Turkey

Photo Story: Marmara Sea covered by sea snot in Istanbul

Fishing boats on the Marmara Sea covered by sea snot in Istanbul, Turkey. Because of global warming, the blanket of mucus-like substance in Marmara Sea increasing day by day threatens…

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Turkey discovers 135 bcm of additional natural gas in Black Sea

Turkey has discovered 135 billion cubic metres of additional natural gas in the southern Black Sea, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, raising the total discovery in the region to…

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Turkey’s Erdogan expected to announce new gas find in Black Sea

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is expected to announce a new gas discovery in the Black Sea on Friday, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported late on Thursday. In an interview with…

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Turkey’s Erdogan woos Egypt, Gulf states in push to repair ties

key hopes to maximize its cooperation with Egypt and Gulf nations "on a win-win basis", President Tayyip Erdogan said, as Ankara works to repair its strained ties with Cairo and…

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Turkish mobster’s videos targeting top politicians draw millions of views

When Sedat Peker, a convicted Turkish mob boss, began posting videos on social media earlier this month in which he made uncorroborated claims of corruption, murder and drug running against…

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Diplomats say Turkey pushed NATO allies into softening outrage over Belarus plane

Turkey pushed NATO allies into watering down an official reaction to the forced landing by Belarus of a passenger plane and the detention of a dissident journalist on Sunday, two…

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Turkey’s tourists a quarter of pre-pandemic levels in April

Turkey welcomed 790,687 foreign visitors in April, down from a month earlier and only a quarter of the arrivals in 2019 before the pandemic hit, according to official data on…

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Turkish mafia scandal threatens Erdogan government

A gang leader's video allegations of corruption among top officials has gripped millions of Turks, threatening to tarnish the image of a government already struggling with economic woes and the…

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Turkey bans most plastic waste imports

Greenpeace welcomed a ban by Ankara on imports of most plastic waste after the environmental group said it uncovered exports, some possibly illegal, from Britain and Germany that created “mountains”…

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Pfizer, BioNTech to deliver 60 mln more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Turkey

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Thursday they would supply Turkey with 60 million additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine. The latest agreement includes…

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Photo Story – Besiktas fans celebrations

Besiktas fans clash with Turkish riot police as they try to cross the barricades before Besiktas’s Turkish Super League trophy ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, 19 May 2021. Istanbul city government…

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Turkey to ease daytime lockdown measures from today

Turkey will start easing its strict coronavirus lockdown on Monday by allowing movement during the day while keeping overnight and weekend curfews in place, the Interior Ministry said in a…

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Turkey to ease daytime lockdown measures from Monday but curfews to stay

Turkey will start easing its strict coronavirus lockdown on Monday by allowing movement during the day while keeping overnight and weekend curfews in place, the Interior Ministry said in a…

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Full light not shed on assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II – Ali Agca

Full light has not been shed on the May 13 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, assailant Ali Agca told ANSA as the world remembers the 40th anniversary…

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Turkey calls on Muslims to take clear stance over Gaza

Muslim countries must show a united and clear stance over Israel's conflict with the Islamist Hamas movement in Gaza, Turkey's vice president, Fuat Oktay, said on Thursday, criticising world powers…

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Egypt and Turkey seek to overhaul tense ties with frank talks on Libya

Egypt and Turkey on Thursday held talks on the conflict in Libya, where they back competing factions,on Syria and the security situation in the eastern Mediterranean, in a push to…

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Turkey still sees 30 million tourists in 2021 if lockdown succeeds

Turkey will still expect to welcome 30 million arrivals this year, twice the number last year, if daily coronavirus cases fall below 5,000 after a lockdown ends on May 17,…

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Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll 340 as lockdown sets in

Turkey logged 340 coronavirus-related deaths and 25,980 new cases in the last 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed on Sunday, the third day of a nationwide lockdown, including curfews, closed…

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Turkey adds crypto firms to money laundering, terror financing rules

ISTANBUL, May 1 (Reuters) - Turkey added cryptocurrency trading platforms to the list of firms covered by anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regulation, it said in a presidential decree published…

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Photo Story – Super full moon seen from Istanbul

Gulls fly over the Bosphorus as the super full moon rises, in Istanbul, Turkey, 26 April 2021. The super full moon is named this way because it is at its…

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Turkey to enter nationwide lockdown until May

Turkey will enter a nationwide "full closure" lockdown on Thursday until 17 May, President Tayyip Erdogan has announced. The nation will go into including a continuous lockdown, with school closures…

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Erdogan calls on Biden to reverse ‘wrong step’ on Armenian declaration

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on U.S. counterpart Joe Biden to immediately reverse his declaration that 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, a move he said was upsetting and diminished bilateral ties.…

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Turkey’s EU candidacy must be suspended if no change, EU lawmakers say

BRUSSELS, April 23 (Reuters) - Turkey's membership negotiations to join the European Union should be formally suspended if Ankara continues on its autocratic track, EU lawmakers said on Friday, saying…

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Turkey says it “entirely rejects” U.S. recognition of Armenian genocide

ANKARA, April 24 (Reuters) - Turkey "entirely rejects" U.S. President Joe Biden's recognition of the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, minutes after Biden's declaration. Biden on Saturday…

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UPDATED: Turkey detains four in Vebitcoin investigation

Turkish authorities have blocked the onshore bank accounts of Vebitcoin and detained four people as part of an investigation into the cryptocurrency exchange platform, a local prosecutor said on Saturday.…

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UPDATED: Turkey detains 62 people in cryptocurrency trading firm probe

Turkish police have detained 62 people in an investigation of a cryptocurrency trading platform provider, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Friday, after thousands of Turks filed criminal complaints saying…

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Erdogan replaces Turkish trade minister, forms two new ministries

President Tayyip Erdogan appointed a prominent member of Turkey's ruling AK Party, Mehmet Mus, as trade minister on Wednesday and split the Family, Labour and Social Policies Ministry into two…

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Turkey expects double-digit GDP growth finance minister says

Turkey's economy is expected to grow at a double-digit pace in the second quarter after logging about a 5% gross domestic product (GDP) expansion in the first quarter, Finance Minister…

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Turkey reports record COVID-19 deaths in a day

Turkey has recorded 318 deaths from COVID-19 in the space of a day, its highest daily total so far, data from the Health Ministry showed on Sunday. Turkey's official cumulative…

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Turkey bans use of cryptocurrencies to purchase goods and services

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets to purchase goods and services, a week after Turkish authorities demanded user information from trading platforms.…

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Turkey says all issues with Greece to be discussed in meeting on Thursday

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he will discuss all disagreements between Turkey and Greece in a meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Ankara on Thursday and that…

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Turkey’s Erdogan slams Italy’s Draghi over ‘dictator’ comment

President Tayyip Erdogan accused Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Wednesday of behaving with “impertinence and disrespect” after he called the Turkish leader a “dictator”. Last week, Draghi said Erdogan…

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Turkey could lose 500,000 tourists due to Russia flight restrictions

Turkish Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said flight restrictions imposed by Russia until June could cost Turkey 500,000 tourists, broadcaster NTV reported on Wednesday. Russia said it will restrict flights…

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Erdogan says Turkey remains committed to full EU membership

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey remains committed to full membership in the European Union, for which it is a candidate country despite strains in recent years. Last…

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Turkey, Libya committed to eastern Mediterranean maritime accord

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday (April 12) that Turkey and Libya were committed to a 2019 maritime demarcation accord in the eastern Mediterranean, after meeting Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh in Ankara. Libya's…

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Russia restricts flights to Turkey as COVID-19 cases increase

MOSCOW, April 12 (Reuters) - Russia has decided to restrict flights to and from Turkey from April 15 until June 1 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, Russian Deputy…

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Turkey’s coronavirus infections soar

The red letters scrolling across the front of Fikret Oluk’s bus say: “Stay Home Turkey”. But the Istanbul driver said passengers are ignoring rules and overcrowding, sometimes without masks, even…

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Turkish president calls for peaceful, diplomatic solution to tensions in eastern Ukraine

(REUTERS) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the "worrying developments" in eastern Ukraine between Kiev and Moscow. The goal is…

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UPDATED: ‘Diplomatic fiasco’ after Ursula von der Leyen relegated to sofa by Erdogan, President Michel clarifies

Turkey committed a major diplomatic faux pas on Tuesday when a visibly frustrated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was relegated to a socially distanced sofa, while European Council…

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Turkey’s daily COVID-19 cases hit all time

Turkey recorded 49,584 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Tuesday, the highest level since the start of the pandemic. Last week President Tayyip…

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Bomb threat on Turkish Airlines flight while taxiing for departure from Warsaw

Reports emerged this morning of a bomb threat on board Turkish Airlines flight TK1766, from Warsaw Poland to Istanbul, Turkey on 4th April 2021 as it was taxiing for departure.…

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Turkish police detain 10 retired admirals

Turkey detained 10 retired admirals who signed a statement asserting the importance to Turkish security of the Montreux Convention designed to prevent the militarisation of the Black Sea, state-owned Anadolu…

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Turkey records 44,756 new coronavirus cases, highest level yet

Turkey recorded 44,756 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Saturday, the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic. Turkey currently ranks fifth…

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Turkey logs highest new daily COVID-19 cases since beginning of pandemic

Turkey has recorded 39,302 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic, health ministry data showed. The government eased measures…

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Turkey logs highest new coronavirus cases since beginning of pandemic

Turkey has recorded 37,303 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic more than a year ago, health ministry data…

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Turkish medics call for tougher measures as COVID-19 surges

Turkey’s top medical group called on the government to reverse its course and tighten COVID-19 restrictions amid a surge in infections, including by imposing curbs on social mobility and contact.…

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EU leaders make good on trade promises with Turkey, but threaten sanctions

European Union leaders made good on Thursday on a 2016 promise to deepen trade ties with Turkey, but also warned Ankara to expect sanctions if it restarts exploration over disputed hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean. "We call on Turkey to abstain…

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