Ankara – Turkish and American authorities kicked off on Tuesday talks to end the visa dispute that erupted after Ankara arrested Metin Topuz, an employee at the US Consulate in Istanbul. Ankara offered a gesture of goodwill to the Washington by releasing from custody the wife and daughter of another
Ankara – In the city of Antalya, southern Turkey, shooting the film “Islamophobia” has kicked off with the participation of many actors, including stars from Hollywood. The film aims to shed light on the tolerant reality of Islam and to counter Islamophobia that has spread in the West. T
Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he would boycott US Ambassador to Turkey John Bass, holding him responsible for a US-Turkish row over the issuance of visas. During his visit to Belgrade, Erdogan said Turkey no longer regarded ambassador John Bass as the US representative
Ankara – Turkish security forces neutralized 41 terrorists in operations it carried out in different cities last week, announced the Interior Ministry on Monday. It said in a statement that the security forces carried out, in the period between October 2 and 9, 1,648 raids against terrorist or
Ankara- The Turkish government expects its primary surplus at 5.8 billion lira ($1.62 billion) in 2018, as part of its latest medium-term plan. The government also announced in its Official Gazette that it targeted primary surplus of 11.8 billion lira in 2019 and 25.5 billion lira in 2020 as part of
Ankara- Turkey’s Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci expected an update of the customs union agreement with the European Union to increase trade between the two sides to 200 billion dollars in 18 months. Zeybekcin said at the Istanbul Financial Summit that the volume of trade between Turkey and EU could
Ankara- Turkish reactions rejecting the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan region of Iraq, which is scheduled for next Monday, have continued. At a time when Ankara continued its warnings, hundreds of Turks and Turkmen demonstrated in Istanbul Sunday, rejecting the separation of the region.
Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Friday Kurdish President Masoud Barzani of going ahead with the independence referendum on September 25. He said in a television interview: “Barzani will clearly see how sensitive we are to the vote after the national security council convene
Ankara, London- As Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrives in Ankara on Thursday, Qatar’s opposition plans to hold a conference in London in the presence of world-renowned figures. In a statement issued on Wednesday, organizers said the conference’s schedule was set in great secrecy bec
Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed on Tuesday the importance of the sixth round of the Astana talks on Syria that will focus on the future of the region of Idlib. He told reporters as he returned to Turkey from a trip to Kazakhstan: “The operation in Idlib is ongoing according
Ankara- The Turkish government plans to establish mega industry bases in five regions, each of which is expected to have at least 3,000 hectares of land. Giant investments are expected to significantly reduce the country’s current account deficit, while thousands of jobs are expected to be cre
Ankara- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she would discuss with European leaders the “suspension” of Turkey’s membership talks and push them to agree on a “joint stance” from the country. She told the German Bundestag lower house of parliament on Friday that should would propose the suspensi
Ankara- Turkey’s economic confidence index increased by 2.5 percent to 106 points in August, its highest level since July 2012, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said this week. The institute noted that monthly hikes in real, services, retail trade and construction sector confidence
Ankara- Turkish Statistical Institute said Tuesday that Turkey’s exports in July increased by 28.3 percent compared to the same month last year reaching $12.64 billion, while imports, on the other hand, also rose by 46.2 percent to hit $21.48 billion. In the January-July period of this year, T
Ankara – The Turkish government aims to push its economy to the tenth place in the world, and the third in Europe by 2023. Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi stated that an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report issued last week showed that the Turkish economy has ranked 13th in the wor
Ankara- Foreign investment in Turkey decreased by 8 percent in the first half of 2017 compared with the same period of 2016, Economy Ministry data showed. According to the ministry, Turkey received over $4.9 billion in net foreign direct investment (FDI) during the January-June period this year. In
Ankara- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tightened his grip on Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization on Friday after issuing a decree that said the MIT, which was previously under the prime minister, would now report to the president. The decree gave the Turkish intelligence agency the pow
Ankara- Turkey has occupied the third rank among the 20 major economies as to economic growth after its average growth reached 5 percent during the first quarter of 2017. In the presence of officials and ministers from 26 states and before the inauguration of Izmir International Fair, Turkish Econom
Ankara- Turkish authorities have detained in Istanbul a Belgian national wanted by the Interpol for the past three years on suspicion of involvement in terrorist attacks carried out by ISIS in Europe. Security sources said that the man, identified as Mahdi A., was detained in the Fatih district of t
