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Jailed businessman Kavala marks 1,000 days in pretrial detention
Osman Kavala, a jailed businessman and philanthropist who was targeted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, marked 1,000 days in pretrial detention on Monday."We've...
44 NGOs call for release of Kurdish journalist Türfent ahead of 1,500th day in jail
PEN International, the International Press Institute (IPI), the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 41 other organizations from Europe and around the world...
EU confirms allocating $1.7 billion for refugee facility in Turkey
The European Union has confirmed that it will make a contribution of €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) to a refugee facility in Turkey, EU foreign...
Turkish economy to shrink 1.8 percent in 2019: OECD
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revised its 2019 forecast for Turkey’s GDP growth, predicting a sharper downward trend than in...
Annual electricity consumption of Erdoğan’s palace equal to 1,300 residences
The Turkish presidential palace is expected to consume enough electricity in 2019 to power 1,300 private homes, according to a tender opened for the...
Turkey ranked 73rd among 88 countries in English proficiency
Education First has published its English Proficiency Index for 2018 in which Turkey fell under the category of “very low” and was ranked 73rd...
1,022 companies taken over by state fund due to Gülen links since July 2016
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) Chairman Muhiddin Gülal has announced that a total of 1,022 companies have been taken over the by...
Turkey to sell 30 combat helicopters to Pakistan
Turkey and Pakistan on Friday signed a deal for the sale of 30 T129 ATAK helicopters, according to the Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry...
Erdoğan holds traditional İstanbul rally, an indicator of support for AKP
President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a rally on Sunday in İstanbul‘s Yenikapı Square, a tradition he...
1,600-year-old mosaic found in southeastern Turkey
Two farmers who were working a field in the Gölbaşı district of Adıyaman province recently found a 1,600-year-old mosaic, thought to be from the...