Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Half of foreign language high school graduates in Turkey opt to study abroad
Almost half of the graduates of foreign language high schools in Turkey chose to study at universities abroad for their higher education this year, 30 percent more when compared to last year, with most preferring countries like Germany and Canada, daily Cumhuriyet reported on Aug. 21.
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Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu in Iraq, Mattis in Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu is set to pay an official visit to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Aug. 23, on the same day as U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis is set to visit Turkey
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World Bank’s IFC invests in pharma firm to improve access to high-quality medicine in Turkey
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has said it is providing a $25 million loan to Nobel İlaç, a leading pharmaceutical company in Turkey and the country’s only net exporter in the sector
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Smoking of drivers in private vehicles to be illegal in Turkey
Turkey will extend a smoking ban previously issued on public transportation vehicles to include private vehicles, but only for those “sitting in the driver seat,” in line with a revised draft law, daily Habertürk reported on Aug. 21.
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Turkey, Singapore aim for $2 bln trade volume by 2018
Turkey and Singapore want to reach $2 billion in trade volume by the end of 2018, said Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci on Aug. 21.
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PN calls on all political parties to not ignore domestic violence
Nationalist MP Claudette Buttigieg today spoke out about the need for politicians to open their eyes to the reality of domestic violence which remains ever present in Maltese society today. During a visit to the ‘Dar Merhba Bik' with the PN Whip and spokesman for Citizens Rights and Social David ...
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Migration trends shifting across Mediterranean region
At the height of Europe’s recent migration crisis, more than 7,000 people landed every day on the Greek islands that face Turkey. Orange life-vests covered the beaches of northern Lesbos, while multiplying numbers of new arrivals slept in fields and in the island’s main port.That was in the autumn of ...
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One million women in Turkey quit jobs in five years to raise children
One million women in Turkey have quit their jobs over the five-year period from 2010-2015 as a result of the duties bound to childcare, in addition to 112,000 others who have quit their jobs to care for the elderly, according to a study by the Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation ...
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‘Know your limits,’ Erdoğan tells German FM
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Aug. 19 slammed German Foreign Minister Sigmar Garbiel over his remarks suggesting that Ankara was intervening in German elections, urging him to know his limits
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Turkish Foreign Ministry sends Humanitarian Day message
Turkey's Foreign Ministry issued a World Humanitarian Day message on Aug. 19, praising aid workers' efforts around the world.
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Turkish contractors rank second in world for foreign projects for 10th straight year
Turkey ranked in second place after China for the number of contracting companies building the largest volume of projects across the world outside their home countries for the 10th year in a row, according to the latest list of the world’s “top 250 contractors” by the magazine Engineering News Record ...
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Russian minister calls Turkey ‘crucial’ trade partner
Ankara is a “crucial” trade partner for Moscow, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Aug. 18.
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Turkey’s Sabancı Holding sees first half sales reach $5.5 bln
Sabancı Holding, a prominent Turkish conglomerate, saw its consolidated sales increase 11 percent to 19.2 billion Turkish Liras (around $5.45 billion) year-on-year in the first half of 2017, the business said on Aug. 18.
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Time to return to normality for Turkey: UK
The United Kingdom stands by Turkey a year on from the coup attempt and understands the extraordinary challenges Turkey is facing, but urges it to signal a return to normality by lifting the state of emergency rule, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Alan Duncan, has told daily ...
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Turkey, Russia set to discuss key economic issues at İzmir fair on Aug 18
Top Turkish and Russian economy officials are set to discuss key economic, political, technical and trade issues at an international fair in the Aegean city of İzmir, which will start on Aug. 18 and last until Aug. 27.
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Ankara prosecutor issues detention warrants for 70 former ministry staff
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants for 70 former employees of the Finance Ministry on Aug. 17 as part of a probe into the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
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Foreign Ministry warned moves against Al Jazeera will damage Israel's image
Despite the ministry's warning that moves against the network would clump Israel with countries like Cuba, Venezuela and Turkey, government moves to revoke journalist's credentials
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Coup attempt is milestone in Ankara-Tehran ties: Iranian spokesperson
Iran’s full support to the Turkish government on the night of the July 2016 coup attempt enabled the beginning of a détente in bilateral relations between Ankara and Tehran, which had been strained due to differences over the Syrian crisis, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bahram Qassemi has said.
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British FM Boris Johnson 'secretly' arrives at Turkish resort in Göcek for family vacation
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his family came to Turkey on holiday last week. Johnson, his wife, and his four children secretly landed at the Dalaman airport and arrived at the Turkish resort in Muğla’s Göcek via a gulet sailboat.
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Russia understands Turkey’s stance on YPG better than US: Turkish FM
Russia understands Turkey’s stance on the People’s Protection Units (YPG) better than the United States, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Aug. 16.
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Foreign debts of Turkish private sector on the rise
The short-term foreign debt held by Turkey’s private sector increased by $2 billion at the end of June from the end of 2016, the country’s central bank announced on Aug. 16.