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Baghdad has accused Ankara in front of UN of being behind a deadly attack on a recreation area in the north of the country. Turkey denies any responsibility, but Iraq has seized the UN Security Council to denounce violations of its territorial integrity. By seizing the UN Security Council, Iraq says it wants to make…
In Istanbul, a week’s all-inclusive holiday during the summer holidays costs €711 per person, including flight and accommodation. A third of French people have already booked an all-inclusive trip (all-inclusive) for their summer vacation*. These formulas, which most often imply a fixed fixed price for accommodation, catering, or even activities and drinks, have, in essence,…
Talks in Turkey regarding some 20 million tonnes of grain which are currently stuck in ports in the Odessa region of southern Ukraine due to Russia’s invasion of the country launched on February 24.Talks in Istanbul between Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish delegates to try to unblock grain exports from Ukraine’s ports are “officially over”, the…
Armenia is ready to open its borders with Turkey and establish diplomatic relations tomorrow, Ruben Rubinyan, Armenia’s special representative for the normalization of relations with Turkey, said in an interview with Radio Azatutyun. “If Armenia is ready for this – it means that the issue of implementation depends on Turkey’s political will, because Armenia obviously…
Inflation continues to soar despite Erdogan’s promises, and the minimum wage is rising in Turkey. Inflation approached 80% in June in Turkey, the highest since 1998, despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s repeated promises to contain price increases, less than twelve months before a presidential election announced as tight. This strong rise in consumer prices,…
The Turkish central bank maintained Thursday for the sixth consecutive month its main rate at 14%, refusing to raise the latter despite inflation which accelerated to nearly 75% over one year. “The process of disinflation will begin with the restoration of an environment of peace in the world and the disappearance of the base effects…
Utku Ozbay has been a dentist for 21 years in Turkey, but she is considering changing jobs because of the inflation. “I’m going to do something else, just to pay my bills. I’m a single mother. I have a 9-year-old son. I can’t pay his school fees anymore. It’s getting really, really difficult,” he explains.…
For the past month, relations between the two neighbors (Greece and Turkey) have again been poisoned by the Turkish doctrine of the “Blue Fatherland”, the maritime zone claimed by Ankara. The Turks are particularly interested in its gas potential. The relief will not last. After a short period of rapprochement between Turkey and Greece –…
The various Israelis tourism companies confirm that there are quite a few cancellations on flights to Turkey. In addition, the Gulliver site reports a sharp drop in flight bookings and holiday packages to Turkey. Yesterday we reported on phone calls received by Israelis who were in Turkey in which they were warned by Israeli security…
The European Parliament warned on Tuesday June 7 against the deterioration of human rights in Turkey, calling for real efforts from Ankara without which no prospect of resuming EU accession negotiations is possible. By 448 votes (67 votes against, 107 abstentions), MEPs adopted a non-binding report which deplores “the decline in fundamental freedoms, democracy and…
