.
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Turkey in contact with Iran over military op on PKK by Iran-Iraq border: FM Çavuşoğlu
Turkey is in contact with Iran about conducting a military operation against outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in the northern Iraqi region of Kandil by the Iranian border, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşolu said on June 13.
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Carmakers lead Turkey’s 2017 top exporters’ list
Carmakers were ranked as one of Turkey’s largest three exporters in 2017, with Ford Otosan, a joint venture between Ford Motor and Turkey’s Koç Holding, topping the list with an export volume of $4.79 billion.
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Turkish economy needs ‘deep-rooted’ transformation for sustainable growth: Şimşek
Turkey needs “deep-rooted, sectoral transformation” in the economy for sustainable growth, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on June 12.
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Post-election policy moves now key for Turkey: Fitch
Turkey’s sovereign rating can ride out the current market turbulence if authorities there move to address the economy’s main weaknesses after upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, Fitch said on June 11, as reported by Reuters.
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‘Salt Bae’ inaugurates mosque in his Turkish hometown
The co-partner of Turkey’s global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, globally known as “Salt Bae” for his meat-cutting and salt-drizzling skills, has inaugurated the mosque that he built in his hometown.
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Turkey among signatories of open letter supporting LGBT rights in legally-restrictive Poland
A record number of foreign ambassadors to Poland - 52 – have signed an open letter of support for LGBT rights in the country, up from 42 last year. They included the ambassadors of the United States, Canada, Britain and Turkey.
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Un fascino unico e magico avvolge la Turchia, un paese dai mille volti, una terra che unisce memorie storiche, archeologiche di grande interesse e bellezze naturali uniche collocata in una straordinaria posizione, a cavallo tra Occidente e Oriente. È proprio per la sua posizione strategica di cerniera e snodo logistico ...
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The F-35 won’t fly to Turkey
Turkey and the United States seem to have finally agreed on how to solve the Manbij puzzle in Syria, which has been poisoning relations like an open wound for almost two years. A long-awaited summit between Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week in Washington ...
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Moody’s takes rating actions on 19 Turkish financial institutions
Moody’s late on June 7 downgraded and placed on review for further downgrade the ratings of 17 banks in Turkey, while also placing on review for downgrade the ratings of two finance companies.
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Turkey will not recognize annexation of Crimea: Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu
Turkey supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine and will not recognize the annexation of Crimea, the nation’s foreign minister said on June 7.
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Greek police say jeep full of migrants crashes near Turkey border, killing six
A smuggling vehicle crammed with asylum-seekers has crashed on a highway in the north of Greece by the Turkey border, killing six people, including three children, the Associated Press reported on June 8, citing local law enforcement officials.
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Turkey set to open anti-dumping probes into US companies: Minister
Turkey will open anti-dumping investigations into U.S. companies in the wake of new U.S. import tariffs on steel and aluminum in a retaliatory move, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said.
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Turkey attracts $2.2 billion in FDI in first quarter: Agency
Turkey attracted $2.2 billion in investments in the first quarter of 2018, Arda Ermut, the president of Turkey’s Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT), said on June 7.
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Turkey suspends ‘refugee readmission’ deal with Greece
Turkey has suspended the refugee readmission deal with Greece in response to a Greek court’s decision to release eight former Turkish servicemen who fled to the country one day after Turkey’s July 2016 coup attempt, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on June 6.
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Don’t use S-400s even if you buy them, US tells Turkey
Turkey and the United States recently took an important step in the right direction by endorsing the road map for Syria’s Manbij province that will lead to the withdrawal of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) at a meeting between Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in ...
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CHP candidate İnce promises ‘state of law’ if elected
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce vows that Turkey will become a “state of law” if he is elected president in the June 24 election.
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Syria problem replaces terror as Turkey’s main foreign policy issue
The Syria problem is Turkey’s number one foreign policy issue, a recent poll shows. The fight against terror had topped the list in the previous two years. Some 14.1 percent of the respondents this year, compared to 44.2 in 2017 and 31.1 in 2016, said terror was the top problem ...
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Gov’t taking steps to bring down inflation rate: Zeybekci
Turkey’s Economic Coordination Committee, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, has taken steps to decrease the inflation rate to single digits, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said on June 6.