Georgians traveling to the northeastern province of Artvin to buy food, especially oil, have caused long lines in front of grocery stores. Arriving in the Kemalpasha region of Artvin through the Sarp border crossing between the two countries, Georgians flock to grocery stores to buy food that is much cheaper than in their country due […]
Tag: Turkey
The cash inflows allowed Erdogan to calm down over the summer
A windfall of foreign capital flowing into Turkey and increased interest in the government deposit scheme triggered by Christmas 2021 have brought a temporary relief to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with less than a year to go before Turkey’s most crucial election in decades . Erdogan’s program centered on monetary stimulus, exports and economic […]
Turkey has doubled its oil imports from Russia
Turkey has doubled its oil imports from Russia this year as the two countries are poised for greater cooperation in business and especially in energy trade. Trade between Turkey and Russia has boomed since the spring, as Turkish firms that have not been banned from doing business with their Russian counterparts have rushed to fill […]
R. Menendez: No F-16 in Turkey until it stands up to its responsibilities towards NATO.
“From the ongoing violations of Greece’s airspace to the delay in Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession process, I sincerely hope that Turkey will change course and live up to its responsibilities to the Alliance, being a constructive partner in the region which we all hope it can be. Until then, I cannot support the sale […]
At least 32 dead and dozens injured in two similar traffic accidents in southeastern Turkey
LAST UPDATE: 22.57 Thirty-two people were killed in two fatal road accidents in southeastern Turkey today when a bus and a truck ran over rescuers who had gone to the sites of earlier accidents. Sixteen people, including firefighters and journalists, were killed in Gaziantep when a bus plowed into firefighters and journalists on a road […]
Turkey: 16 dead and 21 injured in a traffic accident
Sixteen people were killed and 21 injured on a highway in southeastern Turkey in a crash involving an ambulance and a bus, the governor of Gaziantep province said today. The governor had earlier spoken of 15 dead “in the traffic accident involving a bus, a rescue team and an ambulance on the highway between Gaziantep […]
Turkey is pressuring banks to keep commercial loan rates low
Turkey is pushing commercial banks to cut interest rates charged on loans to businesses after the central bank moved this week to stimulate the economy with a surprise rate cut, according to Bloomberg. The monetary authority today published rules that will force banks to bring commercial lending rates closer to Turkey’s policy benchmark, in a […]
Syria: At least 21 civilians were killed yesterday in different incidents in the northern part of the country
At least 21 civilians, including children, were killed yesterday Friday in northern Syria by the shelling launched by forces close to the Syrian regime and by a strike by the Turkish army. Turkey has deployed troops in the north of the war-torn country with the support of Syrian rebel groups. Turkish soldiers are conducting operations […]
Meeting of delegations of Finland, Sweden, Turkey in Helsinki for the memorandum they signed in Madrid
Finland will host a meeting with delegations from Sweden and Turkey in August, which will be dedicated to the memorandum they signed to pave the way for the two Nordic countries to join NATO, the Finnish foreign minister announced today. . “Representatives of Finland, Sweden and Turkey will meet in Finland in August,” Pekka Haavisto […]
Soilou returns to the ‘training of PKK members in Lavrio’
Accusations of training PKK members in Lavrio were launched again by the Minister of the Interior of Turkey Suleiman Soylu, despite the repeated denials made by Athens. In particular, as reported by SKAI, this time the Turkish minister included both Germany and the USA as countries that support “terrorists”. “Unfortunately, Greece again activated the Lavrio […]
