Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Market regulator delists Via REIT for Gülen links
The Capital Markets Board (SPK) has decided that the Turkey-based Real Estate Investment Trust Via Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklğı, a real estate investment fund, will be removed from the extent of Capital Markets Law and delisted from Borsa Istanbul, over alleged links to the Gülen movement
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Kirby reiterates support for Turkish gov’t, urges respect for rule of law after coup attempt
U.S. Department of State spokesperson John Kirby has again stressed that the U.S. backs Turkey’s democratically elected government in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt
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UN head ‘deeply concerned’ by ongoing arrests in Turkey
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed “deep concern” about the nationwide wave of arrests in Turkey following a failed coup attempt, during a phone call with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
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Kosovo foreign minister says Turkey's request to punish journalist ‘unacceptable’
Kosovo's foreign minister on July 27 said a request by Turkey for Pristina to punish a journalist for tongue-in-cheek Facebook comments on Turkey's failed military coup was unacceptable and an overreaction
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Turks ask government to cut Gulen ties
Turkey has urged Thailand to sever ties with a Bangkok-based Turkish business group believed to have links with Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric it accuses of directing the mid-July coup attempt.
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Russian, Turkish officials discuss restoring economic, trade ties
The leading ministers of the Turkish economic administration visited Moscow on July 26 to discuss ways to mend ties with their Russian counterparts for the first time since the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey last November, which strained bilateral relations in a dramatic manner
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DEİK launches urgent action plan after failed coup attempt
Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) has launched a global campaign to boost the country’s economy after the failed coup attempt on July 15, which was blamed by the government on the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ)
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Aid workers say thousands of children at risk as crisis escalates in Idlib and Aleppo
Source: Save the Children Country: Syrian Arab RepublicTens of thousands of children in Aleppo risk running out of food, water and healthcare within weeks unless the worsening siege of the city and targeting of hospitals ends immediately.Tuesday 26 July 2016'The smell of blood and gunpowder fills the air': Aid workers in ...
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Dubai's Abraaj raises more than $500m to invest in Turkey
Private equity firm announces the closure of dedicated Turkey fund which has made its first two investments
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Two Turkish generals detained in Dubai in coup attempt probe
Two high-ranking Turkish soldiers on duty in Afghanistan were detained at Dubai Airport on July 26, as part of wide-ranging operations against what Ankara calls the “Fetullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ).”
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European bank invests in Turkey’s longest tenor corporate bond
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said it will invest 70 million Turkish Liras (approximately 21 million euros) in a four-year bond to major Turkish contractor YDA to finance a state-of-the-art hospital, in a written statement late July 25
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Global companies vow to keep up investments in Turkey after coup attempt
A number of multinational companies have pledged to continue making investments in Turkey despite the recent failed coup attempt in the country
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Impact of coup attempt on Turkish economy no worse than Russian jet crisis: PM Yıldırım
Trying to downplay the economic fallout from Turkey’s recent failed attempted coup, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has vowed that the attempt will not have a devastating effect on the economy
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Turkey warns Kyrgyzstan over possible Gülenist coup attempt
Turkey has warned Kyrgyzstan of possible coup attempts in the country by supporters of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said
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Turkey strongly expects Gülen's extradition from US: FM Çavuşoğlu
Turkey’s foreign minister has reiterated Ankara’s call on U.S. authorities to extradite Pennsylvania-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, accused of orchestrating the deadly coup attempt on July 15, saying Washington’s decision may shape bilateral relations in the future
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"We need to urgently regain the momentum on protection and access" - UN humanitarian chief
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Syrian Arab RepublicThis must include a restoration and consolidation of the cessation of hostilities; all necessary action to ensure safe, sustained, unhindered and unconditional access; and an immediate end to the sieges. Mr. President, Every time I have briefed this Council, I have ...
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Turkey not expecting rating downgrade from Moody’s: Investment agency head
A downgrade to Turkey’s credit rating is not expected from Moody’s in their review on Aug. 5, the president of Turkey’s Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT) said on July 25
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Turkey’s Central Bank raises rediscount credit limit
Turkey’s Central Bank said July 25 that it would expand its rediscount credit facility by $3 billion to $20 billion in a bid to expand the utilization of the bank’s rediscount credit facility and increase the contribution of rediscount credits to the bank’s foreign exchange reserves, in a written statement
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Foreign Ministry to dismiss ambassador-level diplomats over Gülen links
The purge within Turkey’s Foreign Ministry will include some ambassador-level diplomats with links to the Gülenist organization, the foreign minister has said, admitting there was a serious infiltration from this group into the ministry in recent years
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Turkey’s top business organization starts global campaign to favor democracy, Turkish economy
Turkey’s leading business organization has begun a global campaign and issued an advertisement underlining the country’s devotion to democracy and the strength of the Turkish economy in a number of leading papers in the U.S., Germany, France and Britain, following the failed coup attempt
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EU must not make threatening statements on Turkey’s accession: FM Çavuşoğlu
The EU must not make “threatening statements” on Turkey’s accession process, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, responding to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s suggestion that Ankara is “in no position to become a member any time soon."