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Turks, Saudis eye deeper ties with King Salman’s visit
Istanbul, April 11 () - Turkey and Saudi Arabia will seek to further deepen bilateral relations on the occasion of Saudi King Salman’s two-day visit to Ankara, which will observe the meeting of a high-level strategic cooperation council with the participation...

HDP co-chair criticizes government’s plans to revoke citizenship
Istanbul, April 11 () - Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has criticized the government’s plans to strip “terrorist sympathizers” of their citizenship, saying that a similar “junta” practice...

US attorney Bharara refutes ‘silly’ bribe allegations
Nafiz Albayrak / New York, April 11 () - A U.S. prosecutor, who garnered fame in Turkey for launching a probe against a controversial Turkish-Iranian businessman, has said allegations claiming he was bribed $2.5 million by individuals trying to topple the...

Consumer prices fall by 0.04 percent, annual inflation at 7.46 percent
Istanbul, April 4 () - Consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.04 percent in March 2016, while the inflation saw 7.46 percent on annual basis and 1.75 percent in the first quarter of the year. According to Turkstat data, the inflation was 7.96 percent on the...

First batch of refugees to be sent back to Turkey from Greece under EU deal
Istanbul, April 1 () - The first batch of migrants is set to be sent back to Turkey from Greece on April 4, under the terms of an EU-Turkey readmission deal reached this month. However, the deal may experience delays due to unsolved organization...

Suicide bomber kills 69, mostly women, children in Pakistan park
Lahor, March 28 () - A suicide bomber attack killed at least 69 people and injured more than 250 others, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore on March 27. The blast occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal...

CB cuts the marginal funding rate by 0.25 points, keeps the policy rate unchanged (2)
(Adds details) Istanbul, March 24 () - Central Bank of Turkey's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to cut marginal funding rate by 0.25 points but kept the policy rate unchanged. The Committee kept the policy rate unchanged at 7.50 percent, as...

CB cuts the marginal funding rate by 0.25 points, keeps the policy rate unchanged
Istanbul, March 24 () - Central Bank of Turkey's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to cut marginal funding rate by 0.25 points but kept the policy rate unchanged. The Committee kept the policy rate unchanged at 7.50 percent, as the analysits and...

New prosecutors assigned to Dündar, Gül case ahead of first hearing
Istanbul, March 24 () - The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has assigned a new prosecutor to the controversial case of daily Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gül, two days before it first hearing to be...

AKP to ready own draft of new charter before May
Ankara, March 24 () - The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will ready its own draft of a new constitution which includes a shift to a presidential system by the end of April and submit it to parliament in May or June, after losing hope for the...

Possible shift of freedom, security balance grips UN human rights body
Geneva, March 24 () - The use of terrorism legislation by governments as a tool to suppress freedom of expression is not a discussion limited to Turkey or elsewhere, as the United Nations human rights body has become preoccupied with the same discussion with...

Turkey’s 2015 unemployment rate hits double digits
Istanbul, March 24 () - The unemployment rate in Turkey rose 0.4 percentage points in 2015 at 10.3 percent, hitting double digits for the first time since 2010, according to the data released by TurkStat. The number of unemployed persons rose to...

US court rejects Reza Zarrab’s bail application
Miami, March 24 () -A U.S. court has rejected the bail application of shady Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab, who was arrested in Florida on charges of fraud and violating international sanctions on Iran. U.S. judge John O’Sullivan rejected Zarrab’s...

Europe has no partner other than Turkey in regional security: PM
Ankara, March 24 () - Europe’s sole partner in providing security in the region is Turkey, the Turkish prime minister has said, calling on European countries to undertake a serious change in their Syria policy. “Europe has no partner other...

Turkish FM meets senior US officials to discuss Syria, anti-IS fight
Ankara, March 24 () - Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with two senior United States diplomats on March 23 to discuss ongoing efforts to defeat the Islamic State (IS) and to resolve the Syrian problem through peaceful means. U.S....

Iraq to hold referendum for an independent Kurdistan before Oct.: Barzani
Öykü Altuntaş / İstanbul, March 23 () - Veteran president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Massoud Barzani vowed a referendum for an independent Kurdistan was expected to be held before October. Barzani told London based media portal Al-Monitor...

Japanese man to join IS captured in Turkey’s southeast
Metin İliksoy / Gaziantep, March 23 () - A Japanese man, who was bound to join the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, was captured on late March 22 in the Nizip district of the southeastern province of Gaziantep. Gendarmerie teams captured the man identified...

Airport bombing suspect arrested in Brussels
Brussels, March 23 () - Key suspect over the Brussels Zaventem airport attack has been arrested, according to Belgian media. CCTV has released a picture showing the brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui, who have allegedly bombed the airport. The third...


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