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Exceeding forecasts, Turkey’s industrial output jumps 11.4%
Turkish industrial output jumped 11.4% year-on-year in January, exceeding forecasts and expanding for an eighth straight month in an...
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COVID-19 lockdown blamed for fueling mass protests in Greece
Faced with a surge in coronavirus infections and a wave of violent anti-government demonstrations, Greece’s center-right prime minister...
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One year on, Turkey walks thin line in fight against pandemic
“It won’t be possible to stay away from this disease,” Health Minister Fahrettin Koca remarked on March 9, 2020, two days before he...
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Policies help Turkey overcome pandemic with minimum damage: Erdoğan
The economic and social policies implemented in Turkey have made it one of the countries that experienced the least amount of damage due...
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Italy's coronavirus death toll tops 100,000
Italy's official coronavirus death toll surpassed the 100,000 mark Monday amid concerns that the spread of new COVID-19 variants is...
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China posts record surge in exports as global demand rebounds
China's exports in February grew at a record level compared to a year earlier when the coronavirus pandemic hammered the world's...
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Turkey records more than 11,000 new COVID-19 infections
Turkey recorded 11,302 new COVID-19 cases, including 698 symptomatic patients, over the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry....
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COVID-19 pandemic pushes poverty in Latin America to 20-year high
Extreme poverty across Latin America and the Caribbean has reached its worst level in two decades due to the coronavirus pandemic, a...
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Turkish airports to see over 50% rise in passengers in 2021
The lifting of pandemic restrictions will enable the airports to welcome more than 123 million passengers this year, a 50.7% year-on-year...
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Azerbaijan GP to race behind closed doors over COVID-19 fears
"This decision was taken in light of ongoing health and safety concerns caused by the coronavirus pandemic and comes after extensive...
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Moldova becomes 1st nation in Europe to get vaccines under COVAX
Moldova became the first European country to receive COVID-19 vaccines from the global COVAX scheme, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said...
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Tour operators expect lifting of PCR to boost Turkish tourism
Turkey’s tourism sector is preparing for the upcoming season. As one of the most negatively affected sectors during the coronavirus...
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Weekend bookings soar as Turkey partially eases restrictions
Turkish travel agencies and hotels are seeing a rise in weekend bookings after the government earlier this week announced steps to ease...
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NY governor advisers altered report on COVID-19 nursing home deaths
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top advisers had successfully pushed the state's health officials to strip a public report of data that...
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"Absurd. Useless. Islamophobic": Swiss to vote on burqa, niqabs ban
At a time when seemingly everyone in Europe is wearing masks to battle COVID-19, the Swiss go to the polls Sunday to vote on a long-laid...
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Scammers target public with fake vaccine messages in Turkey
Aseemingly innocuous text message, purportedly sent by the Health Ministry, may spell trouble for unsuspecting citizens, experts warned....
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US sets COVID-19 vaccine goal, while Brazil deaths hit new peak
The United States will have enough coronavirus vaccines for its adult population by the end of spring, while Brazil's troubles deepened...
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Turkey's tourism industry puts hopes on safety measures for new season
With the tourism season not far ahead, the Turkish tourism industry representatives put their hope in measures that the country has...
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Schools partially open amid snow, pandemic in Turkey
Turkey resumed in-person education for rural schools and kindergartens on Monday as the second semester began amid the coronavirus...
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Istanbul introduces alternate working hours for public servants amid COVID-19 pandemic
Istanbul Gov. Ali Yerlikaya on Friday introduced alternate working hours for public servants in a bid to halt a resurgence in coronavirus...
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