Consumer confidence in Turkey rose for the fifth consecutive month in January, reaching its highest level in seven months, figures …
Orban Invites Swedish PM To ‘Negotiate’ NATO Accession
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday invited his Swedish counterpart to Budapest to discuss the Nordic country’s NATO accession bid, which still needs approval from Hungary and Turkey.
Brit woman, 20, who died after botched Turkey weight-loss surgery was bullied about size
Mum Erin Gibson has spoken out after Morgan Ribeiro, 20, fell ill on the plane as she flew home with partner Jamie Brewster having flown to Turkey for weight loss surgery
Turkey investigates 8 bodies that washed up on its Mediterranean coast, including at a resort
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Authorities in Turkey are investigating eight bodies that washed up in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, including two found Monday on a beach in the vacation resort of …
‘Beautiful’ woman, 20, dies after ‘painful’ weight loss surgery in Turkey on first ever trip abroad
Described by her loved ones as ‘beautiful’ and ‘a bright light’, Morgan Maria Ribeiro travelled to Turkey for a gastric sleeve surgery in January. Morgan’s cousin Hayley Louise Scollan said: “I hope …
8 bodies wash ashore in southern Turkey
(Sea-Watch/AP pic) ANKARA: Eight bodies washed ashore in southern Turkey in the past six days and most of them may be from a lost migrant ship sailing toward Cyprus from the Lebanese-Syrian coast, …
Turkey Finds Nine Bodies After December Migrant Wreck
At least nine bodies have washed ashore on Turkey’s southern coast in the past week, local media reported Monday, with officials suspecting that most belonged to migrants who went missing in December.
Turkish property, textile group enters PET reclaim
The Doğa group (Istanbul, Turkey; www.doga.com.tr/en) said it is in the process of building a PET recycling plant in Kirklareli on the Turkish border with Bulgaria.
Turkey’s Erdogan to take economic measures against Israel over Hamas war
In a notable shift from its primarily diplomatic anti-Israel stance, Turkey has decided to take direct economic actions against Israel. While Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had previously …
Ship traffic to resume in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait after suspension
Ship traffic in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait was suspended on Sunday morning after one ship suffered an anchor failure, the Tribeca shipping agency said.