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Turkey accuses Iceland of poor treatment of national football team players at airport

Turkish officials have condemned the treatment its national soccer team endured upon arrival in Iceland ahead of a European Championship qualifying game, The Associated Press reported. Turkey’s...

Turkey releases 110,000 tons of plastic waste into Mediterranean every year: report

Turkey is responsible for 110,000 tons of plastic waste that goes into the Mediterranean Sea every year, according to a new World Wide Fund for Nature...

Inflation to drop to single digits, interest rates to be decreased: Albayrak

Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak on Thursday claimed that Turkey’s inflation would drop to single digits in three months’ time and that interest rates would...

Innovative Turkish platforms show promise of digital media: Freedom House

With media freedom eroding to the point that the free press is in danger of virtual extinction, online innovations highlight the great promise of digital tools,...

Turkey’s April food inflation more than 30 pct higher than in EU countries: report

Turkey’s food inflation in April climbed to 31.9 percent, more than 30 percent higher than the average in European Union countries, according to a recent report...

Turkey must withdraw from Russian S-400 deal, says US NATO ambassador

The US ambassador to NATO has said Turkey’s purchase of a Russian missile system could help the Kremlin in its bid to weaken NATO, CNBC reported. Turkish...

ECtHR questions Turkey about judges and prosecutors arrested after failed coup

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has addressed a series of questions to the Turkish government due to applications lodged by former judges and prosecutors disbarred...

CHP deputy questions vice president about allegations of torture of former diplomats

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy and prominent human rights activist Sezgin Tanrıkulu in a parliamentary question asked Turkey’s vice president about allegations of torture perpetrated on former...

Kurdish journalist Baysal briefly detained on accusations of terrorism

Nurcan Baysal, a Kurdish journalist and human rights activist, was briefly detained on Monday on accusations of membership in a terrorist organization, Turkish media reports said. Baysal was...

Uber drivers seek AKP mayoral candidate’s help after company shuts down XL services in Turkey

Uber drivers have asked for help from ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) İstanbul mayoral candidate Binali Yıldırım after the US-based company decided to shut down...

It’s Turkey’s responsibility to de-escalate violence in Idlib, says Moscow

The Kremlin said on Friday it was Turkey’s responsibility to stop rebels in Syria’s Idlib province from firing on civilian and Russian targets, signaling it would...

Turkish economy shrinks 2.6 percent in first quarter as recession bites

The Turkish economy contracted 2.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, in line with expectations, as the official data reinforced the country’s slide into recession after last...

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