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Desperate Turks Embrace Cryptocurrency Abandoning Worthless Lira

As Turkey's inflation hit 48.69 per cent in January amid the dramatic fall in the value of its currency, lira, desperate and helpless citizens are now switching to crypto currencies.

  • Monday, 07 February 2022
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World's largest airport 'under one roof' to open in Istanbul

Istanbul: The world’s largest airport terminal “under one roof” with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers will be officially opened on October 29 in Istanbul, Turkey. Dubbed as phase-1A of the project – Istanbul New Airport – will have a capacity to handle 90 million passenger per year, making it the largest such facility […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Turkish border guards fire at Syrian refugees: Rights group

Ankara: Turkish border guards are firing at the Syrians who attempt to flee the violence and seek refuge in Turkey, an official of the Human Rights Watch said. “Syrian asylum seekers leaving the brutality of Idlib province in northwest Syria are being forced back with bullets and abuse,” CNN quoted Lama Fakih, Deputy Director Human […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Turkey's endangered 'bird language' enters Unesco list

Ankara: The unusual and very efficient whistle language used as a means of communication by villagers in remote northern Turkey entered the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Unesco has accepted the “bird language” of Black Sea villagers as an endangered part of world heritage in need of urgent protection, Xinhua news agency reported on […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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NATO multinational naval exercise concludes in Turkey  

  Ankara: The “East Mediterranean 2017” NATO naval exercise hosted by Turkey has ended, the media reported. The 10-day exercise that ended on Thursday, was joined by the US, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and Britain. It was held in Turkey’s Aksaz Naval Base, Xinhua reported citing Anadolu Agency. Around 20 warships, frigates and submarines, planes and […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Turkey opens first humanoid robots factory

Ankara: Turkey’s has opened the first human-like robots factory in the central Anatolian province of Konya. The AkinRobotics Factory, established by AkinSoft software company, has started mass production of humanoid robotics, AkinSoft Board Chairman Ozgur Akin announced at the inauguration ceremony, Xinhua news agency reported. “Ada GH5, the new generation of human-robots, will be programmed […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Row with Turkey not affecting military activities: Pentagon

Washington: The Pentagon has said diplomatic tension between the US and Turkey has not affected their military activities. “I can confirm that these developments have not impacted our operations or personnel,” Pentagon Spokesman Robert Manning told reporters here on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported. “The Turkish air force base in Incirlik continues to fulfill an […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Turkey President says he does not recognize US envoy

Belgrade: Turkey’s President on Tuesday said that neither he nor his government recognized the United States ambassador to Ankara following the suspension of non-migration visas for Turkish nationals. The American ambassador in Ankara, John Bass, said via Twitter the decision was taken after the arrest of a consulate worker in connection with last year’s failed […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
US, Turkey mutually suspend visa services

Washington: The US and Turkey have mutually suspended all non-immigrant visa services for travel between the two countries, after last week’s arrest of an American consulate employee in Istanbul, the media reported. With some exceptions, the move implemented from Sunday effectively blocks Turks from travel to the US, and vice versa, indefinitely, reports CNN. The […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Iran, Turkey vow to boost military ties amidst Kurds' independence move

Tehran: Iran and Turkey on Monday reiterated their alliance against the recent Iraqi Kurdish disputed vote for independence and vowed to increase military cooperation. In a meeting here on the day, Iran and Turkey’s top military officials dismissed the results of the Kurds’ referendum and rejected it as “unacceptable,” Tehran Times daily reported. The visiting […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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De-escalation zones deal goes into effect in Syria

Damascus: The de-escalation zones deal, signed by Russia, Iran and Turkey, went into effect in Syria at midnight on Saturday, media reports said. Earlier on Friday, Russian media reports cited Russia’s head of the main operational directorate of Russia’s military, as saying that the agreement brokered by Moscow, Ankara and Tehran to establish “de-escalation zones” […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Modi invites Turkey to participate in Indian economy

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the bilateral trade between Turkey and India needs to reflect the potential of the two economies. “The strength of our economies presents an enormous opportunity to expand and deepen commercial linkages between our countries,” Modi told the media after delegation level talks with Turkish President Recep […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Wikipedia blocked in Turkey

Ankara: Turkish authorities on Saturday blocked online free encyclopedia Wikipedia in the country, citing administrative measures. According to a report in the BBC, it was not initially clear why the ban had been imposed. “After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law Nr. 5651, an administrative measure has been taken for this website,” […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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G7 foreign ministers, allies discuss Syria

Damascus: G7 foreign ministers, along with their counterparts from Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Qatar on Tuesday discussed the Syria conflict. The meeting was convened in an extraordinary session to study the situation after the chemical attack allegedly by the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime on April 4 against Jan Shijun in the northern […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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30,000 Kurds stage anti-Erdogan protest in Germany

Berlin: Some 30,000 Kurds staged a protest in the German city of Frankfurt against Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the media reported on Sunday. Protesters on Saturday evening came from all over Germany ahead of Kurdish new year celebrations, the BBC reported. They called for democracy and a “No” vote in the April 16 Turkish referendum […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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