Turkey
Kazakhstan, Turkey may resume flights in late June
Middle East
May 23, 2020
Kazakhstan, Turkey may resume flights in late June
ALMATY (Reuters) — Kazakh and Turkish airlines may resume passenger flights between the two countries in late June, Kazakhstan’s Ministry…
Turkey hopes ‘healthy tourism’ scheme will conquer coronavirus slump
Middle East
May 23, 2020
Turkey hopes ‘healthy tourism’ scheme will conquer coronavirus slump
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — At a luxury hotel in Istanbul, staff in gloves and masks space out and disinfect tables as…
Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution
Middle East
May 22, 2020
Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced Friday they have forgiven…
Turkey eases quarantine restrictions on arrivals from abroad
Middle East
May 20, 2020
Turkey eases quarantine restrictions on arrivals from abroad
ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey will ease existing 14-day quarantine restrictions for citizens coming from abroad as the country starts softening…
Coronavirus stifles Eid al-Fitr celebrations
Middle East
May 20, 2020
Coronavirus stifles Eid al-Fitr celebrations
As the Muslim world prepares to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Islam’s holiest month, many of the faithful…
Turkey’s pandemic strategy hinges on hazmat-suited gumshoes
Middle East
May 20, 2020
Turkey’s pandemic strategy hinges on hazmat-suited gumshoes
ISTANBUL (AP) — They see themselves as public health detectives, working 24/7 to track the coronavirus’ insidious spread through a…
Turkey-United Arab Emirates rivalry turns rancorous
Middle East
May 16, 2020
Turkey-United Arab Emirates rivalry turns rancorous
Turkish officials were angered when the UAE weighed into the tussle for rights to gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean…
Turkey detains 38 over suspected links to armed attack: governor
Middle East
May 15, 2020
Turkey detains 38 over suspected links to armed attack: governor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish authorities have detained 38 people including the local head of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)…
Turkey crunch would pack only weak punch for emerging markets
Economy
May 13, 2020
Turkey crunch would pack only weak punch for emerging markets
LONDON (Reuters) — Turkey could be heading for another financial crunch but its diminished importance for investors in developing economies…
Turkey accuses five nations of forming ‘alliance of evil’
Middle East
May 12, 2020
Turkey accuses five nations of forming ‘alliance of evil’
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Tuesday accused Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and the United Arab Emirates of seeking to…