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Latest in Tag: Turkey
Egyptian exports to UAE and Turkey increased by 19% in 2016 while imports declined
$1.5bn surplus in trade balance between Egypt and the UAE was achieved in 2016
German-Turkish row hits trade and investment
The diplomatic spat between Turkey and Germany is spreading into the business world, with uncertainty over Turkish policies affecting trade and investment, says Volker Treier of DIHK trade lobby group.Deutsche Welle: What are you hearing from companies, how badly are they affected by this row? Volker Treier: There is more than just unease among German …
Turkey tourism stuck in crisis
The Turkish government has announced that revenues from tourism have taken a full-year dive as holiday-makers have stayed away after the failed coup and a series of terror attacks. Economists see no speedy turnaround.Turkey’s tourism revenues tanked 27.2 percent in the final quarter of last year, state-run agency Turkstat announced Tuesday. Income from the sector …
Renault increases Morocco plant’s production to meet demand in Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey
French Renault announced that its Moroccan plants in Tangier and Casablanca have increased production in 2016 by 18% compared to 2015. Renault Morocco has exported its production to more than 73 countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa, totalling 303,000 cars, while the company aims to maintain growth in exports during 2017. The French carmaker added …
Egypt, Turkey now have same stance on Syria; both support Al-Assad: SaeedÂ
Trump’s administration will have its cons that may affect Egypt, though it is better than Obama’s administration, says Saeed
British PM May turns to Turkey for trade talks
UK Prime Minister May is meeting with Turkish leaders in Ankara to discuss trade and security, a day after talks with the new US president. Her visit comes as the UK seeks to strengthen its hand in Brexit negotiations
Can DĂĽndar’s bilingual news platform ‘Ă–zgĂĽrĂĽz’ blocked in Turkey
Turkey has reportedly banned access to the bilingual news website “Ă–zgĂĽrĂĽz,” which had only been launched earlier in the week. Editor-in-chief Can DĂĽndar said, he had expected as much.Editor-in-chief Can DĂĽndar (pictured, far right) had indicated in an interview earlier in the week that he was anticipating Turkish authorities to block access to his new …
Turkey softens stance towards Bashar al-Assad in Syria settlement
Turkey has softened its stance towards Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over reaching a settlement to end the conflict.
Museum? Or Mosque?
The increasingly Islamist and authoritarian policies of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan do not stop at the doors of the Hagia Sophia. It seems the government is pursuing a new strategy for the world-famous museum.At midday on the historical peninsula of Istanbul, the few Western tourists who still venture here might feel somewhat bewildered. The …
To hope, the most human instinct! Merry Christmas
“Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to change the world.Today I am wise,I am changing myself.” -Rumi
Egypt condemns terrorist attack in Turkey that left at least 39 dead
Turkish interior ministry believes that there was only one attacker, unlike eyewitnesses who said that there were more than one
Al-Sisi offers condolences to Putin over slain ambassador in Turkey
The Egyptian president also discussed terrorism with several country leaders this week
Egypt condemns deadly attacks in Turkey, Germany
Three terrorist attacks took place on Monday, leaving the Russian ambassador to Turkey dead, at least 12 killed in Germany, and three injured in Switzerland
Istanbul bombings: soccer in the bull’s eye
Twin bombs in central Istanbul may not have targeted Besiktas JK’s newly refurbished Vodafone Arena stadium, but it underscores the propaganda value of attacking a soccer match for both jihadist and non-jihadist groups. They also raise questions about counter-terrorism strategies. The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, a splinter of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), claimed responsibility …
In Video : Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated in front of cameras
Russian ambassador to Ankara seriously wounded in gun attack
Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov has been shot at an art gallery in the Turkish capital Ankara
Turkey declares national day of mourning following Istanbul attack
Ankara has declared Sunday a day of mourning after a terror strike outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul killed nearly 30 people
Turkey’s NATO officials seek asylum in Germany amid Erdogan crackdown
The majority of Turkish officials, reported to be military employees at NATO bases in Germany, have refused to return to Ankara despite orders.
Egypt, Turkey accuse each other of crackdown on dissent, both deemed predators of freedom
Erdogan has explicitly disclosed his opposing stance towards the current Egyptian regime, saying that it resulted from a “military coup”
Egypt condemns ErdoÄźan’s critical statements to Al Jazeera
Such statements are inciting and aim to rattle Egypt’s stability, says spokesperson
Egypt expresses solidarity with Iraq’s battle for Mosul
The battle for liberation may carry on for three weeks; Mosul residents are at risk of mass slaughter, says expert on current Islamic movements
In Cartoon: Foreign relations in a nutshell
ErdoÄźan’s comment contradicts with Turkish efforts to improve relations: FM
The ministry refrained from commenting on Erdoğan’s statements that labeled the 30 June uprising a military coup
Turkey will normalise relations if Egypt releases Morsi, allies from prison: Erdogan
The Turkish president said that Egypt should rectify the military coup that happened on 30 June 2013
Blast rocks AKP party seat in southeast Turkey
Scores of people have been wounded in an explosion near the seat of the Turkish ruling party in the mostly Kurdish city of Van. The blast comes after Ankara replaced dozens of Kurdish mayors over alleged terror links.
Turkey removes 24 mayors over links to Kurdish rebels
The Turkish government has dismissed 24 local mayors over alleged ties to Kurdish militants. The crackdown comes as President Erdogan pushes ahead with a purge of opposition supporters following a failed coup.
Turkey’s travails: purges worsen Ankara’s democracy deficit
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds Fethullah Gulen, the self-exiled conservative leader of Hizmet, one of the world’s biggest Islamic movements, responsible for the attempt to overthrow his democratically elected government. Erdogan asserts that Gulen’s followers infiltrated the military, police, judiciary, bureaucracy, and education system as well as the media. In response, he has arrested …
Turkey is willing to mend relations with Egypt, Syria: Turkish PM
Turkey’s statements indicate significant transformation in its foreign policy
Turkey beefs up military presence in Syria
Turkey has launched a new effort to back rebels in northern Syria. More tanks crossed into the war-torn country to help opposition fighters battling the so-called “Islamic State” (IS).
Kurdish politicians declare hunger strike to protest Ocalan communication ban
Kurdish politicians announced they would begin a 50-person hunger strike if communications with jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan continue to be denied. Diego Cupolo reports from Diyarbakir, Turkey.