Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Perge Stadium returns to its heyday
A Roman-era stadium in the ancient of Perge in Turkey’s Antalya will be restored to host plays and shows. Projects for the restoration have been finished and are waiting to be put out to tender
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Eurasianism in modern Turkey
FOLDED CORNER - ‘The Foreign Policy of Modern Turkey: Power and the Ideology of Eurasianism’ by Özgür Tüfekçi (IB Tauris, 242 pages, $94)
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EU-funded cash assistance programme reaches half a million refugees in Turkey
Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, World Food Programme Country: Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyThe Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) will support the most vulnerable refugee families in Turkey with a debit card to cover basic needs such as food, rent, medicine and clothes.ANKARA – The ...
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Istanbul students receive top youth enterprise award for mobile physical therapy app
A group of students from Boğaziçi University and Istanbul University have received the top award in a youth enterprise competition held by a leading business organization for their mobile health application, which enables patients to monitor their physical therapy processes any time they need.
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Germany granted access to arrested journalist Deniz Yücel in Turkey
Germany’s Foreign Ministry has said it has been granted consular access to arrested German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel.
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Germany may vote to move troops in Turkey as row with Ankara deepens
Germany’s foreign minister on May 16 said parliament would likely vote on withdrawing troops involved in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria from a Turkish military base if Ankara persisted in denying German lawmakers access to the site
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Over 300 Afghans and Syrians evacuated from Istanbul neighborhood after killing of local
Over 300 people of Afghan and Syrian origin were evacuated from an Istanbul neighborhood on May 16 amid rising tension after the killing of a local man by a foreign resident on May 14, Doğan News agency has reported.
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Erdoğan in US urges for more investments in Turkey
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan encouraged approximately 40 international investors he met during his visit to the U.S. on May 15 and 16 to intensify investments in Turkey
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Turkey's TAV talking with banks to finance Saudi airports
Turkish airport operator TAV is in talks with banks to obtain $250 million of financing needed for the development of three airports in Saudi Arabia, the company’s president Mustafa Sani Şener said on May 16
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Turkish firm to invest in wastewater sludge dewatering, power plants
Arasya Atıksu plans to produce electricity from the 1.2 million tons of industrial wastewater sludge in Turkey together with a foreign investment fund, according to a statement by the company
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Main opposition CHP appoints central executive board member Erdoğdu as new deputy leader
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has appointed its Istanbul lawmaker Aykut Erdoğdu as the party’s new deputy leader responsible for the economy in lieu of Selin Sayek Böke, who has recently resigned from her post.
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Turkey runs $5 billion budget deficit in four months amid government incentives to boost growth
The Turkish government ran a budget deficit of 17.9 billion Turkish Liras (around $5 billion) in January-April and 3 billion liras (around $843.5 million) in April, mainly due to a rise in state incentives to back the economy.
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One killed in brawl between locals and Afghan, Syrian migrants in Istanbul
One man was killed during a brawl between locals and foreign people living in the same neighborhood in Istanbul late on May 14, Doğan News Agency has reported.
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Economy minister meets booking.com officials on ban
Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has stated that Turkish officials are in talks with booking.com to act in compliance with the law in Turkey in order to be fully operational again
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Gozo tunnel can be operating within seven years - Muscat
Studies on the Gozo tunnel project are at such an advanced staged that it can be in operation within seven years, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today. It would take around two years to obtain the necessary permits but the support to build the tunnel has been overwhelming, Dr Muscat told ...
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German FM says he agrees with Turkish PM on need to improve ties
Germany and Turkey want to improve their ties, Germany’s foreign minister said after meeting the Turkish prime minister on May 11, seeking to reverse a deterioration in relations
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Turkish Airlines starts distributing laptops to UK-bound business class passengers after ban
Turkish Airlines began distributing laptops to its business-class passengers flying to the United Kingdom on May 12 following a ban preventing passengers from keeping large electronic devices in the cabin on flights from a number of Middle Eastern countries and Turkey to the country and the United States
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What to expect from Erdoğan-Trump meeting?
Leaders’ meetings at the White House are often attributed great importance by Turkey’s media. Reporters meticulously search for hints to interpret the strength of the partnership between the two allies, from how many minutes the meeting lasts to the body language of the participants.
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Rwanda: Lebanese Investors Eye Rwanda
[New Times] Leading Lebanese entrepreneurs are set to visit Rwanda later this year to explore investment and trade opportunities, according to at official in the Rwandan embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
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Are we going to take sides in a “regional” war?
Details of a military base to be built in Qatar, according to an agreement reached between Turkey and Qatar, were discussed at the parliament’s foreign affairs committee
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Turkish-British joint venture to develop engine control systems for German business
BNA, a recently established joint venture between Turkey’s Nurol Holding and the United Kingdom’s BAE Systems, signed a deal with Germany-based AES Aerospace Embedded Solutions on May 10 to develop and make electronic engine control systems for the company