News archive of July 2018
Top US commander to visit Turkey amid strained relations
General Curtis Scaparrotti, head of U.S. European Command and NATO's supreme allied commander, is set to pay a visit to Ankara on Aug. 1 amid heightened tension between Turkey and the U.S.
Greeks investigating their roots through DNA testing
It all started quite accidentally during a house move in 1994. As she was opening various boxes, Yiota Tourli, then a teenager, came across an envelope that aroused her curiosity. Inside she found evidence that she had been adopted. The papers showed that she had been born in Las Vegas and was given to a Greek migrant couple in the United States as an infant.
Turkey's tourism income increases in second quarter
Turkey's total tourism income increased by 30.1 percent, year-on-year, reaching $7.04 billion in the second quarter of 2018, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).
Brunson tension harms US, Turkey relations: AKP spokesperson
United States officials' statements over Pastor Andrew Brunson harm U.S.-Turkey relations, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Mahir Ünal said, stating such statements "would not scare Turkey."
TANAP receives 5 million euros in support from European Commission
The European Commission's Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) allocated around 5 million euros to the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline project (TANAP), the TANAP company announced on July 31.
Gov't meets to analyse measures against African swine fever
The government has convened in a meeting to analyse the measures taken by the authorities against an African swine fever outbreak that affects Romania.