Latest News from Turkey
Antalyaspor eyes Mourinho's ex-assistant as new coach
Ambitious Turkish Super League side Antalyaspor on Jan. 3 said that the former assistant to sacked Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, Jose Manuel Ferreira de Morais, was set to sign for the club as its new coach.
Greece, Arab-Turkish fund sign 400 mln euro deal on luxury resort
Greece's privatization agency said on Jan. 3 it signed a 400 million euro ($434.3 million) deal with Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund to sell Astir Palace, a luxury seaside resort outside Athens.
Drowned toddler becomes first 2016 migrant casualty in the Aegean
A drowned two-year-old boy became the first known migrant casualty of the year on Jan. 1 after the crowded dinghy he was travelling in slammed into rocks off Greece's Agathonisi island, the coastguard said.
The other 39 passengers, including a woman who had fallen overboard, were rescued after local fishermen raised the alarm.
Turkish Court of Accounts doesn't reveal audit reports, raising concerns about transparency
The Turkish Court of Auditors has not announced its annual audit reports publicly, reversing the practice of releasing detailed reports in the past, raising concerns about transparency in public spending.
Turkey increases bridge, highway tolls 16 pct in 2016
Bridge and highway toll prices in Turkey have been added to the new year's price hikes for the first time since 2012, with an increase of 16 percent. The new prices were effective as of Jan. 3.
?zmir businesses to demand opening of Greek market during Tsipras' Turkey visit
Turkish businesses will ask for the removal of barriers to the Greek market during Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' visit to ?zmir planned for next month.
"Greece is still largely closed to foreign investment. There are around 2,000 Greek companies in Turkey, but only 20 Turkish companies there," said ?zmir Chamber of Commerce head Ekrem Demirta? in a written statement.
Turkey tipped off Germany in New Year's Eve attack plot
Turkish intelligence reportedly tipped off Germany about the terror attack plot which caused a security alert in two metro stations in the Bavarian capital Munich on New Year's Eve.
Turkish court arrests two ISIL 'New Year suicide bombing' suspects
An Ankara court on Jan. 1 ruled arrests of two Turkish men suspected of belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group and planning a double suicide bombing in the capital on New Year's Eve.
Turkish Airlines cancels 529 flights due to snowfall
Turkish Airlines (THY) announced on Jan. 3 it had canceled a total of 529 flights due to heavy snowfall in Istanbul over the previous three days.
The carrier said it transferred some 9,700 passengers to hotels and offered food for some 28,900 passengers.
Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office
Several gunmen burst into the home of a newly elected Mexican mayor and shot her dead on Jan. 2, just hours into her tenure, police said.
Gisela Mota, 33, a left-of-center former member of Congress, was gunned down barely 24 hours after taking her oath of office in the city of Temixco, which is about 90 kilometers from the capital Mexico City.
Tesco Kipa ends talks with Turkey's Be?endik on store sales
Tesco's subsidiary in Turkey has decided to hang onto some of its stores instead of selling them to rival Turkish retailer Be?endik after their performance improved strongly, it said on Jan. 2.
Be?endik's chief executive said in September that the company planned to buy 10 stores from Tesco Kipa as part of expansion plans that could ultimately lead to a stock market listing.
Turkish hackers break into Russian minister's Instagram account
A Turkish hacker team broke into a Russian minister's Instagram account on Jan. 3, as the crisis over Turkey's Nov. 24 downing of a Russian jet continued to spill online.
Refugees’ life jackets are transformed into peace sign
A bright orange peace sign appeared on a hillside on the Greek island of Lesvos on New Year’s Day.
The peace sign was made by gathering more than 3,000 life jackets discarded by refugees arriving on the island.
261 PKK militants killed in security operations in 3 districts: Turkish military
The Turkish Chief of General Staff announced on Jan.2 that a total of 261 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in the ongoing operations in three southeastern districts under curfew.
Saudi Arabia executes 47 on terror charges, including Shiite cleric
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Jan. 2 for terrorism, mostly suspected al-Qaeda members but also a prominent Shiite Muslim cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, Interior Ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television.