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Turkish startups raise $211 million in H1 2025
Sabah
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July 11, 2025
Türkiye's startup ecosystem saw $211 million raised across 91 funding rounds in the first half of 2025, according to data released by the industry monitor startups.watch at an event held at Istanbul Technical University (ITÜ) ARI Teknokent Magnet....
Turkish Airlines Named ‘Expatriate Airline Of The Year’ At TEBA 2025
Leadership
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July 11, 2025
Turkish Airlines has been awarded ‘Expatriate Airline of the Year’ at the 2025 edition of The Expatriate Business Awards (TEBA), held at the Grand Ballroom of the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. This prestigious recognition celebrates the...
Turkey dismantles money laundering network linked to Libyan traders
The Libya Observer
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Turkish authorities carried out a large-scale security operation that led to the dismantling of an international money laundering network involving Libyan and Turkish traders. The network used personal bank cards to withdraw large sums of money...
"Turkish Kirkagac melons are enjoying increasing popularity"
Fresh Plaza
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July 11, 2025
Duisburg wholesale market: The melon season is currently in full swing. Watermelons and Canary melons are particularly popular due to the summer weather. "We are currently sourcing watermelons of the standard Dumara variety from Spain, Italy, and...
Turkey’s Yilmaz offers ‘unwavering support’ for two-state Cyprus solution
Cyprus Mail
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July 11, 2025
By Tom Cleaver Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Friday expressed his country’s “unwavering support” for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem during a visit to the north. “We fully and unwaveringly support President Ersin Tatar’s...
Turkey arrests four opposition mayors
Semafor
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July 11, 2025
Four Turkish mayors who had opposed the country’s president were arrested this week, amid a widening crackdown that has ensnared more than 500 government critics. Ankara has said the detentions were part of a wide-ranging effort to battle...
Turkish politics welcome PKK’s move as historic turning point
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA Turkish political parties in general have welcomed PKK’s dropping of weapons in a symbolic ceremony, concretely illustrating the end of the 40-year-old terrorism problem that claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people, as a historic...
Turkey Rejects Comments Denying Srebrenica Genocide
Tasnim News Agency
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July 11, 2025
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks came in a video message marking the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, which claimed the lives of thousands of Bosnians. Erdogan also reiterated Ankara's continued and unconditional support for Bosnia...
Completion of Akkuyu NPP will boost Russia’s investments in Turkey — Turkish MP
TASS
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July 10, 2025
ANKARA, July 10. /TASS/. The total volume of Russian investments in Turkey after the completion of the Akkuyu NPP will exceed $39-40 billion, Chairman of the Turkish Parliament's International Affairs Committee Fuat Oktay said at a meeting with...
Turkish diplomat thinks BRICS snub was India's revenge: 'Pay back for Turkey opposing its NSG entry'
The Week
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A Turkish top diplomat has claimed that India's alleged move blocking Ankara's entry into BRICS was a "revenge" against Turkey. However, it has more than just Turkey's close ties with Pakistan. Former Turkish ambassadors to India and Pakistan...
Turkey most expensive country to purchase an iPhone 16 Pro....., India's position is at.... | Complete List
India.com
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July 11, 2025
Home Business Turkey most expensive country to purchase an iPhone 16 Pro….., India’s position is at…. | Complete List The phone is also priced at a high price so it can be sold as a premium product. The list is followed by Denmark, Norway,...
Turkey: Sözcü TV censored by the state regulator
European Federation of Journalists
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Picture credit: SZC. Turkish media regulator RTÜK has imposed an administrative fine and a 10-day broadcasting suspension on Sözcü TV over a statement “Turkey is not a Muslim country” made by Murat Kubilay, a columnist in national media outlets in...
Turkish judoka Döndü Yeşilyurt eyes redemption at LA 2028
Sabah
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July 11, 2025
After falling just short in Paris, visually impaired Turkish judoka Döndü Yeşilyurt is back on the mat with her sights firmly set on Los Angeles 2028, determined to finish what she started. The 32-year-old athlete, who began her sports career in...
Turkish Energy Firm Unveils Plans To Invest In Gambia’s Energy Sector
The Voice Gambia
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July 11, 2025
By: Haddy Touray AIC Company ltd, a Turkish renewable energy firm and leading solar energy provider in the country has unveiled plans to invest hugely in the Gambia’s energy sector. According to Mr. Dennis Elverir, the Chief Executive Officer...
Turkish Treasury secures $1.75B in Eurobond issue amid strong demand
Sabah
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July 11, 2025
The Turkish Treasury said on Friday it borrowed 1.5 billion euros ($1.75 billion) in a Eurobond issue with maturity in 2031 and a 5.2% yield. In a statement, the Treasury and Finance Ministry said it received more than three times the demand for...
Turkish Airlines hosts tourism seminar in Brussels to promote Tajikistan in Europe
Asia Plus
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14:58, todayAuthor: Press release by Turkish Airlines As part of its strategic initiative to boost Tajikistan’s profile as a travel destination in Europe, Turkish Airlines recently organized a tourism seminar in Brussels. The event brought...
Turkish artist donates skills to decorate mosques with Quranic verses
Sabah
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July 11, 2025
The walls of 20 mosques in Van, eastern Türkiye, have been calligraphically painted with Quranic verses and decorative motifs over the past two years, by 55-year-old Mehmet Emin Deniz, who has voluntarily adorned them using the traditional art of...
Turkey bypasses Russia in the Caucasus through the Zangezur Corridor
Asia News
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July 11, 2025
During his recent visit to Istanbul, Armenian Prime Minister Pašinyan reportedly gave the green light to the “Turanian route”, which was one of Azerbaijan's main objectives in the war. A direct meeting with Aliyev to finalise the peace agreement...
Turkish theater opens festival in Moscow with 'War and Peace'
Sabah
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July 11, 2025
The Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters’ production of "Savaş ve Barış" ("War and Peace"), adapted from the classic novel by Russian author Leo Tolstoy and directed by Mehmet Birkiye, will be staged in Moscow, Russia. Since its...
Turkey's Bahçeli hails PKK disarmament ceremony: 'a new and hopeful era'
Bianet
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July 11, 2025
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, who initiated the current peace process in October, has issued a written statement welcoming the PKK’s disarmament move earlier today. "On one side, our country; on the other, the neighboring...