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Turkey’s first national car brand to be electric, says minister
As Turkey bids to create its first national automobile brand, Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işık has said the current plan is to make the car electric.
Cyprus to block Turkey's EU talks after EEZ violation
Cyprus has said it will block any progress in Turkey's EU membership talks in response to a violation of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) by a Turkish survey vessel.
“We cannot consent to the opening of any new chapters under the current circumstances,” ... ...
Serbia-Turkey business forum on October 28
BELGRADE - The sixth Serbia-Turkey business forum will be held in Belgrade on October 28 and bring together 30 firms from Turkey searching for business partners in Serbia.
The forum will be organized by the Serbian International Trade Association (SITA), the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of Serbia.
Cyprus threatens to block Turkey's EU bid
Cyprus threatens to block Turkey's EU bid
NICOSIA -- Cyprus has announced that it will prevent Turkey's progress in the negotiations for EU membership.
The reason is Turkey's search for natural gas in the same undersea area of Mediterranean.
Turkey in intense talks with Qatar over regional turmoil
Qatar and Turkey are engaging in intense talks amid critical developments in the region regarding ISIL
Rival Libyan PM meets Turkish envoy in first known meeting with foreign visitor
Libya's self-declared prime minister Omar al-Hasi met Turkey's special envoy for Libya
Intervention in Libya ‘unacceptable,’ Turkish government says
Libya's self-declared prime minister Omar al-Hasi met Turkey's special envoy for Libya
Three Denver girls reportedly en route to Turkey detained, sent home
Three teenage girls from Denver who had been missing since last week and were reported to be traveling to Turkey were picked up in Germany and sent back home, U.S. officials said on Oct. 22
The corruption to boost all corruption
Since last December, Turkey has been shaken by the “corruption investigation” opened against four ministers and other prominent figures close to the government.
Turkey turning into semi-open prison: CHP
The government aims to turn Turkey into a 'semi-open prison with its contentious new security code, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said
Turkey aims to become a gas hub for Europe
Turkey could become a natural gas hub with its LNG terminals at the border of Greece and Bulgaria, according to an official from BOTAŞ, Turkey’s state-run gas pipeline company.
Turkey won't reach 2023 targets as a contract manufacturer: Zeybekci
Turkey will not be able to reach its ambitious economic targets for the year 2023 without concentrating on value-added production and R&D activities, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said.
ECHR condemns Turkey over penalty for man who poured paint over Atatürk statues
The ECHR rules that Turkey violated Article 10 and Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, on freedom of expression and the right to free elections
Iraqi Kurdish security forces have not yet crossed into Syria via Turkey: Turkish FM
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said Iraqi Kurdish security forces, the Peshmerga, have yet to cross into Syria via Turkey to help defend Kobane against ISIL. ‘Talks about their route are continuing. We won’t publicize any details until they are finalized,’ he added
Three people hospitalized for suspected MERS case in Turkey
A third suspected Coronavirus, also referred to as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), patient was identified in Turkey’s southern Adana province, health officials said Oct. 21.