The foreign minister of Romania, the term president of the European Council until mid-2019, has said the bloc is working on a Turkey-EU summit to be held in early March,…
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IMF slightly cuts growth forecast for Turkish economy: report
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) slightly cut economic growth expectations for Turkey in the next two years in a newly released report, the T24 news website reported. Previous growth forecasts…
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NBA boss Silver backs Kanter’s decision to skip London game
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that the safety and security of players will always be paramount for the league after New York Knicks center Enes Kanter did not travel…
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Erdoğan appoints TV preacher as president of university taken over from Gülenists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday appointed a popular pro-government TV preacher as president of Gaziantep Islam, Science and Technology University, formerly Zirve University, which was taken over from…
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Syria withdrawal without plan can lead to chaos, says US senator during Turkey trip
A US withdrawal from Syria that has not been thought through would lead to “chaos” and “an Iraq on steroids,” Sen. Lindsey Graham warned Saturday, urging President Donald Trump not…
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Investigation launched into Turkish mayor over remarks on Syrian refugees
Turkey’s Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has announced that Hatay Mayor Lütfi Savaş has been put under investigation for statements against the naturalization of Syrian refugees, the Cumhuriyet daily reported…
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Indictment reveals policemen raped woman in İstanbul, supervisors ignored complaint
Two police officers in İstanbul reportedly raped a woman after a traffic stop in October, and their supervisors refused to accept an official complaint by made by the alleged victim,…
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Deputy claims headscarf will be banned if ruling AKP loses local elections
A deputy from the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) argued on Sunday that if their party loses in the upcoming local elections in his home province of Van, women…
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German politicians skeptical of DİTİB’s claim of refocus on religious services
German politicians have expressed skepticism over a campaign launched by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) — the largest Islamic umbrella group in Germany and recently accused of being…
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165-year-old Turkish woman on voter lists signals election fraud: CHP deputy
A supposedly 165-year-old Turkish woman from the Central Anatolian city of Kayseri made it into the voter lists announced by Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK), main opposition deputy Onursal Adıgüzel…
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