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'Turkey still underreports Covid-19 cases despite change in reporting'

'Turkey still underreports Covid-19 cases despite change in reporting'

Representatives of medical organizations have visited DEVA Party Chair Babacan to discuss the pandemic.

2 December 2020

Qatar's investments in Turkey: 'The real question is why does Turkey fail to attract other countries'

Qatar's investments in Turkey: 'The real question is why does Turkey fail to attract other countries'

Qatar's share in foreign direct investments in Turkey rose from almost zero percent to 10 percent in a decade, says Dr. Birol Başkan.

2 December 2020 Pınar Tarcan

İstanbul Medical Chamber insists Turkey needs a full lockdown

İstanbul Medical Chamber insists Turkey needs a full lockdown

The government has imposed weeknight curfews and weekend lockdowns amid surging cases and deaths.

2 December 2020

Minister: Turkey plans to start Covid vaccination this month

Minister: Turkey plans to start Covid vaccination this month

They are planning to start vaccinate health workers as soon as December 11, Koca has said.

2 December 2020

Ministry reports more than 30,000 new Covid-19 cases, İstanbul registers 188 deaths

Ministry reports more than 30,000 new Covid-19 cases, İstanbul registers 188 deaths

Once again, the İstanbul's Municipality's death count for the city was nearly as high as the Health Ministry's death toll for the entire country.

1 December 2020

İstanbul Mayor's security increased due to assassination threat

İstanbul Mayor's security increased due to assassination threat

The Security Directorate has refuted a report that a suspect was caught and said there were "no attempts as reported" while a municipal spokesperson has said that they were warned by the Directorate against a possible plot against İmamoğlu.

1 December 2020

TurkStat: Government expenditures on culture decreased in 2019

TurkStat: Government expenditures on culture decreased in 2019

Turkey's statistical authority has released the "cultural economy" data for the last year.

1 December 2020

Opposition blames Erdoğan as Turkey turns out to be one of the hardest-hit countries by Covid-19

Opposition blames Erdoğan as Turkey turns out to be one of the hardest-hit countries by Covid-19

The leaders of the CHP and the İYİ Party have criticized the president in their parliamentary group meetings.

1 December 2020

'Turkey is one of the countries with the highest increase rate in HIV cases'

'Turkey is one of the countries with the highest increase rate in HIV cases'

The Turkish Medical Association has released a statement to mark World AIDS day.

1 December 2020

Turkey creates biodiversity map identifying 13,400 species

Turkey creates biodiversity map identifying 13,400 species

As part of a project initiated in 2013, the country's nature protection authority has created a biodiversity map of Turkey at approximately 852,644 coordinated points.

1 December 2020

Trial of Osman Kavala: European foundations reject Turkey's allegation of 'espionage'

Trial of Osman Kavala: European foundations reject Turkey's allegation of 'espionage'

In the bill of indictment against imprisoned businessperson Osman Kavala, several organizations are accused of being engaged in intelligence activities in Turkey.

1 December 2020

Merkel says Turkey's research vessel returning to port 'a good signal but not enough'

Merkel says Turkey's research vessel returning to port 'a good signal but not enough'

Ahead of the EU leaders summit starting December 10, Turkey's research vessel carrying out activities in disputed waters in the Eastern Mediterranean returned to the port.

1 December 2020

Qatar officially becomes shareholder of Turkey's stock exchange

Qatar officially becomes shareholder of Turkey's stock exchange

The deal between the sovereign wealth funds of the two countries has been finalized.

1 December 2020

Trial of lynch attempt against main opposition chair starts

Trial of lynch attempt against main opposition chair starts

In April 2019, Kılıçdaroğlu was attacked by a group of people at the funeral of a soldier in Ankara.

1 December 2020

Turkey reports record high Covid-19 deaths for seventh day in a row

Turkey reports record high Covid-19 deaths for seventh day in a row

The Health Ministry has reported 31,219 cases and 185 deaths for the past 24 hours while the İstanbul municipality announced 213 deaths only for the city.

30 November 2020

Turkey imposes night curfews on weekdays, full lockdown on weekends

Turkey imposes night curfews on weekdays, full lockdown on weekends

President Erdoğan has announced new measures to slow down the spread of coronavirus as the country reports record high numbers day after day.

30 November 2020

Lawyers commemorate Tahir Elçi five years after his killing

Lawyers commemorate Tahir Elçi five years after his killing

"We have lost Tahir as a result of a political assassination. This was neither the first nor the last political homicide," said lawyers.

30 November 2020

Turkish Medical Association: Covid-19 services, intensive care units near capacity

Turkish Medical Association: Covid-19 services, intensive care units near capacity

While the ministry of Health states the ICU occupancy rate in the country as 71 percent, hospitals set up makeshift intensive care units due to overcrowding, says the medical association.

30 November 2020

TurkStat: Turkey's economy grew by 6.7 percent in third quarter

TurkStat: Turkey's economy grew by 6.7 percent in third quarter

The country registered growth after a shrink of 9.9 percent in the second quarter of the year.

30 November 2020

Guards raid hunger-striking women politicians' wards

Guards raid hunger-striking women politicians' wards

Women prisoners announced that they started a hunger strike in protest of the rights violations in prisons and the "isolation" of PKK leader Öcalan.

30 November 2020

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Main opposition MP under investigation for criticizing military factory's sale to Qatar

Main opposition MP under investigation for criticizing military factory's sale to Qatar

"The army of the state is sold to Qatar for the first time in the history of the Republic," CHP deputy Başarır said during a TV program.

30 November 2020

Covid-19: Ministry announces 185 deaths for Turkey, İstanbul's count stands at 173

Covid-19: Ministry announces 185 deaths for Turkey, İstanbul's count stands at 173

The Health Ministry has announced a record high number of deaths for the sixth day in a row while the İstanbul municipality's figure for the city was close to the overall count.

30 November 2020

More than 12,000 people fined over the weekend for violating curfews

More than 12,000 people fined over the weekend for violating curfews

As part of the coronavirus measures, a countrywide curfew was in place between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m.

30 November 2020

Former Finance Minister Albayrak resigns from Turkey Wealth Fund

Former Finance Minister Albayrak resigns from Turkey Wealth Fund

The president's son-in-law resigned as the minister of finance earlier this month.

28 November 2020

Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe grants exceptional award to lawyer Ebru Timtik

Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe grants exceptional award to lawyer Ebru Timtik

Timtik lost her life in August after a 238-day death fast for a fair trial.

28 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Ministry announces record-high daily fatalities, İstanbul municipality's count even higher

Ministry announces record-high daily fatalities, İstanbul municipality's count even higher

While the Health Ministry reported 177 new Covid-19 deaths for the country, the opposition-led İstanbul municipality announced 179 deaths of an "infectious disease" in the city.

28 November 2020

Small restaurant, bar owners struggle with new restrictions: 'We are in a deadlock'

Small restaurant, bar owners struggle with new restrictions: 'We are in a deadlock'

As cafes and restaurants are restricted to takeaway and order services as part of new coronavirus measures, we have spoken with business owners and employees.

27 November 2020

Police, gendarmerie intervened in at least 700 protests in 5 months

Police, gendarmerie intervened in at least 700 protests in 5 months

Main opposition CHP Aydın MP Bülbül has indicated that police and gendarmerie forces intervened in at least 1,215 protest demonstrations in 2019 while they have intervened in 700 demonstrations and press statements over the last five months.

27 November 2020

‘We won’t let impunity in Tahir Elçi murder’

‘We won’t let impunity in Tahir Elçi murder’

Assassinated in Diyarbakır five years ago, Diyarbakır Bar Chair Tahir Elçi had struggled against impunity all through his life. Lawyer Nahit Eren says that they will struggle to ensure that his case file will not be closed as if it was an ordinary murder.

27 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘Erdoğan cannot manage even his own party,’ says HDP

‘Erdoğan cannot manage even his own party,’ says HDP

Referring to the ruling AKP and its ally MHP, HDP Spokesperson Günay says, “The junior partner of the government seems to take the reins. A party whose voting rate has dropped as low as six percent is trying to govern the country with threat and blackmail.”

27 November 2020

Raid on HDP Van Organization: ‘As-salamu alaykum*, we are here’

Raid on HDP Van Organization: ‘As-salamu alaykum*, we are here’

Police raided the Van Organization of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) at night, changing the locks of the building’s exterior door, entrance door and the fourth floor door and leaving the new keys on the locks.

27 November 2020

Journalist Hacı Boğatekin acquitted

Journalist Hacı Boğatekin acquitted

Put on trial for calling on the government to come to terms with with Abdullah Öcalan in his Facebook posts, Gerger Fırat local newspaper’s owner Hacı Boğatekin has been acquitted of “terror propaganda” and “praising the crime and criminal.”

27 November 2020 Hikmet Adal