Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Russia, Turkey, Iran discuss Syria cease-fire implementation in Astana
Experts from Russia, Turkey, Iran and the United Nations held a technical meeting in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, to discuss in detail the implementation of the Syrian cease-fire agreement, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry said Feb. 6.
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Venice Commission on duty for press freedom under emergency rule in Turkey
Venice Commission, which is the constitutional consultative body of the Council of Europe, is visiting Turkey to investigate the current embattled state of media freedom under the ongoing state of emergency.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia to hold coordination council meeting
Turkey and Saudi Arabia will hold the first session of a bilateral coordination council meeting between Feb. 7 and 8, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a written statement on Feb. 6.
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Turkey transfers stakes worth billions in major public companies to wealth fund
Turkey has transferred stakes worth billions of dollars in Ziraat Bank, the Borsa Istanbul stock exchange, Turkish Airlines and state-owned pipeline operator BOTAŞ, among others, to a new sovereign wealth fund, in a bid to help finance giant infrastructure projects
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Aid agencies use new rapid response fund to tackle Mediterranean migration emergencies
Source: Start Network Country: WorldMembers of the Start Network can now respond to acute need among refugees, including thousands enduring freezing weather, with funding on its way within 72 hours of an alert first being raised.Aid agencies have begun tackling sudden humanitarian crises involving migrants in the Mediterranean region through a ...
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April hopes for a Cyprus deal
Efforts are underway to fix a second international meeting on Cyprus, sometime between March 5 and 10. Like the first inconclusive meeting, the two communal leaders of Cyprus and the foreign ministers of the three guarantor powers, Turkey, Greece and Britain, are expected to sit around the table, with the ...
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Turkey seeks strong ties with Mexico
Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines is planning to launch direct flights to Mexico City in a move to improve access and relations between Mexico and Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said Feb. 3.
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Turkish FM inaugurates TİKA office in Mexico
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu on Feb. 3 inaugurated a Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TİKA) office in Mexico City
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Social media phenomenon ‘Salt Bae’ serves Leonardo DiCaprio in Dubai
The co-partner of Turkey’s global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, who recently became a social media phenomenon for his meat-cutting and salt-drizzling skills, has served Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio at his restaurant in Dubai.
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Turkey, Dominican Republic agree to boost tourism ties
Turkey and the Dominican Republic have agreed to boost cooperation on tourism, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said during a visit to the Caribbean state on Feb. 2.
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Syrian opposition prepares for Geneva talks with Turkish officials in Ankara
Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ümit Yalçın met political and military representatives of the Syrian opposition on Feb. 3 in Ankara to prepare for a meeting in Geneva on Feb. 20, Turkish Foreign Ministry sources told the Hürriyet Daily News.
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Turkey says Greek military exercise on Aegean island breached international law
Turkey accused Greece on Feb. 3 of breaching international law by carrying out a military exercise on an island in the Aegean Sea amid an escalating row between the two NATO allies.
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Italy-Libya deal on migration lays groundwork for EU summit in Malta
A day before European Union leaders meet to discuss closing off the illegal migrant route from Libya, Italy laid some of the groundwork Thursday by reaching a deal with the Libyan prime minister to try to stop migrants from setting out to cross the central Mediterranean.Premier Paolo Gentiloni told reporters ...
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Malta summit draft declaration: EU chief says bloc can cut Libyan migrant route into Europe
European Union leaders are poised to take a big step on Friday in closing off the illegal migration route from Libya across the central Mediterranean, where thousands have died trying to reach the EU, the EU chief said.EU Council President Donald Tusk said Thursday the EU summit would pave the ...
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Watch: Prime Minister speaks of ‘dysfunctional’ migrant system in EU, ‘reality has hit us hard’
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat believes that the current system for economic migrants to get into Europe is “dysfunctional” in an interview with Euronews ahead of today’s EU migration informal summit in Valletta.“There is an issue of controlling economic migration...there are two ways to get to Europe, you either apply and ...
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First Israeli-Turkish diplomatic talks in years held in Ankara
"All pertinent bilateral issues were reviewed, and especially cooperation in areas such as energy, economy, culture and tourism."
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Minister sees positive trend in foreign investment
Turkey has seen a “positive trend” from foreign investors in recent weeks, Development Minister Lütfi Elvan said on Feb. 2.
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Turkey’s auto sales up 8 pct in January
Turkey’s car and light commercial vehicle sales in January grew 8 percent compared to the same month in 2016, the Automotive Distributors’ Association said on Feb. 2.
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British defense giant confident about Turkish economy
Turkey can be stronger than ever with the government’s actions to strengthen the economy, according to the head of British defense giant BAE Systems, which recently signed a $125 million deal with a Turkish company.
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Editorial - Migrants in Libyan limbo: Europe’s credibility on the line
Malta currently has several migration-related issues on its plate. These include the call it is facing from a united independent media to refrain from deporting holders of temporary humanitarian protection status, the issue of statelessness, which the government yesterday evening pledged to address in the near future, and the enormous ...
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Turkish firms to flock to Qatar ahead of world cup investments
Turkish companies are set to flock to the Qatari capital of Doha to build new business ties and seek investment opportunities at the “Expo Turkey by Qatar” in April, a timely debut organization amid developing relations between the two countries and World Cup 2022 investment opportunities of the host country.