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Turkey vaccinates over 2 million people against novel coronavirus

The country started mass inoculation of health workers fon January 14 after the authorities approved the emergency use of the Chinese CoronaVac vaccine

Turkey President Erdogan says ready to repair frayed ties with Europe

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his country is ready to put its frayed relationship with the European Union back on track

US slams India, Italy on digital taxes, could impose retaliatory tariffs

Digital services taxes adopted by India, Italy and Turkey discriminate against US companies and are inconsistent with international tax principles, the US Trade Representative's office has said

Britain, Turkey reach post-Brexit agreement, to come into effect from Jan 1

The U.K. left the EU on Jan. 31 of this year but remained subject to the bloc's business regulations and within its customs union during a transition period that ends on Dec. 31

Turkey hikes minimum wage by 22%, far short of demands by labour

The monthly net minimum wage will be 2,826 liras ($377), Labor Minister Zehra Zumrut Selcuk said in Ankara on Monday

Turkey wants better ties with Israel but against its stance on Palestine

Turkey is in favour of normalising relations with Israel, but its Palestine policy is unacceptable for Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday

Chinese Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine 91.25% effective, says Turkish official

An experimental Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac is 91.25 per cent effective, a Turkish health official said on Thursday

Turkey coronavirus update: 19,650 Covid cases, 2,082,610 in total reported

Turkey reported on Wednesday 19,650 new COVID-19 cases, including 3,192 symptomatic patients, raising the total number in the country to 2,082,610.

US imposes sanctions on Turkey's arms industry, spares banks, economy

The sanctions effectively cut off Turkey's top defense procurement agency from US financial institutions, military hardware and technology

Asian hospital giant IIH eyes Singapore-to-Turkey vaccine push

Health systems around the world are shifting focus from research and development to distribution

EU to hit Turkey with more sanctions over its Mediterranean gas exploration

European Union leaders gave the green light for the expansion of sanctions against Turkey over its exploration of gas reserves in Mediterranean waters claimed by EU members Greece and Cyprus

US to impose sanctions against Turkey for buying Russian S-400 missiles

President Donald Trump has signed off on a package of measures recommended by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo

EU top diplomat Josep Borrell threatens Turkey with more sanctions

EU heads of government pledged on Oct. 1-2 to "take decisions as appropriate at the latest" in December.

Turkey coronavirus update: Daily Covid-19 cases exceed 6,000 mark

Turkey reported 6,017 new COVID-19 patients in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of infections in the country to 446,822, the Turkish Health Ministry said on Sunday

Turkey coronavirus update: New daily high in Covid-19 cases reported

Turkey saw a new record of daily coronavirus infections on Saturday, with the number of people who tested positive soaring by 3,116, official figures showed

Turkish regulators fine Google $25.5 mn for abusing market dominance

The move comes as regulators in Europe and the U.S. have also taken aim at Google''s dominance in some online markets, such as searches

Lira soars as President Erdogan promises new economic era in Turkey

He said, Turkey needed to rebuild both depleted foreign reserves and faith in the beleaguered currency

President Erdogan's son-in-law quits as economy czar, spurs Lira rally

Berat Albayrak resigns a day after central bank chief fired

Turkey President Erdogan ousts central bank governor as lira slides: Report

Turkey's Erdogan fired central bank governor Murat Uysal and replaced him with ex-finance minister Naci Agbal, acting after a 30% plunge in the lira currency's value to record lows this year

Turkey replaces central bank head as lira sees record lows, inflation rises

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed the head of the country's central bank following a period of high inflation and record lows for the lira