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378 minors victims of sexual abuse in Şanlıurfa in first 6 months of 2019
A total of 378 minors were subjected to sexual abuse in the southeastern Turkish province of Şanlıurfa in the first six months of 2019,...
Erdoğan spends record $430 mln from state budget in first 5 months of 2019
Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdoğan has spent a record amount of TL 2.5 billion ($430 million) from
the state budget in the first five months of...
OECD foresees sharper contraction in Turkish economy for 2019
The
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revised its
projection for Turkey’s GDP, forecasting a 2.6 percent contraction in 2019
instead of the previously anticipated...
Turkey’s central bank trims 2019 inflation forecast from 15.2 pct to 14.6 pct
Turkey’s central bank cut its 2019 inflation forecast to 14.6 percent from a previous 15.2 percent, bank governor Murat Çetinkaya said on Wednesday, Reuters...
Trump spokesperson confirms Erdoğan’s invitation for Turkey visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited US President Donald Trump to visit Turkey in 2019, a White House spokesperson said on Monday, Reuters...
Turkey will hold tender for Kanal İstanbul next year: Erdoğan
Turkey will hold a tender for the construction of a 45-kilometer shipping canal running parallel to the Bosporus, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on...
Turkey to start construction of Canal İstanbul next year, despite criticism
Turkey plans to launch the construction of artificial sea-level waterway Canal İstanbul in 2019, the transport and infrastructure minister said on Thursday, despite criticism...
AKP-MHP to continue alliance in 2019’s local elections
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have agreed to continue an alliance they made for general and...
New tools for election fraud and voter intimidation in Turkey
Abdullah BozkurtThe possibility of holding free and fair elections in Turkey effectively disappeared in 2015 when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his associates seized...