Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Türkiye may “part ways with the European Union (EU),” suggesting that his country may end the bid to join the European bloc. “The European Union is trying [Read More]
Three people are missing, and one person has been rescued after a firefighting helicopter crashed while tackling a forest fire in the western Turkish port city of Izmir, local media reported on Sunday. Citing a [Read More]
Türkiye’s talks with China on building the country’s third nuclear power plant have made progress, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday. Bayraktar made the remarks at a round-table meeting with [Read More]
Türkiye said on Friday that nine people in the country have tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant EG. 5, also known as Eris. “This is a development that should not be considered a subject [Read More]
Türkiye has experienced the driest August in the last 33 years, the country’s meteorological authority said last night. In a report, the General Directorate of Meteorology noted a 57-percent decrease in precipitation in August compared [Read More]
A forum on logistics of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) on Thursday calls for urgent measures to facilitate trade relations through extensive cooperation. Addressing the forum in Istanbul, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir [Read More]
Turkish police have detained 17 suspects in northwestern Türkiye over their alleged ties with a network believed to be behind a defeated coup in 2016, local media reported on Tuesday. Gendarmerie command units rounded up [Read More]
In Türkiye’s capital Ankara, the cost of living has become an increasingly heavy burden. In August alone, prices surged by a staggering 9 percent, contributing to an annual inflation rate of nearly 60 percent. Although [Read More]
Türkiye welcomes the decision to grant the African Union (AU) in the Group of 20 (G20) as a full member, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “We are pleased that the AU became [Read More]
Two girls, one in primary school and the other in kindergarten, could not withhold their excitement when they saw the colorful school supplies at a store in Istanbul. After hesitating between many varieties, they asked [Read More]
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