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Auto sales soared 90 pct last month
Turkey's car and light commercial vehicle sales jumped 89.5 percent year-on-year in February, an industry group reported on March 3.
The Automotive Distributors' Association (ODD) announced that more than 47,000 automobiles were sold last month.
Passenger car sales surged 96 percent in the same period to some 37,750.
Turkey subjects protective gear to export controls
Turkey has subjected protective products such as masks, goggles, and sterile gloves to export controls, according to a regulation published in the Official Gazette on March 4.
The move aims to meet domestic demand as the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, continues to spread worldwide, Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan told a press conference in the capital Ankara.
Erdoğan, Khan discuss Syria over phone
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke over the phone on March 3 and discussed the latest developments in northwestern Syria.
According to a statement by Turkey's Communications Directorate, the leaders discussed bilateral ties, developments in Syria's Idlib province and refugee issues.
Turkey earns $1.44 bln from hazelnut exports in 6 months
Turkey earned $1.44 billion by exporting 220,724 tons of hazelnut from last year's September to February 2020, a regional trade union announced on March 3.
The country's hazelnut exports rose 32.1 percent on a quantity basis and increased 51.6 percent on value basis during the first six months of the season, which starts in September and ends in August.
EU interior ministers to pledge ‘all necessary measures’ to stop illegal crossings
EU interior ministers meeting in Brussels on Wednesday will pledge "all necessary measures" to prevent illegal crossings into the bloc's external borders, according to a draft of their conclusions seen by Kathimerini, which also calls upon Turkey to abide by the terms of a 2016 deal to stem flows in the Aegean.
President Iohannis says honoured to receive Coudenhove-Kalergi 2020 prize
Romania's President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday was awarded the European Prize Coudenhove-Kalergi 2020, a distinction he said honoured him. "I am honoured to have been awarded the Coudenhove-Kalergi 2020 Prize," said Iohannis.
Greek troops fire tear gas at migrants gathering again at Turkish border
Greek riot police and troops fired tear gas early on Wednesday at hundreds of migrants as they made another attempt to cross the border from Turkey into Greece.
The air was thick with smoke on both the Greek and Turkish sides of the Kastanies border crossing, and fire engines were also at hand to put out smoldering blazes on the ground.