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Turkey and Egypt restore diplomatic ties, end years of tensions
Ankara: Turkey and Egypt on Tuesday took a big step towards restoring full diplomatic ties between countries by dispatching ambassadors for the first time in years. Egypt has nominated Amr Al-Hammamy as…
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Tourist arrivals in Turkey surge to 4.5M in May
Istanbul: The number of foreign tourists to Turkey surged to 4.5 million in May, amounting to a 16.2-per cent year-on-year increase, the Culture and Tourism Ministry said. The Mediterranean resort of Antalya…
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Turkish police recover thousands of artifacts in anti-trafficking raid
Istanbul: The Turkish police captured two suspects and recovered thousands of artifacts during a massive operation in Istanbul targeting trafficking in stolen antiquities, local media reported. A total of 2,295 gold, silver…
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Turkey makes first interest hike in 27 months
Ankara: The Turkish central bank has implemented a significant interest rate hike, marking the first increase in 27 months and indicating an exit from the current unconventional economic measures. The central bank’s…
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Turkey summons Swiss envoy over protest against Erdogan
Ankara: Turkey has summoned Jean-Daniel Ruch, the Swiss ambassador to Ankara over a demonstration in Zurich, Switzerland against its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in which protesters burned Erdogan’s effigy. Turkish Deputy Foreign…
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UAE, Turkish Presidents discuss bilateral relations
Istanbul: President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived today in Turkiye for a working visit and met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders reviewed the growing bilateral ties between…
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Hafize Erkan becomes first woman to head Central Bank in Turkey
Ankara: Former Wall Street executive Dr Hafize Gaye Erkan is the first woman to be elected as the governor of Turkey’s New Central Bank on Friday. She replaces Sahap Kavcioglu. Erkan’s appointment comes within…
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Turkey expects to boost economy with summer tourism
Ankara: Turkey is looking forward to tapping into the key summer tourism industry revenues to prop up its ailing economy as foreign traveller have begun to flock into the sunny holiday resorts,…
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Erdogan discusses Ukrainian crisis with Russian President Putin
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, during a telephonic conversation, discussed about the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Erdogan stressed that the continuation of consultations with…
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Turkey: 16-yr-old boy jailed for drawing Hitler’s moustache on Erdogan poster
Ankara: The Turkish authorities have reportedly arrested a 16-year-old boy for drawing a Hitler-style moustache on an election campaign poster of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish media reported. The boy was accused…
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Saudi Arabia lifts temporary ban on import of livestock from Turkey
Riyadh: Ahead of Eid Al Adha, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has lifted the temporary ban on the import of livestock from Turkey, local media reported. According to the Arabic daily…
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Erdogan vows to submit constitution amendment proposal to Parliament
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to submit a new proposal for amending the Constitution to Parliament. “We will re-submit our constitutional amendment proposal to the parliament’s discretion,” Erdogan said…
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Turkey’s economy to return to ‘rational ground, new finance chief says
Ankara: Turkey’s newly appointed Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said the country has no choice but to return to “rational ground” in its economic policies. Simsek said in the handover ceremony…
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Erdogan vows introduction of new constitution in his 1st speech
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to introduce a new constitution to replace the current one, as he officially began a new five-year term as the Turkish head of state.…
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Erdogan takes oath of office for 3rd term as president
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in at the parliament and officially started his third term for the upcoming five years. After Erdogan took the oath at the parliament, a…
