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Turkey’s Çimsa to buy cement plant in Spain
Çimsa Çimento, one of Turkey's largest cement producers, has announced that it has agreed to buy a white cement plant from Spain-based Cemex.
Probe launched into Akit TV reporter over CHP leader execution remarks
An investigation has been launched into a pro-government media outlet reporter after he claimed that some members of society wanted the "execution" of the leader of Turkey's main opposition party.
Greece mulls racism charges as migrants targeted
Greece's top prosecutor has ordered a probe into whether charges of racism can be brought in connection with two incidents where asylum-seekers have been targeted.
In the first case, on the eastern island of Samos, parents protesting plans for migrant children to attend classes have kept their children out of a primary school.
Ambassador Halit Çevik appointed as chief of OSCE’s monitoring mission for Ukraine
Ambassador Halit Çevik has been appointed as Turkey's candidate for chief monitor of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine following a selection process from among six candidates.
Three years on, what’s become of the EU-Turkey migration deal?
In March 2016, European governments breathed a sigh of relief as the European Union reached a deal with Turkey designed to stop hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants heading into the heart of Europe. For many of those who had fled war, hunger and poverty hoping for a bright future on the continent, the deal shattered their dreams.
West must reject xenophobia, Islamophobia, says Turkey’s Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 19 urged the West to stand against racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia after a terror attack in New Zealand.
Turkey’s Erdoğan says removing death penalty was ‘wrong’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again brought up the issue of restoring the death penalty, vowing to approve such legislation if parliament passes it.
Nearly 1 mln tourists visit Turkey for health tourism
Turkey attracted nearly 1 million people for health tourism in 2018, said an industry official on March 19.
Turkey condemns Netherlands tram shooting
Turkey on March 18 condemned a shooting that had claimed three lives in the Netherlands.
Unemployment could have been prevented with money spent on Syrian refugees: CHP head
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has once again blamed Syrian refugees for Turkey's financial troubles, claiming the money spent on the refugees could have instead been used to aid the economy.
Turkey, Iran launch joint operation against PKK
Turkey has launched a joint operation with Iran against the illegal PKK on Turkey's eastern border, Turkish interior minister said on March 18.
Elderly population grew by 16 percent in last five years in Turkey: Data
Turkey's elderly population grew by 16 percent over the past five years, according to statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on March 18.
About 1% of the Population in Bulgaria are Citizens of non-EU Countries
As of January 1, 2018, around 71,000 citizens from non-EU countries resided in Bulgaria, accounting for about 1 percent of the Bulgarian population of 7,050,000 at that date. This shows data from a Eurostat analysis of migration processes in the countries of the Community as of 1 January 2018.
Amnesty calls for greater solidarity with refugees
Amnesty International's Greek chapter on Monday reiterated its call for greater solidarity for refugees in a post on Twitter on Monday, a day after it projected the message "Humanity First" on the Acropolis Hill in a symbolic protest marking the third anniversary of the signing of a deal between the European Union and Turkey to curb undocumented migration.
Police Detained 27 Illegal Immigrants in Plovdiv
Twenty-seven people - women and children were detained early this morning at the Central Railway Station in Plovdiv.
They traveled from Turkey.
Refugees will be placed in a migrant camp, police report. According to initial data they are coming from Syria.