Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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11st sets record for e-commerce sales in Turkey
SK Planet’s e-commerce platform 11st said Tuesday that it set a new record in daily e-commerce sales in Turkey on Nov. 1
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Turkish farmers call for urgent steps to prop up beef production
Turkey’s top farming organization has warned of an ongoing decline in red meat production, a key factor in surging prices, and called for urgent measures to prop up production including cash incentives for cattle breeding.
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Turkey plans direct Treasury transfers to lure more investments: Şimşek
The government is planning to introduce a new regulation that will enable the Treasury to make direct transfers in a bid to encourage foreign funds to make more long-term investments in Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek stated on Nov. 12.
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Officials fired after death threats in girls’ dormitory in Turkey’s Karaman
A dormitory manager and a provincial head of Credit and Dormitories Institution were discharged from duty on Nov. 14 after a prank hospitalized eight students in a girls’ dormitory in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman.
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Turkey’s Burger King chain files for IPO in US
TFI TAB Food Investments (TFI TAB Gıda), the Turkish company that controls the largest international Burger King franchise, filed on Nov. 13 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $400 million in an initial public offering in New York’s Nasdaq.
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Nigeria:President Buhari's Visit to Turkey Attracts 23 Companies
[Vanguard] Following President Muhammadu Buhari's recent visit to Turkey to boost bilateral trade, 23 Turkish electrical manufacturing companies will visit Nigeria this week to meet buyers and distributors.
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INTERVIEW: Özlem Madi-Şişman on Muslims, money and democracy in Turkey
In its early years, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) seemed to break new ground with its combination of Islamist origins, pro-business savvy and appeals to aspirational middle-class economic demands.
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Myanmar jails Turkish broadcast journalists for two months
A Myanmar court jailed two journalists on assignment for Turkey’s state broadcaster, along with their interpreter and driver, for two months on Nov. 10 for violating an aircraft law by filming with a drone.
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Turkey’s tourism earnings to reach $30 billion in 2018: Minister
Turkey’s crucial tourism sector should see revenues grow to $30 billion in 2018, helped by planned new incentives for tour operators and rising visitor numbers, the country’s tourism minister, Numan Kurtulmuş, said on Nov. 8.
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Erdoğan meets Musk amid local car efforts
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a meeting with world-leading Silicon Valley technology and research entrepreneur Elon Musk on Nov. 8, a few days after the launch of a joint venture to produce the country’s first domestically-made car.
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Turkey’s Hatay eager for visitors after UNESCO prize
Restauranteurs and cafe owners of one of Turkey’s most ancient cities hope that winning UNESCO City of Gastronomy status will inject much needed cash into the local economy.
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Serbia set to export traditional dish to Turkey
A region of Serbia with a rich Ottoman heritage is preparing to export 500 tons of one of its traditional dishes to Turkey.
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‘Bistronomie’ menu comes to Turkey
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is bringing the best of “bistro” and “gastronomy” to its restaurants around the world in its latest “Bistronomie” food promotion, which runs from Oct. 20 to Nov. 20.
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‘Ayla’ named best film at Asian Pacific Film Festival
Turkey’s foreign-language Oscar nominee “Ayla” was selected as the best film with the votes of audiences at the International Asian Pacific Film Festival in Los Angeles between Oct. 25 and Nov. 2.
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Erdoğan once again vows to ‘clear FETÖ from state’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again vowed to clear Turkey’s state institutions of members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), saying the ruling Justice and Democracy Party (AKP) will do “everything necessary within the boundaries of the law.”
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UNHCR concerned with premature returns from camps in Iraq's Mosul
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey21,600 people have reportedly returned to Zummar last week. They had no information on the condition of their property, basic services available in the area, or livelihood opportunities. Key figures 1,021,212 IDPs in Ninewa (including as a result of the Mosul ...
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Erdogan signs contentious religious marriages law
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed into law controversial legislation to let state-approved clerics conduct marriage ceremonies, a move critics claim risks undermining Turkey’s secular foundations. The government-championed measure, passed by parliament last month in the face of bitter opposition, was published Friday in the Official Gazette following Erdogan’s signature ...
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Energies renouvelables : Des petits pas, en attendant une stratégie
Le solaire occupe une place importante à la 8e édition du Salon international des énergies renouvelables, des énergies propres et du développement durable (ERA 2017), qui s’est tenu entre le 23 et le 25 octobre au Centre des conventions d’Oran. Le marché algérien du photovoltaïque n’est pas très développé, mais ...
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Syria: Suffering of civilians in Eastern Ghouta “an outrage” – Zeid
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Country: Syrian Arab RepublicThe UN human rights chief called on the parties to the conflict to allow badly needed food and medical supplies to reach at least 350,000 besieged civilians.GENEVA (27 October 2017) – The situation of at least 350,000 besieged ...
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Famine can be a war crime and should be prosecuted - UN rights expert
Source: UN Human Rights Council Country: Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenThe UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, urged governments to focus on peace processes and long-term policies that break the cycle of recurring famines.NEW YORK (23 October 2017) – The tragic reality of ...
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Asylum seekers in abysmal conditions on the Aegean islands - NGOs
Source: ActionAid, Danish Refugee Council, Amnesty International, Jesuit Refugee Service, Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE, Human Rights Watch, Oxfam, International Rescue Committee, Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de I'Homme, SolidarityNow Country: Greece, World19 human rights and humanitarian aid organizations called upon the Greek government to put an end to the ongoing ...