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EP rapporteur calls on Turkey to release journalists, lawyers, activists with coronavirus bill

The European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, Nacho Sanchez Amor, has called on the Turkish government to release hundreds of imprisoned journalists, lawyers, activists and human rights defenders...

Turkey shuts down historic Ä°stanbul bazaar amid coronavirus outbreak

İstanbul’s historic Grand Bazaar has been closed as part of efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the T24 news website reported on Monday. No statement...

Saudi Arabia says 72 Turkish nationals under coronavirus quarantine in Mecca

As Saudi Arabia reported a jump of almost a quarter in coronavirus cases on Sunday to more than 500, Health Ministry Spokesman Mohammed Abdelali said 72...

Turkish consumer confidence improves slightly in March: report

Turkey's consumer confidence index rose to 58.2 points in March from 57.3 the previous month, though it remained in the doldrums, Reuters reported, citing data from...

German neo-Nazi group sends pig’s head, hate messages to TRT Berlin branch

A German neo-Nazi group has sent a pig’s head to the Berlin branch of Turkish public broadcaster TRT, according to the Ahval news website. TRT Deutsch‘s editor-in-chief...

Coronavirus impact to push emerging markets, including Turkey, to recession: JP Morgan

The crippling economic impact of the coronavirus is set to push the world’s poorer countries including Turkey into recession by the middle of the year, US...

Turkey will not allow deferral of bills under coronavirus measures: minister

Turkey is not considering any delay in payments of household or business bills under its stringent measures to fight the global coronavirus outbreak, the finance minister...

Turkish shop owners association calls on gov’t to tap unemployment fund amid decreasing sales

Turkey’s United Brands Association (BMD), which represents 384 brands and some 70,000 stores across the country, has urged the government to activate the Unemployment Fund (İşsizlik Fonu),...

CHP politician says Turkey late in taking economic measures against coronavirus

Faik Öztrak, the vice chair of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), said the country was late in taking economic measures against the coronavirus pandemic and...

ErdoÄŸan announces $15 bln in support to counter economic impact of coronavirus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday unveiled his government’s plans to mitigate the financial impact of shutdowns caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, announcing...

EU-Turkey refugee deal still intact, Merkel says

European nations remain committed to the 2016 European Union-Turkey refugee deal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Tuesday, following a four-way videoconference with her Turkish, French...

Greek border police fire tear gas at migrants attempting to enter from Turkey: report

Clashes broke out on Greece’s border with Turkey before dawn on Wednesday after about 500 migrants attempted to break down a border fence and enter Greece,...

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