Turkey
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People in the streets of Istanbul have expressed concern over the Turkish lira plunging to record lows against the dollar on Wednesday, a day after Turkey’s president said policymakers had no appetite to hike interest rates in response to the currency’s fall. The Turkish lira earlier hit a record low exceeding 13 lira against the…
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Saturday for anti-government protests, demanding amid a heavy police presence the reversal of recent decisions by Turkey’s president that affect students, women and the LGBT community. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a surprise decree a week ago ending Turkey’s participation in a landmark treaty aimed at protecting women…
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Turkey’s president has renewed his vitriolic attacks on French President Emmanuel Macron, saying he hopes France will get rid of him soon. Speaking after Friday prayers in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Macron “trouble” for France, which he said was experiencing a dangerous time under his leadership. “My wish is for France to get rid…
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Turkey has thrown three human traffickers behind bars in the case of a Syrian toddler whose death made headlines around the world, CNN reports. The three organizers, caught by Turkish law enforcement after fleeing the trial, were each sentenced Friday to 125 years in prison. Their crime: “killing with eventual intent.” The 3-year-old Syrian, Alan Kurdi, was…
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Getting stranded at the airport can be a very unpleasant experience, especially for English-speaking travelers in Turkey. Notwithstanding your preference for road or rail travels, every traveller at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (ISL), which is about 50 kilometres or approximately 31 miles to the city centre—Sultanahmet (Istanbul’s old city)—have some efficient and reliable means of…
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Eight people died and others were stuck under collapsed buildings in southeastern Turkey on Sunday after a magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck near the border with Iran, the Turkish government said as teams dug through rubble in nearby villages. Three of those killed were children and 21 people were injured, including eight critically, Turkey’s health ministry said.…
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A major rescue operation to pull survivors from collapsed buildings in eastern Turkey began winding down on Sunday, a day and a half after a powerful earthquake killed dozens. Teams had worked through the night to rescue 45 people from the rubble, Turkey’s disaster authority said, using drills, mechanical diggers, buckets and bare hands in…
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President Donald Trump has defended his sudden decision to pull back US troops from northern Syria in a series of tweets on Monday after facing criticism from some of his closest allies. He also threaten to destroy the Turkey economy if it acted in a way he considered – in what he said was his…
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Getting stranded in previously unknown locations can be a very unpleasant experience. Visitors in Turkey—especially first-time travelers at the airports in Istanbul—need tips and guidelines on some efficient, reliable and cost-effective means of transportation notwithstanding their preference for road or rail travels. The three main airports in Istanbul are: Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (ISL): It…
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TEN YEARS ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then prime minister of Turkey, hosted Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad for a family holiday in the Aegean resort of Bodrum as relations between Turkey and Syria soared to new heights. After decades of Cold War animosity, the Erdogan government that took power in 2002 had built new ties with its southern neighbor and trade and…
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Trying DIY ice sculpture in Harbin, China Plus-size yoga instructor shows yoga is for everyone Poor sheep and donkey stuck in the mud rescued in Turkey Miniature city built out of 1.5 million Legos exhibited in NE China Floating sea ice appears in Laizhou Bay, East China Sea
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Saudi Arabia has admitted Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Image shows Jamal Khashoggi and his fiancee, Hatice Cengiz Khashoggi was a Saudi writer, US resident, and Washington Post columnist. He entered the building on October 2 to obtain documentation certifying he had divorced his ex-wife so he…
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China is coming to Turkey’s aid during its economic crisis with $3.6 billion in funding for infrastructure projects, leveraging Ankara’s conflict with Washington to expand its Belt and Road Initiative in the key country that links Asia with Europe. Image shows Erdogan and Xi Jinping Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Aug. 11 that his country was preparing to trade through national…
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London Zoo’s lionesses, sisters Heidi, Indi and Rubi, watch a ball in the water, a day ahead of World Lion Day in London. August 9. This photo, taken on August 5, 2018, shows people cooling off in a swimming pool in Yangzhou, east China’s Jiangsu province. A man looks at a street monitor showing…
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Turkey’s central bank took action Monday to free up cash for banks as the country grapples with a currency crisis sparked by concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic policies and a trade and diplomatic dispute with the United States. The Turkish lira has nosedived over the past week, accelerating a months-long decline, and tumbled…
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President Trump’s announcement Friday morning that he has authorized the doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminium imports coming from Turkey came in a tweet that noted, “Our relations with Turkey are not good at this time!” He did not offer an explanation for the tariff hike, which raises the tariffs to 20 percent on aluminium and…
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