Tag: Turkey
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Is Arab-Israel NATO against Turkey on the card ?
By Haider Abbas When Rex Tillerson, US former Secretary of state, is said to have ‘stopped in the heels’ the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) attempt to invade Qatar in 2017, according to TheIntercept, on August 1, 2018, something which has been reiterated recently by Qatar defence minister Khalid Al…
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Hagia Sophia: The future of one of the world’s most iconic monuments remains uncertain
A Turkish court said on Friday it annulled a 1934 government decree turning Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, or Ayasofya, into a museum, ruling it was unlawful, paving the way for the building’s conversion back into a mosque despite international warnings against such move. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a press conference the first Muslim prayers…
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Istanbul hosts 28K Turkish Airlines stopover passengers
Ankara: Turkish Airlines, Turkey’s flag carrier air company, hosted in Istanbul 28,000 passengers from 28 countries in its stopover project over the past two years, the company said Friday. The national flag carrier added 16 countries, including Japan, China, and India, in its stopover service program, according to a statement from the company. The free…
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Turkey supports stabilization in Sudan: Minister
Khartoum : Turkey has an ongoing support in aspects of economy and diplomacy to Sudan in face of protests, a Sudanese minister said Tuesday. “Turkey’s support to stabilization efforts in Sudan continues in the current political process,” Federal Government Minister Hamid Mumtaz told Sudan News Agency (SUNA). Concluding a four-day visit in Turkey,…
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SESRIC hosts expert group meetings on refugee, IDP and stateless person statistics
Ankara : The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) hosted the Third Global Meeting of the Expert Group on Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Statistics (EGRIS) at its headquarters in Turkey’s capital Ankara on February 12-14. Some 81 officials from EGRIS members, including representatives of national statistical…
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New deal to boost trade volume between S.Korea, Turkey
By Merve Ozlem Cakir, Ankara: The South Korean ambassador to Turkey said Monday a deal signed last August will boost trade volume between the two countries. “We expect more investments and trade in the service sector in the future,” Ambassador Choi Hong-Ghi told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview. Turkey and South Korea signed a…
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Turkey, Serbia should target $2B trade volume: Minister
By Muhammet Ikbal Arslan, Ankara: Turkey and Serbia should aim to increase their bilateral trade volume to $2 billion in the near future, Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu said Tuesday. “As our presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan [of Turkey] and Aleksandar Vucic [of Serbia] agreed, our aim should be increasing the bilateral…
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Istanbul to host SESRIC-IsDB Symposium on Financing for Development today
Istanbul : The Turkish city of Istanbul will host Thursday the International Symposium on Financing for Development, under the theme of “Thinking Innovative Solutions to Persistent Development Challenges”. The two-day event is being organized by the Statistical, Economic, Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), a subsidiary organ of the Organization of Islamic…
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4-nation Istanbul summit on Syria felt in world media
Beijing / Jakarta / Paris / Kuala Lumpur: Saturday’s four-nation Istanbul summit on Syria between Turkey, Russia, Germany, and France garnered major coverage by the international media. Chinese news agency Xinhua on Sunday reported Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks that the summit would succeed in “adopting a sincere and constructive approach,” under the heading…
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Istanbul hosts workshop on IsDB’s policy of engagement with civil society
Istanbul : A major consultative workshop was held recently here for two days in Turkey on IsDB’s policy of engagement with the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in different member countries. A joint effort by IsDB and SESRIC and partners in collaboration with IsDB Group Regional Hub Turkey, the event was held on the sidelines of…