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Turkey says Syria safe zone talks with US are not yielding results

Turkey does not think its effort with the United States to establish a “safe zone” in northeast Syria will yield the results it wants...

Turkey fines Facebook $282,000 for violation of data protection laws

Turkish authorities have fined Facebook Inc 1.6 million lira ($282,000) for a violation of data protection laws that affected nearly 300,000 people, the Personal...

Volkswagen establishes unit in Turkey ahead of production decision

Volkswagen has established a subsidiary in Turkey’s western Manisa province, the country’s Trade Registry Gazette showed on Wednesday, as the company nears a final decision on...

Khashoggi commemorated in venue of murder on its 1st anniversary

A commemoration ceremony has been held in front of the Saudi Consulate General in İstanbul inside which journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed a year ago.   Khashoggi,...

Jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş to receive int’l award for political courage

The Progressive Alliance, a German-based political entity that includes more than 130 parties and organizations, will bestow its “Award for Special Political Courage" for the year...

Foreign tourist numbers in Turkey up 15 percent in first 8 months of 2019

Turkey’s tourism sector has been experiencing a boom in 2019, with foreign visitor numbers rising by nearly 15 percent year-on-year in the first eight...

Fitch eases 2019 contraction forecast for Turkey: report

Fitch ratings has revised its contraction forecast for Turkey from 1.1 percent to 0.3 percent, stating that the country’s economy performed better than expected during the second...

Thomas Cook owes Turkish tourism sector more than €350 mln

Turkey’s Tourism Advisory Council said on Tuesday it estimates that Thomas Cook owes the local sector more than 350 million euros ($381.08 million), adding that it...

Iranians acquiring Turkish citizenship as shield against US sanctions: report

Iranians in Turkey are finding ways to sidestep laws in their home country to buy properties and get Turkish passports, hoping to protect their savings even...

Turkey says it shot down unidentified drone on Syria border

Turkey's air force has downed an unidentified drone on its border with Syria after it breached Turkish airspace multiple times, the defense ministry said, according to...

Turkey raises economic growth forecast for next year to 5 pct: report

Turkey raised its economic growth forecast on Monday to an ambitious 5 percent for next year and lowered its inflation outlook to 8.5 percent, as the...

Turkey planning $27 bln housing project in Syria for relocating refugees: report

Turkey's draft plan for a construction project to settle 1 million Syrian refugees in a "safe zone" in northeast Syria would cost around 151 billion lira...

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