Turkey
Four potential effects of the Iran nuclear deal on Turkey
The nuclear deal with Iran is likely to re-energize the tired Turkish economy, but Ankara will only be able harness its potential long-term benefits if it can switch to a more flexible foreign policy. A coalition may be the only hope. Here is the reason in four points. 1. Trade volume set to increase
Turkish health sector hopes to serve 650 million people
Turkey's growing medical tourism industry has been growing quickly, but the sector is eyeing even greater profits over the next decade, hoping to become the destination for the 650 million living in the region, according to the head of the Turkey Health Tourism Development Council With a know-how already well in advance of its neighbors, Turkey's health sector is now aiming to attract 2
Turkey detains nearly 500 people trying to cross from Syria
Turkey's security forces detained nearly 500 people attempting to cross the border from war-torn Syria on July 18, the army announced.
"488 people were detained by the land forces command border units while trying to cross into Turkey from Syria and 26 while attempting to cross into Syria from Turkey," the army said on July 19 in a statement posted on its website.
Desperately waiting for a new government
Turkey still has no government. No government is bad for Turkey. Turks feel the impact of no government more directly than Belgians and Danes. After all, no government means no decisions in Turkey.
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The heartbroken dolls of Mesopotamia
After variously being imprisoned, denied education, beaten and humiliated, a group of women in Mardin, a town in Turkey's southeast, have attended therapy sessions in which they express their sorrow by making ragdolls. Here are their stories
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English MP says he is permanently in Turkey after getting citizenship
English parliamentarian Robert Walter, who received his Turkish citizenship from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu in May, said he was here to stay in the country.
Malaysia, Turkey set to boost trade with new deal
Malaysia is heralding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Turkey, which is due to come into effect next month, four months after it was inked between the two countries.
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Agency welcomes capital increase by Denizbank
Moody's rating agency has welcomed a plan by Denizbank, the Turkish arm of Russia's Sberbank, to increase its capital by 1.1 billion Turkish Liras to 1.82 billion liras, due to a board decision on July 9.
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The economics of Bayram
I rarely notice Bayrams (Eids): Not only does our family-run hotel cater mainly to Brits, every day is a Bayram for me, in case you are familiar with the Turkish expression ?every day is a Bayram to the crazy,? which conveys more or less the same meaning as ?every day I?m shuffling.??
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Court decides on behalf of Turkey in energy case against Greece
A Paris-based arbitration court has decided on the behalf of Turkey's gas grid Bota? in a case against Greece's state-run energy company DEPA, said Turkish Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z.
"We opened an arbitration case, which was between Bota? and DEPA, in Paris four years ago. The court has made its decision on the behalf of Turkey," Y?ld?z said.