Turkish government

Turkey dismisses more than 2,700 in latest post-coup purges

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

The Turkish government on Sunday ordered the sacking of more than 2,700 people working in public institutions over alleged links to "terror" groups, in the latest round of purges since last year's failed coup. In a separate emergency decree, the country's defence procurement agency was ordered to answer to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan instead of the defence ministry, in aRead more

Turkey plans to establish industry bases in five regions

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

The Turkish government plans to establish mega industry bases in five regions, each of which is expected to have at least 3,000 hectares of land. Giant investments are expected to significantly reduce the country’s current account deficit, while thousands of jobs are expected to be created. The Science, Industry and Technology Ministry statement mentioned that the industry bases will focusRead more

Turkey agrees extra holidays

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

The Turkish government on Tuesday extended upcoming public holidays to 10 days in the hope of boosting the tourism sector which has been hit by a slump in foreign visitors. Turks were already looking forward to several days of holiday in the next weeks, with Victory Day on August 30 followed by the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice Festival fromRead more

Moody’s cuts Turkey’s outlook to ‘negative’

Istanbul - Arab Today

Ratings agency Moody’s on Friday cut its outlook for Turkey to “negative” from “stable,” citing continuing erosion of its institutional strength — the latest hit for an emerging market struggling to win back investor favor. Once seen as one of the world’s most promising emerging markets, Turkey has been hurt by deepening investor concerns about political uncertainty following last year’sRead more

Ethiopian schools linked to Turkish cleric are sold

Addis Ababa , Ethiopia - Arab Today

A network of schools in Ethiopia linked to cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Turkey of masterminding a failed coup attempt last year, is changing ownership. The sale of the Nejashi Ethio-Turkish International Schools follows pressure from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is urging countries that host institutions inspired by Gulen to close or take them over. Cecil Aydin, aRead more

German authorities investigate possible Turkish spies

Berlin - Arab Today

German authorities on Wednesday raided the apartments of four religious clerics suspected of spying on opponents of the Turkish government, accusing them of hiding behind religion to conduct espionage on behalf of Ankara. The federal prosecutors’ office said the morning raids in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rheinland-Palatinate were carried out to collect evidence, and no arrests were made.Read more

Turkey transfers state assets to sovereign wealth fund

Istanbul - Arab Today

The Turkish government has ordered the transfer of tens of billions of dollars worth of state assets to a sovereign wealth fund, in a huge shake-up of its holdings aimed at financing ambitious infrastructure projects. The assets being transferred to the sovereign wealth fund range from wholly state-owned Ziraat Bank to the government’s minority shareholding in flag carrier Turkish Airlines.Read more

Armed group storms Libya's Finance Ministry

Benghazi - Fatma Saadawy

An unidentified armed group stormed the headquarters of Libya's Ministry of Finance and kidnapped one of its officials on late Monday. According to sources, the ministry submitted a complaint over the kidnap of Nuri Erhoma , the director of Budget Department The source added that the armed people haven not been intercepted, as they left the headquarters of the ministryRead more

Turkish official: 22 victims in southeast Turkey wedding attack under 14

Ankara - Arab Today

A Turkish government official said 22 of the victims in a suicide bomb attack on a wedding party in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep at the weekend were under the age of 14. Sky News quoted the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as saying that the toll of 51 dead did not include the bomber. On Sunday,Read more