Turkey
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Turkey hopes discounts, fuel subsidies can reverse 30 percent tourism plunge
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: Turkey expressed hopes on Friday for a revival of its tourism industry after security concerns caused a 30 percent drop in foreign visitors and revenues last year. “We are seeing some very positive signals.... -
Psychosocial support certificate programme in Turkey aids war-affected communities
Feb 28, 2017News Hour: IOM launched a certificate programme to train humanitarian workers in psychosocial support and conflict transformation for refugees in Turkey. The programme – the first of its kind in Turkey with the potential to help... -
Turkey hackathon develops solutions for refugee challenges
Feb 9, 2017News Hour: From 3-5 February, 36 refugee and Turkish computer programmers and graphic designers participated in Turkey’s first ever coding marathon (Hackathon) to focus on easing the challenges faced by Syrian refugees in the country. The... -
Turkish police detained some 400 suspected members of IS in anti-terror raids in 6 provinces
Feb 5, 2017News Hour: Turkish police on Sunday detained some 400 suspected members of Islamic State in anti-terror raids in six provinces, state media said, the biggest roundup to target the organization in Turkey. Those held were mainly... -
Istanbul nightclub attacker probably Uighur, links established
Jan 5, 2017News Hour: The gunman who killed 39 people in an attack on an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day is probably Uighur and Turkey has established his possible locations and links, Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak... -
About 22,000 Turkish people to be culled after suspect cases of bird flu found in Germany
Jan 2, 2017News Hour: About 22,000 turkeys are to be culled after suspect cases of bird flu were found on two more German farms in the major German poultry production region of Lower Saxony, authorities said on Monday.... -
Gunshot in Istanbul night club kills at least 35
Jan 1, 2017News Hour: At least one gunman shot his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with hundreds of New Year’s revelers on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding more than 40 in what the provincial governor described... -
Russia described the incident of the Russian ambassador to Ankara killed as a “terrorist act”
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: The Russian ambassador to Ankara died Monday after being shot in the Turkish capital, the foreign ministry in Moscow said, describing the incident as a “terrorist act”. “Today in Ankara as a result of... -
Several people wounded in a car bombing close to a public bus in Kayseri, Turkey
Dec 17, 2016News Hour: Several people were wounded on Saturday in a car bombing close to a public bus in the central Turkish city of Kayseri, television reports said. Initial television pictures showed that the bus had been... -
Shelter repair project to assist 250 Syrian families in time for winter
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: IOM Turkey is on course to rehabilitate the accommodation of 250 Syrian families by 31 December 2016, under a pilot scheme in Sanliurfa province. The project, funded by the Norwegian government began in October...
