Tag: Turkey
Turkey confirms delta plus coronavirus variant
First cases of Delta Plus coronavirus variant have been registered in Turkey, the country’s Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, told newsmen…
Nigeria bans flights from Turkey, Brazil, India, South Africa
Nigeria extends the ban on flights from Brazil, Turkey and India by four weeks. South Africa has been added to…
Turkey prepares for harshest COVID-19 shutdown
Turkey will impose a three-week-long nationwide shutdown later on Thursday, its harshest lockdown since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic,…
Turkey quits treaty to shield women from abuse
President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the government said on Saturday.
Turkey fines Google $25m for online advertising abuse
Turkey’s competition authority on Friday fined Google 196.7 million lira (25.54 million dollars) for abusing its dominant position in the…
Earthquake: Buhari condoles with Turkey, Greece
President Muhammadu Buhari offers deep condolences to the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Prime…
Update: 12 dead, 400 wounded in Turkey earthquake
Twelve people have now been reported killed in Turkey and Greece after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on…
Turkey continues post-2016 coup crackdown, 60 lawyers, 44 soldiers arrested
Turkey has arrested 60 lawyers and 44 soldiers as it continues its crackdown on people associated with the religious movement…
Failed coup: Turkey detains 47 soldiers
Turkish prosecutors on Saturday ordered the detention of 47 military personnel over their suspected links to a network believed to…
COVID-19: Turkey releases 90,000 prisoners
Turkey has started releasing thousands of prisoners to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 among the congested facilities .
You can’t go: Erdogan blocks Suleyman Solyu’s resignation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected Interior Minister Suleyman Solyu’s resignation in the wake of a a much-criticised weekend…
Turkey halts intercity trains as coronavirus cases surge
Turkey halted all intercity trains and limited domestic flights on Saturday as coronavirus cases jumped by a third in a…
Powerful earthquake kills 18 in Turkey
A powerful earthquake, measuring 6.8 magnitude struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 18 people and collapsing buildings in…
Turkey sends troops to Libya
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey is sending troops to Libya, weeks after the country's parliament endorsed the…
Arrests in Turkey, raid in Tokyo over ex-Nissan chief Ghosn
Japanese officials on Thursday raided the Tokyo residence of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn who fled to Lebanon to avoid…