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Türkiye expects 30 pct upsurge in health tourism patients in 2023
Türkiye expects to receive over 1.8 million health tourists in 2023, with an increase of approximately 30 percent, the head of a tourism professional organization has said.
888,000 at-risk buildings in Türkiye being transformed
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has prioritized urban transformation works in the new period following the deadly Feb. 6 earthquakes, which brought to the agenda once again the urgent need and importance of urban transformation works.
Turkish games in the Straits
Turkey is seeking to pack as much as it can into the agenda of the crucial NATO Summit in Vilnius in July. It is not just the trade-offs Ankara hopes to get for agreeing to Sweden's induction into the Alliance or its claims concerning the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus.
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Domestic and external pressures and Greek-Turkish relations
One of the first major issues that the new Greek government will have to deal with is the country's relations with Turkey. With the completion of the election cycles in both countries, and in the other part of the broader puzzle that also includes Cyprus, many people believe that a window of opportunity is being created for the normalization of ties.
US lauds calmness in Aegean
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan expressed Washington's satisfaction with the prevailing climate in the Aegean and the contacts between Greece and Turkey, in a telephone conversation with the Turkish president's chief adviser, Ambassador Akif Cagatay Kilic.
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Türkiye marks 2,232nd anniversary of Turkish Land Forces
Türkiye marked the 2,232nd anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Land Forces Command with a statement on the National Defense Ministry's social media account.
UAE delegation visits Ankara to discuss investments
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently held talks in the Turkish capital to discuss investment opportunities ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's expected visit to the Gulf nation.
HISE GLOBAL to join forces with French architecture giant
Turkish technical consultancy firm HISE GLOBAL has signed a strategic alliance agreement with French design and architecture company Arte Charpentier, aiming to develop sustainable urban planning and construction projects on a global scale.
Eyes on Turkish Central Bank for rate decision
Türkiye was widely expected today to raise interest rates to fight inflation.
The central bank is expected to change course and raise rates on Thursday after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed a former Wall Street executive to head the institution following his re-election last month.
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The dangers of Turkey’s Blue Homeland doctrine
Expert Constantinos Filis joins Thanos Davelis to look at how Turkey's revisionist Blue Homeland doctrine is now central to Turkey's foreign policy, what this mean for countries in the region - primarily Greece and Cyprus - and why it's important for Washington to take a clear stance against this revisionism.
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