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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the people
— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Energy Exchange hits record in spot gas trade
Turkey's Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) trade volume in spot natural gas market hit Monday a record high for 2020, EXIST data showed on March 31.
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Treasury to repay over $13B debt in April-June
Turkey's Treasury will repay debts worth 86.5 billion Turkish liras (some $13.1 billion) in the April-June period, the Treasury and Finance Ministry announced on March 31.
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Erdogan under pressure as Turkey’s coronavirus toll mounts
Calls grow for full lockdown but president says economy must continue to function
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Interior Ministry says CHP municipalities not abiding by law in donation campaigns
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has said that municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) are “not abiding by the laws” in donation campaigns they launched during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Expect big changes from virus: Turkish business group
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to make sweeping changes to people's habits, including vacations, diets, technology, and investment, the head of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK) said on March 30.
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Ankara says Karabakh elections 'violate international law'
Turkey on March 30 called Armenia's attempt to hold elections in the occupied Upper Karabakh region "a flagrant violation of international law."
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Turkey maintains ‘contactless’ external trade, minister says
The Turkish Trade Ministry has developed various ways to maintain the flow of goods through its border gates and ports despite travel bans introduced at the beginning of March, when the coronavirus pandemic started spreading around the world, according to the trade minister.
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WHO envoy: Turkey’s approach is proactive
Turkey has endorsed a rational approach against the novel coronavirus pandemic, being mindful of making sure the measures introduced do not harm the economy unnecessarily, according to Pavel Ursu, the World Health Organization (WHO) Turkey country representative.
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Ankara slams Greece for maritime jurisdiction statement
Turkey on March 26 slammed a statement by the Greek Foreign Ministry over Turkish maritime jurisdiction areas in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkey holds first tender related to Kanal Istanbul project
Turkey held its first tender on March 26 for Kanal Istanbul, a mega-infrastructure project involving the construction of a 45-kilometer shipping canal in Istanbul parallel to the Bosphorus Strait, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
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Turkey subjects ventilators to export control
Turkey has subjected ventilators to export control in order to meet domestic demand amid the coronavirus pandemic, the country's trade minister said on March 26.
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Turkey proposes G20 virus fund to coordinate global action
An international fund under the auspices of the G-20 should be initiated to ensure an adequate and coordinated global action against the coronavirus, the Turkish foreign minister has said, a day before G-20 leaders are set to hold a videoconference to discuss what can be done in the fight against ...
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Sectoral confidence down in March
Confidence in Turkey’s services and retail trade sectors weakened while the construction sector improved in March compared to last month, the country's statistical institute said on March 25.
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Patara city's symbol gate regains its formal glory
The city gate in the ancient city of Patara in the southern province of Antalya, which is believed to date back 2,000 years and said to be unique in the world in terms of its water transfer duty, will get its former glory with a restoration.
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Türk Eximbank takes steps to back exporters amid virus
Türk Eximbank, Turkey’s major export incentive instrument, on March 24 introduced a support package for exporters to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Turkey unveils grand tax deferral package
Turkey has announced some 1.9 million taxpayers will be benefiting from force majeure provisions due to COVID-19 outbreak, the treasury and finance minister said on March 24.
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FM Çavuşoğlu says Turkey cannot host any more refugees
Turkey cannot host any more refugees, either from Syria or beyond, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said on March 23, in an opinion piece in the Financial Times.
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Ankara takes legal route against EU steel curbs
Turkey has launched a legal challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against EU tariffs on steel imports, the country's Trade Ministry said on March 20.
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World Bank extends program with Turkey
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has decided to extend the current partnership program by two years to align with Turkey’s 11th Development Program for the 2019-2023 period and its New Economic Program which sets out the longer-term structural reforms to be pursued to address the country’s development ...
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Turkey to provide $9 billion to the markets
Turkey's economic growth will exceed expectations in the first quarter with a slight slowdown in March due to the coronavirus outbreak, the country's finance minister said on March 19.
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Villagers turn orange peels into income
Nearly 300 tons of orange peels are brought into the economy annually in the Kadirli district of Osmaniye, which is one of the important agricultural centers of the Çukurova region in Turkey’s south.