Turkey-China trade increases as ‘Belt and Road’ project grows
Turkey and China have managed to further develop and diversify their growing trade relationship despite the Covid-19 pandemic as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of...
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Turkey: 27% of residents live at ‘near-starvation’ level — Poll
Twenty-seven per cent of Turkish residents are found to be living at near -starvation levels, according to independent researcher MetroPOLL’s monthly survey for April, The...
Turkey accuses Israel of ‘terror’ over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Turkey criticised Israel and accused it of unleashing “terror” on Palestinians after Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinian youth at...
Turkish central bank holds key interest rate at 19%; lira stays at 10 to euro
Turkey’s central bank announced in a press release on Thursday that it chose to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 19 per cent, in...
Turkey welcomes foreign tourists while locking down locals
“Turkey Unlimited. Now available without Turks,” reads a mock tourism advert on social media, poking fun at the sight of foreign tourists roaming quiet streets...
Turkish inflation rate jumps to 17.14%; food prices rocket
Consumer inflation (CPI) in Turkey rose 1.68 per cent monthly in April and annual inflation rose to 17.14 per cent, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)...
Turkish police detain hundreds at lockdown May Day marches
Turkish police detained 212 demonstrators after scuffles broke out at May Day marches on Saturday amid a coronavirus-related curfew, according to the Istanbul governor’s office...
Turks see Erdogan’s pious hand behind alcohol sales ban during new lockdown
The Turkish government’s decision to ban alcohol sales during a 17-day COVID-19 lockdown that started on Thursday has angered some secular Turks who see it...
Champions League final unaffected by rising coronavirus cases in Turkey
UEFA has offered assurances that next month’s Champions League final in Istanbul will take place as planned despite Turkey’s rising number of Covid-19 cases. Turkey...
Turkey signs deal for 50 million Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines
Turkey has signed a deal for 50 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine that will start arriving next month and should help address...
