Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Taxes on tobacco, alcohol too high in Turkey, finance minister says
Indirect taxes on tobacco, alcoholic beverages and automobiles are too high, Turkey’s Finance Minister has said, vowing no further hikes will be made in indirect taxes this year, in a bid to help ease the country’s inflation rate
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Turkish, German FMs speak on phone amid row
The Turkish and German foreign ministers spoke on the phone on July 22 amid a row between the NATO partners that has sharply worsened since the arrest of several rights activists in Istanbul, according to diplomatic sources
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Germany to stand by three million Turks in country, German FM says
Germany will stand by the three million people with Turkish roots living there, its foreign minister said, offering assurances that they were not Berlin's targets in a rapidly escalating political row with Ankara
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Why have other Gulf states cut ties with Qatar?
Gulf Arab countries summon images of oil-fueled wealth, luxurious malls and strong Muslim identity. Nasty regional rivalry, diplomatic ruptures and panicked citizens stockpiling groceries don’t usually figure.So why have Gulf states Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen, as well as non-Gulf Egypt, dramatically ruptured relations with ...
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3 Palestinians, 3 Israelis killed in violence over holy site
Escalating Israeli-Palestinian tensions over the Holy Land's most contested shrine boiled over into violence on Friday that killed six people — three Palestinians in street clashes in Jerusalem and three Israelis in a stabbing attack at a West Bank settlement.After nightfall, a Palestinian sneaked into a home in the Israeli ...
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Turkey and Germany urgently need to calm down
After a week of a war of words between Turkish and German senior officials, it was good to hear Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci’s constructive messages on the Ankara-Berlin ties
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Turkey’s banks see weak demand for project finance deals
Project finance by Turkish banks is likely to decline to $12 billion this year, a drop of two-thirds from two years ago, as demand has been hit by lower energy prices and high financing costs, a senior executive at Garanti Bank said on July 20.
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Gov’t says Turkey safe for German investments, denies targeting firms
The Turkish government has sought to stem the economic fall-out from a growing diplomatic crisis with NATO ally Germany, noting that German investments in Turkey were fully guaranteed by both Ankara and its laws.
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Fight against terror number one foreign policy issue in Turkey, says poll
While the Turkish public opinion sees the fight against terrorism as the main problem of the foreign policy, it believes the government should prioritize the strengthening of political relations with other countries, a recent poll has revealed.
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Conspiracy theories are the opium of the masses
Not a day passes without at least one commentary about the nefarious plots foreign powers are hatching against Turkey.
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Ankara-Berlin ties hit low amid war of words
Germany cannot continue as it had been in relations with Turkey, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on July 20, pointing to the need for a new direction in Turkish policy.
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Serious confidence crisis in German relations recently: Turkish foreign ministry
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry stated on July 20 that there had been a serious confidence crisis between Berlin and Ankara
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Germany vows to defend firms doing business in Turkey
It is extremely difficult for German companies to make investments in Turkey under the current political climate in the country, German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said on July 20.
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Lone migrant children left unprotected in Greece
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldUnaccompanied migrant children in Lesbos are being incorrectly identified as adults and housed with unrelated adults, leaving them vulnerable to abuse and unable to access the specific care they need, HRW said.Flawed Procedures Leave Those on Lesbos at Risk of ...
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Germany escalates action against Turkey
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel announced a range of steps against Turkey in response to the detention of a German human rights activist, signalling a more confrontational stance to the NATO ally after an escalation in tensions. Sigmar Gabriel said Germany would talk to EU partners about Turkey's aspirations to join ...
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Germany warns citizens to avoid Turkey
Tensions escalate after activist’s arrest as foreign minister says country is unsafe
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Turkish foreign ministry says Germany comments on rights activists' arrests unacceptable
Comments by German officials regarding Turkey’s arrest of six human rights activists, including a German citizen, were unacceptable and amounted to interference in the judiciary, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on July 20.
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State of emergency complicates ties between Ankara-Brussels: EU term presidency
The Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) warns Turkey against the extension of its state of emergency stressing that it harms the environment for progress in democracy and the rule of law and complicates ties between Ankara and Brussels.
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Majority of companies in export markets happy with Turkish goods: Poll
Almost two-thirds of companies in Turkey’s top 26 markets are happy with Turkish goods, with Britain, France and India voicing the biggest content, a fresh survey showed on July 19.
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Istanbul flood prompts nearly $57 mln flood insurance cost
Heavy rainfall and flash floods that hit Istanbul in the early hours of July 18 have costed insurance companies 200 million Turkish Liras ($57 million), according to experts
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Turkey, Thailand start negotiations to clinch free trade deal
Turkey and Thailand have commenced negotiations to sign a free trade deal, the economy ministers of both countries announced on July 19.