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Nearly 70 Turkish nationals aboard ferry test positive for coronavirus: report

Some 70 Turkish nationals aboard a Greek passenger ferry have tested positive for the coronavirus and are being treated at a hotel near the Greek port...

Spain accuses Turkey of blocking delivery of crucial medical supplies

The Spanish government has accused Turkey of blocking the delivery of vital medical supplies urgently needed to combat the novel coronavirus in Spain, according to Spanish...

US ready to help Turkey against Syria if Ankara removes S-400 missiles: report

The US is ready to help Turkey against the Syrian army if Ankara removes the S-400 air defense system purchased from Russia, Kay Bailey Hutchison, the...

Turkish forces shell Syrian positions in rural Manbij, injure 2 high-ranking officers: watchdog

Turkish forces stationed at Al-Yashli base on Thursday evening shelled concentrations of Syrian government forces in the village of Arab Hassan, northwest of Manbij city, injuring two...

Turkish-backed militias shell north Syria, cut off water to some half million civilians

Shelling by Turkish-backed armed groups on Thursday caused severe damage to a water pipeline, one of their many recent intentional actions to block the crucial resource for...

2 migrants were shot dead at Turkey-Greece border, says Amnesty: report

Two migrants were shot dead last month as they tried to enter Greece from Turkey after Ankara “recklessly encouraged” thousands of migrants to cross the border to...

2 mln jobs lost in Turkey due to coronavirus measures, says opposition leader

More than 2 million workers in Turkey have lost their jobs due to measures taken to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the main opposition party said on...

European lawyers group urges Erdoğan to release imprisoned lawyers amid COVID-19 outbreak

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on Thursday released an open letter addressed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calling for the...

‘Greece is exploiting coronavirus in refugee dispute with Turkey’

In retrospect, it seems that residents of Greece's eastern border regions were justifiably skeptical about the initial surge of displaced people arriving from Turkey, according to an...

Turkish central bank’s forex reserves dropped by $1.1 billion last week: report

The Turkish central bank’s gross foreign currency reserves dropped by $1.1 billion in the week to March 27 as the authorities continued to defend...

Turkey’s manufacturing outlook slips below critical mark in March: report

Turkey's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a survey of manufacturing sector managers on productivity, was at 48.1 in March, down from 52.4 in February, posting below the...

Turkey’s car sales surge by 41 percent in first quarter: report

Turkey’s car and light commercial vehicle sales surged by 41 percent in the first quarter of 2020 year-on-year, an industry group announced on Thursday, according to...

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