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Slowing Turkish inflation gives room for more rate cuts
Middle East
October 4, 2019
Slowing Turkish inflation gives room for more rate cuts
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s inflation rate dropped to single figures in September for the first time in more than two…
5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Istanbul, damages mosque
Middle East
September 26, 2019
5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Istanbul, damages mosque
ISTANBUL (AP) — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Istanbul on Thursday, sending school children and residents into the streets and…
Explosion hits riot police bus in southern Turkey; 5 wounded
Middle East
September 25, 2019
Explosion hits riot police bus in southern Turkey; 5 wounded
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s official news agency says a bomb exploded in southern Adana province, wounding five people. The governor’s…
Turkish court acquits an academic in 2016 Kurdish letter case
Middle East
September 6, 2019
Turkish court acquits an academic in 2016 Kurdish letter case
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court for the first time ruled on Friday to acquit one of nine academics who…
As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
Middle East
August 22, 2019
As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
BEIRUT (AP) — Mustafa, a 21-year-old Syrian in Turkey, was at the shoe factory in Istanbul where he worked making…
Syrians facing forced removal from Istanbul given temporary reprieve
Middle East
August 21, 2019
Syrians facing forced removal from Istanbul given temporary reprieve
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has extended to Oct. 30 its deadline for Syrian migrants not registered in Istanbul to leave…
Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors
Middle East
August 20, 2019
Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors
The Turkish government removed three mayors from office on Monday over alleged links to Kurdish militants as Ankara deepened its…
Mohamed Salah is the first Egyptian and third Arab professional footballer to win the 2019 UEFA Super Cup
Egypt
August 15, 2019
Mohamed Salah is the first Egyptian and third Arab professional footballer to win the 2019 UEFA Super Cup
Liverpool player Mohamed Salah became an Egyptian pioneer by securing the European Super Championship alongside his teammates after overcoming Chelsea…
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Middle East
August 6, 2019
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to…
Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has started filling a huge hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river, a lawmaker and activists said,…