News archive of November 2017

Members of Rouvikonas on Thursday targeted the central Athens offices of Public Power Corporation in what was the anti-establishment group's third "raid" on a high-profile state agency this month.

Bulgarian Orthodox Sveti Stefan church in Istanbul to be opened after seven-year restoration

Two towers in the ancient city of Perge, visited by thousands of tourists every year in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, have been undergoing a restoration process. The original stone blocks of the towers are now being placed in the towers.

Crowds of tourists gathered in downtown Manhattan with enhanced security measures to light the lights of New York's largest Christmas tree.

The tree is 23 meters high and weighs over 12 tonnes. At its top is a star with 25,000 Swarovski crystals and its decoration includes 50,000 lights.

The Turkish banking sector will remain resilient against global risks since it has a strong capital base, stable asset quality and adequate level of liquid assets, the Central Bank said on Nov. 30 in its latest financial stability report.

New legal regulations should be presented to protect digital games users from being “exploited and abused,” the Family and Social Policies Ministry has said, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Nov. 30.

A two-month-old Mediterranean monk seal, which was found when it washed ashore dead in the southeastern province of Antalya on Nov. 24, is set to be exhibited at Akdeniz University’s Faculty of Aquaculture Museum, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The Independent Authority for Public Revenue is launching targeted inspections at olive oil production units in central and southern Greece after data pointed to income hiding and tax evasion in this sector.

Checks will focus on the areas where these phenomena are most common, such as Crete, the Peloponnese (Messinia, Argolida and Laconia) and Fthiotida in central Greece.

Saudi Arabia is interested in investing in 5-star hotels in Bulgaria as well as in joint projects in energy, transport and counter-terrorism. Opportunities are being discussed at the first ever visit of representatives of the Bulgarian government in Saudi Arabia, reported bTV. 

Turkey hopes an update to the customs union deal will be on the agenda of the first European Council meeting due in the spring of 2018, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said on Nov. 29.