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Yearly Archives: 2020

Hackers acting in Turkey’s interest believed to be behind recent cyberattacks: report

Sweeping cyberattacks targeting governments and other organizations in Europe and the Middle East are believed to be the work of hackers acting in the interests of the...

Turkish businessman dies from cancer after belated release from prison

Medeni Arifoğlu, a Turkish businessman who was jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement, has succumbed to cancer after he was belatedly released from prison despite...

Turkey’s Interior Ministry blocks aid sent by HDP in earthquake-hit region

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) claimed on Sunday that humanitarian aid it sent to Elazığ, struck by an earthquake on Friday, was blocked by authorities on orders...

2 large Turkish banks fined for violating insurance law: report

Turkey’s Treasury Ministry fined Yapı Kredi 187.1 million lira ($31.6 million) for violating an insurance law, the private bank said on Monday, days after Akbank announced...

Erdoğan says Libya conflict cannot be solved by military means: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the Libyan cannot not be solved by military means after talks Sunday with his Algerian counterpart in Algiers, AFP reported. Algeria,...

Turkey investigating dozens for ‘provocative’ social media posts about earthquake

Turkish prosecutors are investigating dozens of people for "provocative" social media messages about a deadly earthquake in eastern Turkey, AFP reported, citing Turkish media. The death toll...

Despite refugee deal only 189 migrants were returned to Turkey in 2019: report

Despite a 2016 refugee agreement between the European Union and Turkey, only 189 irregular migrants who crossed the Aegean Sea to Greece were returned to Turkey...

Rescue teams halt operations as death toll rises to 41 in Turkey earthquake

Emergency teams on Monday halted their search and rescue operations among the rubble in Turkey’s southeastern province of Elazığ, which was hit by a strong earthquake...

European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur criticizes Ankara’s anti-terror approach

The European Parliament’s Turkey Rapporteur Nacho Sanchez Amor has criticized Ankara’s excessive use of terrorist labeling, saying that calling everyone a terrorist undermines real counterterrorism efforts. “If we...

[UPDATE] Death toll in earthquake hitting Turkey’s east climbs to 41

A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 41 people and damaging buildings near the epicenter of the tremor, which was...

39-year-old teacher purged after 2016 coup succumbs to cancer

Timur Karataş, a 39-year-old purge victim who was dismissed from his job as high school teacher after a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, died on Friday...

65 percent of Turks say economy is number one problem

Sixty-five percent of the Turkish public thinks the economy presents the most pressing problem in their lives, according to a December survey conducted by the MetroPOLL...

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