One of Turkey’s largest pharmaceutical companies Abdi İbrahim has set its sights on international expansion after acquiring a 28.5 percent stake of Geneva-based OM Pharma in a deal worth 500 million Swiss francs ($530 million). The deal, announced on 18 Sep., forms part of a larger sale of microbial specialist OM Pharma, after its parent […]
For the past week, the British government has come under intense pressure over its plans to go against the European Union Act (Withdrawal Agreement), which it signed into law in January of this year. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government needs to counter a loophole in the Agreement which, he claims, the EU is […]
The appalling treatment of the Uyghur people in China has been receiving much more media coverage of late, but while awareness is growing, little has been achieved by way of ending their brutal oppression. As evidence increasingly shows, the Chinese state has embarked on a massive programme to eliminate the cultural and national identity of […]
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has condemned the latest abuse of Tatar Turks in Russian-occupied Crimea. On Monday morning, 31 August, the Crimean authorities raided the homes of Tatars, detaining an unspecified number of people. The action prompted the Turkish Foreign Ministry to issue a strongly-worded statement on the same day: “We are following with concern the […]
Turkish Cypriots are set to receive financial boost to the tune of €31.6 million to help towards the cost of key infrastructure projects and for environmental protection. The funding from the European Union is in addition to the €5 million that was approved earlier this year. The latest announcement, made by the EU Commission on […]
Istanbul Park is back on the Formula 1 fixture list for the first time since 2011. F1 confirmed Turkey’s return in its announcement about the locations of the final four races of 2020. The Turkish Grand Prix will be held on 13-15 November, followed by back-to-back races in Bahrain (27-29 Nov. and 4-6 Dec.), with […]
The President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) Mustafa Akıncı has urged France to change its stance on the dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean, and to drop its one-sided approach and instead facilitate dialogue between the two sides. The comments came in a meeting with French Ambassador Isabelle Dumont at the TRNC White […]
In March, the world as we know it came to a crashing halt. The coronavirus pandemic was taking hold in all four quarters of the planet, prompting governments to take drastic actions to contain the deadly disease. Borders, air space and businesses were closed, and people were ordered to stay indoors as our hospitals became […]
A schoolgirl aged nine found herself in trouble after pupils told teachers she was regularly talking Turkish in the playground. The young girl of Turkish origin, who has not been named, apparently fell foul of her primary school’s rules to only speak German while on the school’s premises. She was overheard “repeatedly” talking Turkish to […]
The European Union is refusing to intervene in a row over South Cyprus suspending the Green Line Regulation for European citizens. Currently, visitors from EU countries and EU nationals resident in North Cyprus are prevented from crossing the Green Line border that divides the island into the Turkish North and the Greek South. Mustafa Akıncı, […]
