Turkey

Turkey’s tourism capital Antalya braces to host the 10th annual meeting of the G-20 countries, set to be followed by 2,500 Turkish and international journalists on Nov. 15 and 16

The annual cost of a 30 percent increase in the minimum wage, an election promise by the Justice and Development Party (AKP), will cost the private sector 16 billion Turkish Liras, according to the head of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (?TO). 

One soldier has been killed while another has been wounded in clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r. 

The power struggles in Turkish politics should not result in a regression of principles such as freedom of expression if Turkey is going to accelerate its accession process to the European Union, Economic Development Foundation (?KV) Secretary-General Çi?dem Nas has said following the announcement of a delayed EU progress report on Nov. 10.

Over the last few months, Turkey has been preparing to host the much anticipated G-20 Summit 2015 for its first time at Antalya's Belek resort on Nov. 15 and 16. Hürriyet has prepared a guide to further delve into what G-20 means, who will attend the summit and which topics will be on agenda in the guide below collected in 12 points.

Two police officers in Istanbul's central Beyo?lu district face suspension and a discipline investigation after video footage showed them slapping and threatening two university students. 

Istanbul police released a written statement on Nov. 11 about media reports with the headline "Police slapped young man in Beyo?lu after quarrel" and reported on the related incident. 

In initial remarks in response to a European Commission progress report which urged Turkey to re-launch a process aimed at ending the three-decade-long fight between security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the country's ruling party has strictly refused the report's wording on the issue, suggesting the EU has apparently been "influenced by the language used

Greeks are drinking less than they did in 2000 and have now dropped their alcohol consumption to beneath the OECD average.

One civilian was killed in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack targeting police on Nov. 11 in the southeastern province of Mardin while one police officer was injured.

PKK militants detonated a bomb-laden vehicle during the passing of an armored police vehicle in the Dargeçit district. According to reports, PKK militants seized the vehicle 20 days ago. 

At least 14 migrants have died and 27 others have been rescued after a Greece-bound boat capsized off Turkey's Aegean coast, Do?an News Agency has reported.