The General Medical Council is to alert Turkey over concerns about a bariatric surgeon selling weight-loss “holidays” to UK patients. Turkish doctor, Ogün Erşen, advised a BBC undercover journalist to gain weight so she could qualify for weight-loss surgery abroad.
Turkey: Watch plane’s emergency descent over motorway
A military plane could be seen flying just above traffic on a motorway in Turkey as it made an emergency landing. Onlookers and security cameras captured the moment the plane descended above the busy road and a stadium in Kayseri on Thursday.
Turkey spotted wandering Scarborough for months safely captured, relocated
A turkey that’s been spotted wandering the streets of Scarborough for the past couple of months has been safely captured and relocated, Toronto Wildlife Centre said.
Turkey hikes interest rate again to 45% after inflation nears 65%
Inflation in Turkey increased to 64.8% year-on-year in December, up from 62% in November, and the country’s currency, the lira, hit a new record low against the U.S. dollar earlier in January, …
Erdogan, eyeing more trade with Iran, says Turkey weighing opening new border crossings
Turkey is considering opening new border crossings with eastern neighbour Iran, President Tayyip Erdogan said late on Wednesday after talks with his Iranian counterpart, as they seek to revive sagging …
Turkey’s central bank hikes key interest rate again to 45% to battle inflation
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s central bank raised its key interest rate by another 2.5 percentage points on Thursday, pressing ahead with a series of hikes aimed at combating inflation that reached nearly …
Turkey weight loss doctor who operated on British woman before her death says he ‘did nothing wrong’
A doctor who performed weight loss surgery in Turkey on a young woman who then died has denied any wrongdoing. Tragic Morgan Ribeir was just 20-years-old when she flew abroad, using her trust fund to …
Turkey weight loss doctor who operated on British woman before her death says he ‘did nothing wrong’
A doctor who performed weight loss surgery in Turkey on a young woman who then died has denied any wrongdoing. Tragic Morgan Ribeir was just 20-years-old when she flew abroad, using her trust fund to …
US envoy sees rapid F-16s sale to Turkey after Sweden NATO bid sign-off
Turkey’s parliament ratified Sweden’s NATO membership bid … Previously covered the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve and Wall Street including award-winning work on financial-market trading and a global …
Biden Urges Congress to Quickly Approve F-16 Sale to Turkey
The White House sent a letter to four senior lawmakers, one day after Turkey’s Parliament voted to allow Sweden to join NATO.