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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Improvised mines kill, injure hundreds in Manbij, Syria
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldIn Manbij, "ISIS mined virtually everything including, quite literally, the kitchen sink before they left,” said Ole Solvang, Human Rights Watch deputy emergencies director. Lessons for Impending Battles in Iraq and Syria (Beirut) – Homemade landmines have killed and injured hundreds of civilians, including ...
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Turkey drops 14 places in World Bank’s Doing Business study
Turkey has fallen 14 places to 69th in the World Bank’s latest Doing Business report, published on Oct. 25.
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Germany cancels Istanbul concert marking Armenian mass killings
The German Foreign Ministry has cancelled a long-planned concert by the Dresden Sinfoniker orchestra in Istanbul on Nov. 13 that was to commemorate the killings of Armenians in 1915 after protests by Ankara, orchestra director Markus Rindt said on Oct. 26.
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External border management remains a key issue to ensure the EU’s security – Carmelo Abela
"The management of the European Union's external border remains a key issue in a bid to ensure European citizens' security while maintaining smooth internal border crossings," Minister for Home Affairs and National Security, Carmelo Abela, told Fabrice Leggeri, Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).Mr Leggeri ...
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Davutoğlu’s lost soul found at the Presidential Palace
The optimists were optimistic that former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s forced de-parture in May and his replacement with the pragmatic Binali Yıldırım would recalibrate Turkey’s Sunni Islamist-based foreign (and domestic) policy.
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UNICEF aims to reach about 2.5 million vulnerable children in Syria and neighboring countries
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyThe UN agency, which will deliver essential winter clothing and supplies, has launched an urgent appeal of US$82.4 million to support the implementation of the response plan. Highlights • After a short-lived cessation of hostilities in Syria in September, Aleppo has ...
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Blast in Turkish Mediterranean resort causes slight injuries
An explosion inside a car left in the parking lot of the local chamber of trade in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya on Tuesday slightly injured about a dozen people, an official said.Mayor Menderes Turel said the cause of the explosion at the Antalya Trade and Industry Chamber was not ...
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European bank offers financing for Turkish renewable energy via İş Bank
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said it is providing $55 million in new funds to Turkish lender İş Bank to finance private companies investing in renewable energy and resource efficiency projects in Turkey, in a written statement on Oct. 25
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Iconic restaurant in Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar set to be closed amid huge loss in tourists
An iconic restaurant founded in 1901 in the historic Spice Bazaar and popular spot among international celebrities is set to close due to a dramatic plunge in the number of foreign tourists visiting Istanbul and ongoing restoration works in the bazaar
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Turkey will take ‘own measures’ in Iraq, Syria: Turkish FM
Turkey is ready to launch a ground operation in Iraq if it feels threatened by developments there, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Oct. 25, at a time when a U.S.-backed offensive to drive the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the city of Mosul is on the ...
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10 injured in explosion at trade chamber parking lot in Turkey’s Antalya
Ten people were injured early on Oct. 25 in an explosion that occurred in the parking lot of the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ATSO) in southern Turkey
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How likely is secular democracy in the Middle East?
Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioğlu, a former Undersecretary at the Foreign Ministry who is Turkey’s new “point man” at the U.N., believes the Middle East has to move toward a secular and democratic future.
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Finance news you need to know today
SYRIAN refugee children have been working in factories in Turkey making clothes for ASOS, an investigation has found.
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Turkey to step up war against terror in Iraq: FM Çavuşoğlu
Turkey is participating “in a multi-faceted way” in the operation to retake Mosul province from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and four Turkish F-16 jets are part of the anti-ISIL coalition forces, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has stressed.
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Closing down of Istanbul’s main cruise port hits historic district’s economy
The closure of Istanbul’s main cruise port for the extension of a port project has negatively affected the economy of one of the top historic districts in the city
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Ayrault and Çavuşoğlu clash over state of emergencies in Turkey and France
During his official visit to the Turkish capital, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has criticized Ankara’s comparison of the state of emergency in Turkey with the state of emergency in France
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Property sales soar in Turkey, foreign demand declines
House sales in Turkey surged 17.8 percent in September, although sales to foreigners declined by roughly 28 percent, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on Sept. 24.
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The state of arrested journalists and writers in Turkey
On a live TV show on Oct. 22, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said his government was preparing for a new decree in the force of law (KHK) in order to return those dismissed from their public jobs “by mistake” in the wake of the probes after the military coup attempt ...
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Bill for Istanbul Finance Center to be issued soon: Minister
A law on the Istanbul Finance Center (IFC) will soon be issued, Finance Minister Naci Ağbal has said, adding that the center will offer many opportunities to attract investors
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EBRD, Canada’s EDC and OPIC of US finance İzmir hospital in Turkey
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Export Development Canada (EDC) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. government’s development finance institution, are co-financing the development of a 769.6-million-euro high-tech hospital in İzmir
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National team kick off campaign in Andorra
The Maltese national team face Andorra in an international match in La Vella this evening (kick-off: 18.00), as they start their commitments in a revamped European Championship. This will be the first outing for Damien Neill’s men in the qualifying phase of the tournament following the introduction of a new format ...