Turchia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Ending Turkey’s military support would not favor Libya: Turkish FM
Foreign fighters should leave Libya, but legitimate forces are there to train military under a pact with a legitimate government, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on May 6 over calls by Germany for withdrawal of “foreign fighters.”
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Turkey, Sweden eye stronger economic ties
Turkey and Sweden on May 5 agreed to boost bilateral trade and investment.
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Discussion on Bosnia’s integrity dangerous: Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on May 5 that to bring the territorial integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina into question would be dangerous for the region and entire Europe, while reacting on an informal policy paper floating around the EU circles that divides the Balkan nation along three ethnic lines.
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Turkey hopes lockdown rescues tourism season
Turkey is pinning its hopes on the health safety program and the pandemic-related lockdown for the new tourism season after a rapid coronavirus rise wiped out many early foreign bookings and prompted Russia, its top source of visitors, to halt flights.
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Turkey seeks new dialogue mechanisms with Egypt: AKP spokesman
Turkey is seeking to establish new mechanisms for discussing bilateral issues with Egypt, the spokesman of the ruling Justine and Development Party (AKP) has said, informing that a senior delegation of the Foreign Ministry will travel to Cairo to discuss the road map for the normalization of ties.
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Slovenia to back Turkey for EU membership
Slovenia's Foreign Minister Anze Logar on May 4 pledged to play a constructive role for Turkey's membership in the European Union.
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Turkey values Libya’s sovereignty, political unity: FM
As Libya emerges from years of turmoil and conflict since the 2011 death of Muammar Gaddafi, Turkey prioritizes protecting the sovereignty and unity of independent Libya, the county’s foreign minister said on May 3.
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CHP submits law proposal to ‘enhance Central Bank independence’
The Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) group deputy chair has submitted the party’s law proposal to the parliament in an effort to “amend the law on the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, ” CHP spokesperson Faik Öztrak said on May 3.
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Manufacturing PMI down in April
Turkey’s Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector dropped to 50.4 in April, a monthly business survey revealed on May 3.
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How Israel quashed efforts to acknowledge the Armenian genocide
Decades before the U.S. president formally recognized the horrors of 1915, Israel's Foreign Ministry sought to foil an academic conference on the subject, fearing reprisal from Turkey. 'We continue to act to reduce and diminish the Armenian issue to the extent of our ability by every possible means'
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Turkey's electricity import bill down 83 pct in first quarter
Turkey's electricity import bill in the first quarter of 2021 decreased by nearly 83 percent compared to the same period of 2020, according to Turkey's Statistical Institute (TÜİK) data released on April 30.
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Turkey voices support for Kyrgyz-Tajik truce
Turkey's foreign minister expressed the country's support for a cease-fire deal between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on May 1 in separate phone calls to his counterparts in the two Central Asian nations.
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Turkey ranks 3rd worldwide with LNG import rises in 2020
Turkey ranked third in the world after China and India with an annual growth of 1.3 million tonnes in LNG imports in 2020, according to the latest report of the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL).
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Ramadan drummer attacked with knife in Istanbul
A man thought to be a foreign national living in Istanbul’s Şişli district has attacked a Ramadan drummer with a knife and “stabbed the drum” after a short chase.
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Turkish economy to grow 5 pct despite ‘uncertainties’
Turkey is expected to see a rebound in real economy activity in 2021, but in an environment of macroeconomic uncertainty and elevated vulnerabilities, said a World Bank report released on April 27.
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Ban on liquor stores during lockdown stirs controversy
A government decision to shut liquor stores during the full lockdown has triggered a debate in Turkey, with business owners decrying unfair competition while the opposition labeling the alcohol sale ban as “social engineering.”
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Turkey should focus on green, digital transformation: TÜSİAD
Turkey can take a much stronger place with the EU in the post-pandemic era, said the head of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) on April 27.
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Foreign tourists exempt from lockdown in Turkey
International tourists will be exempt from lockdown rules in Turkey, the country's tourism minister said on April 27.
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CHP slams gov’t over foreign policy amid tension with US
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has lashed out at the government for pursuing an entirely wrong foreign policy by abandoning the fundamental principles of the Turkish diplomacy amid ongoing tension between Turkey and the United States over the 1915 events.
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Ceremony held in Turkey to mark Gallipoli landings
A ceremony was held in western Çanakkale province early on April 25 to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the landing of foreign troops on Turkish soil during World War I.
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Syrian craftsman expands business in Turkey
A craftsman who migrated to Turkey nine years ago because of the civil war in Syria has managed to maintain his art and life in the southeastern province of Kilis.