Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Turkey delivers medical aid to Libya
Turkey delivered 22 tons of medicine and medical supplies to Libya on May 24, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has said.
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Taking action to save Turkey’s olive groves
Thousands of olive trees in our country are at risk of being cut down because of a draft law submitted to parliament on May 17.
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Turkish house sales continue to rise in April with support of ongoing sale campaigns
The number of residential properties sold in Turkey surged by 7.6 percent year-on-year in April with the support of ongoing house sale campaigns with lower prices and interest rates, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed on May 24.
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Turkey sees $2.8 billion FDI inflow in first quarter of 2017
Turkey attracted $2.8 billion net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of the year with a 1.9 percent year-on-year increase, data from the Economy Ministry showed on May 23.
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Health Ministry to cover 114 SMA patients’ medicine expenses after 8-month-old baby dies
Turkey’s Health Ministry has sent a letter to the Social Security Institution (SGK), the government’s health insurance scheme, to cover all medical expenses for 114 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients in the country, after an 8-month-old baby died due to a lack of financial means, according to daily Habertürk.
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Turkey must stick to EU membership bid: Deputy PM Şimşek
Ankara must stick to its European Union membership target, explain itself in a better way and pass the reforms in order to be able to attract more foreign investment, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on May 23.
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Out Gülenists in politics: Opposition parties to government
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has called on the government once again to reveal the political wing of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) while criticizing the release of “influential persons,” referring to Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş’s son-in-law Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı, who was previously detained in a probe ...
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No problem in Turkey’s tomato exports to Iraq: Ministry
The Turkish Economy Ministry has said Iraq’s decision to ban tomato imports is “seasonal and routine” and will not have any negative impact specifically on Turkey’s tomato exports to the country.
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Turkey, Russia sign deal to remove trade barriers
Turkey and Russia signed a declaration in Istanbul on May 22 to remove restrictions on bilateral trade that were imposed after a jet crisis in 2015.
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Istanbul summit sees row over Nagorno-Karabakh
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 22 criticized Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimiyan over his remarks largely focusing on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Summit in Istanbul.
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Court sentences alleged killer of Russian jet pilot to five years in jail in Turkey’s west
A court in the western province of İzmir has sentenced the alleged killer of a Russian jet pilot to five years in jail over “violating the law on firearms” and “keeping a warfare weapon” in a separate case into him.
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Foreign Ministry sends diplomatic note to US envoy over violence outside Turkish mission
The Foreign Ministry on May 22 summoned Unites States Ambassador to Turkey John Bass over a brawl in front of the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Washington on May 16
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Iraq bans tomato imports from Turkey after Russia
Iraq has announced it would ban tomato imports from Turkey as of May 21 to protect its own producers, according to an official statement from the Turkish Economy Ministry.
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Ankara police detain educators Gülmen and Özakça on 75th day of hunger strike
Police have detained two educators, Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who have been on hunger strike for 75 days in protest at being dismissed from their posts through a decree-law issued under the state of emergency rule in Turkey
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12 foreign, 5 Turkish ISIL suspects captured in Istanbul
A total of 17 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspects, including 12 foreigners, were captured on May 19 across Istanbul, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
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FIRST: Sailing Sicily... The east coast on a budget
'Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.' We took Mark Twain's famous quote - ...
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Turkey needs to improve its image to restore investors’ confidence
The Turkish economy faces a number of key structural problems and conjectural challenges. However, the main issue that the country must immediately resolve is its poor image abroad and the eroding of confidence in potential investors’ eyes.
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Russia set to lift barriers on Turkey within week
Trade and travel restrictions left over from a diplomatic spat with Turkey over a year ago will be lifted within a week, Russia’s deputy prime minister said May 17, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
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Turkey-Russia-Iran meet in Ankara for ‘de-escalation zones’ in Syria
Delegations from Turkey, Russia and Iran met in Ankara on May 18 for discussions to declare “de-escalation zones” in rebel-held areas of Syria, another round of talks will be held in Iran on May 21, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has stated.
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State of emergency no hurdle for business in Turkey: Erdoğan
The state of emergency that was declared in Turkey in the aftermath of the failed July 2016 coup is no hurdle for business, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said May 18 amid concerns from top business figures
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US anti-ISIL envoy Brett McGurk should be changed, Ankara says
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on May 18 that Brett McGurk, the U.S. special envoy to the coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), should be removed from his post as he “supports terrorist groups.”