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Turkish and Austrian passports in 2017. Photo: EPA/LISI NIESNER

The Bar Association said in a statement that citizenship "expresses a legal and political bond and commitment to the state", and that putting a financial value upon it "has made the concept of citizenship abstract and alienated it from its essence".

People walk on Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkey, 2 December 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA

As the prices of utility bills and taxes rose significantly due to an ongoing economic crisis and increasing energy prices, due to the War in Ukraine, monthly inflation was 5.45 per cent in March, an increase of 22.81 per cent compared to December 2021.

U.K.-based satellite communication company Inmarsat and Turkish satellite operator TurkSat have signed a first partnership agreement for the Turksat 5B communications satellite, which is set to go skyward at the end of the year.

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For five generations, Ahmet's family has farmed the rich agricultural land of Thrace in northwestern Turkey.

On 15 acres, the family for years grew sunflower, sugar beet and wheat.

Photo Illustration: Unsplash / Jeremy Wong Weddings

According to official figures from Southeast and Central European statistical agencies, the number of marriages dropped significantly in 2020 during the pandemic, presumably because of social distancing measures and strict bans on public gatherings in many countries.

Turkey's industrial output in June rose 0.1% from the same month last year, the country's statistical authority said on Aug. 14. 
Among the three main sub-indices, the manufacturing index was the sole index posting an annual increase in the month, with 1%, TÜİK said in a statement.

Turkey's current account deficit fell to $2.22 billion in January, a drop of $216 million compared to the same month last year, the Central Bank stated on March 10.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said Turkey and Japan will give a new momentum to bilateral relations, including economy, trade and investment.

Davuto?lu made the remarks at a joint press conference on Nov. 14 in Istanbul with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is in Turkey for the G-20 Summit to be held in Antalya.