Latest News from Turkey
Former HDP lawmaker demands acquittal during retrial in Istanbul
The retrial of a former lawmaker who was convicted of being a member of a terrorist organization in 2012 started on June 24 in Istanbul.
Sebahat Tuncel, a former deputy of the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), attended the hearing at Istanbul's 10th High Penal Court as a defendant with her 10 lawyers on June 25.
Frenchwoman's journey to ISIL in Syria
She wanted to move to a land where ?the laws of Allah apply? but found herself trapped in a world of arbitrary beatings and violence where women are treated as sexual objects.
Hidden tunnel near 'Dracula's dungeon' opened in northern Turkey
The first 30 meters of a hidden tunnel, near what was described by a Turkish expert as "Dracula's dungeon," has been opened in northern Turkey after it was discovered during restoration work on Tokat Castle.
Turkey denies allegations that ISIS assaulted Kobane from Turkish soil
Tanju Bilgiç, a spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs spoke to journalists today, during a press conference, and categorically denied all allegations that ISIS fighters entered Kobane from Turkish soil.
He stated that after the jihadist attack against Kobane, 63 injured were transferred to Turkey, and two of them are dead, including a child.
E-commerce volume in Turkey reaches $7 billion
The electronic commerce volume in Turkey increased by 35 percent in 2014 from the previous year, reaching 18.9 billion Turkish Liras ($7 billion), according to the Istanbul-based Informatics Industry Association (TÜB?SAD).
IFC agrees to $172 million loan to fund Turkey's hospital plan
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) said on June 25 it has agreed to loan 154 million euros ($172 million) to finance the building of a planned healthcare complex in Ankara.
The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, said in a statement the loan would fund the 1.1 billion euro ($1.23 billion) integrated campus.
Turkish company to open R&D center in Cambridge
Turkish home appliances producer Arçelik has announced it will open a research and development (R&D) center in Cambridge, United Kingdom, where the company has been market leader with its Beko brand, in a written statement on June 25.
Turkey ranked 10th cheapest country in Europe
Turkey became Europe's 10th cheapest country in terms of goods and services in 2014, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) said in a written statement on June 25.
The comparisons were made between prices in the 28 EU member countries, Switzerland, Iceland, Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia, Albania and Bosnia Herzegovina.
Female entrepreneurs need encouragement along with financial support
Encouragement comes next to flexible credit among the requests of female entrepreneurs, according to a recent survey, which also revealed a number of interesting factors affecting women who start their own businesses in Turkey.
Turkey earns over $133 million in highway, bridge tolls
The Turkish state earned 356 million Turkish Liras ($133 million) from the tolls it collects on two bridges over the Bosporus and its national highways during the first five months of 2015, official figures revealed June 24.
Turkey in urgent need of 70,000 qualified IT professionals: Minister
Turkey needs at least 70,000 qualified IT professionals right now and a number of certificate programs will be launched to meet this need, Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri I??k has said in an interview on Bloomberg HT television.
Twitter 'closely watches' suppression in Turkey: Executive
A top Twitter executive has said the company ?knows and is closely watching? pressure on Twitter from Turkey, speaking during a visit to Turkey?s Press Council on June 24.
Erdo?an urges parties to respect presidential post amid coalition talks
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has called all political party leaders to respect his presidential post since protecting the country?s most prestigious seat is everybody?s responsibility.
Turkey's Antalyaspor brings in Eto'o, fans paralyze airport
Former Cameroonian international striker Samuel Eto?o arrived in the southern Turkish city of Antalya on June 23 to sign with Antalyaspor, prompting supporters of the club to paralyze the airport to see their newest transfer.
ISIL re-enters Syria Kurdish battleground town Kobane
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters re-entered the Syrian Kurdish battleground town of Kobane on June 25, detonating a suicide bomb and battling Kurdish forces, a monitoring group said.