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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Former Liverpool Gerrard retires with managerial aspirations
After an illustrious playing career full of remarkable cup comebacks alongside jarring Premier League lows, Steven Gerrard is done.The 36-year-old Gerrard, who won every major club honor with Liverpool apart from the English title, said Thursday he was retiring from soccer after an 18-year professional career."You are aware that time ...
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Barzani visits Turkey to discuss Mosul offensive, detained Mardin mayor
Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani visited Turkey on Nov. 23 and held talks with turkey’s president, prime minister and foreign minister, during which he focused on the ongoing Mosul offensive and the detention of Ahmet Türk, the ousted mayor of Mardin.
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Property sales rise for third month in a row, foreign demand declines in Turkey
Housing sales in Turkey surged for the third month in a row in October, although sales to foreigners continued to decline, data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) showed on Nov. 23.
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$5.5 billion eroded in one week in Turkey
Last week, when the U.S. dollar rose to a record high, the Turkish Central Bank’s foreign currency and gold reserves eroded exactly $5.5 billion. They fell back to $117.5 billion, which is the highest drop since 2009 in the foreign exchange reserves, which are released on a weekly basis.
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Ankara ritira una proposta di legge che prevedeva la depenalizzazione dello stupro sui minori.
Ankara ritira una proposta di legge che prevedeva la depenalizzazione dello stupro sui minori. Il primo ministro turco Binali Yıldırım ha nnunciato che il governo ritirerà la proposta di legge che prevedeva l’assoluzione per i responsabili di stupro su minori nel caso di matrimonio tra la vittima e l’aggressore. La ...
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Opposition asks gov’t who will benefit from abuse law
Turkey’s opposition parties have asked the government to explain the main motives of a controversial motion on the sexual abuse of minors, questioning who would benefit from the law
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All companies under trustee control for ‘terror links’ to be transferred to Turkey’s state fund
All companies that have been submitted to the control of trustee panels earlier due to their alleged links to terrorist organizations will be transferred to the Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) as of Nov. 22, according to a new state of emergency decree.
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Human suffering in Syria 'ever-worsening', UN relief chief tells Security Council
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Syrian Arab RepublicUN humanitarians and partners will not give up on the people of Aleppo, but the only solution, as has been said countless times before, is a political solution, Stephen O’Brien said today. Mr President, As we meet again this month, ...
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Foreign Minister steps in to facilitate the building of a church
Istanbul’s historic district of Beyoğlu under Mayor Misbah Demircan has set a custom that suits Istanbul’s history well by starting the “Beyoğlu Conversations.”
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Huge Turkish investments coming to Ethiopia
Well heeled Turkish investors plan to accompany Turkey’s Economic Minister Nihat Zeybekci to visit potential business locations in Ethiopia. Ayalew Gobeze, Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Turkey, told Ethiopian journalists there that the trip will take place in the coming month. They are expected to participate in bilateral meetings with the business ...
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China says it would consider Turkey membership of Shanghai bloc
China is willing to consider any application from NATO-member Turkey to join a Russian and Chinese-led security bloc, the Shanghai Pact, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Nov. 21 after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said his country could join
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Digitürk wins giant tender for Turkish football broadcasting rights for five years
Turkey’s pay-TV operator Digitürk, which is now owned by Qatar’s beIN Group, acquired Turkish league football broadcasting rights for a five-year period in a tender on Nov. 21, making the highest bid at $500 million
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Union study highlights deteriorating conditions of public teachers in Turkey
A study carried out by an education trade union has revealed the deteriorating working conditions of teachers, with 87 percent of them saying they cannot meet their children’s needs because of their low incomes
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Turkey to hold second economy board meeting in week ‘to discuss lira’
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will convene top economy officials to discuss the Turkish Lira’s weakness and other economic issues for the second time in five days on Nov. 22
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Aiming for Shanghai Pact to cause more problems for Turkish foreign policy: CHP deputy chair
Aiming to become a member of the Shanghai Pact, whose members are countries where “one-man rule” is predominant, will only cause more problems for Turkey’s foreign policy, main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Öztürk Yılmaz has said
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‘You shall not buy’: Syrians and real estate ownership in Turkey
In September, 1,276 homes were sold to foreigners in Turkey. Among the top five foreign buyers were three Arab nationalities: Iraqis, Saudis and Kuwaitis. The non-Arabs were the Russians and the British
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Aim of controversial abuse motion was to ‘fix problems stemming from realities,’ says Bozdağ
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said the controversial parliamentary motion aiming to change the current child abuse law was designed to address problems stemming from “realities” in some parts of Turkey
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Turkish-Arabic business chamber to be established
Turkey’s top business organization has said it will establish a Turkish-Arabic Chamber through a deal with the Union of Arab Chambers (UAC), in a bid to further boost economic and trade ties with the region
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Turkey to lure $28 billion in renewable energy investments: IFC
Turkey’s renewable energy sector will attract nearly $28 billion investments by 2020, according to a new report by the World Bank’s IFC arm
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Turkey to take ‘all measures’ to support economy: Economic Coordination Board
Market developments will be closely monitored by the Turkish Central Bank and necessary measures will continue to be taken to support financial stability, said Turkey’s Economic Coordination Board late on Nov. 18
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After 20 years, UN Human Rights Council again on duty for Turkey
The U.N. Human Rights Council has started monitoring and reporting on violations of the right to freedom of opinion in Turkey, sending a special rapporteur to the country 20 years after the last such mission was conducted in 1996