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Turkey increases minimum wage by 30 percent, 17 percentage points below inflation rate www.duvarenglish.com/turkey-incre...
Turkey increases minimum wage by 30 percent, 17 percentage points below inflation rate
The Turkish government announced that the minimum wage of 2025 was set at 22,104 Turkish liras ($628) net with a 30 percent increase. This figure remained 17 percentage points below November’s officia...
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December 24, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Turkey increases minimum wage by 30 percent, 17 percentage points below inflation rate www.duvarenglish.com/turkey-incre...
Turkish labor union demands 74 pct hike in minimum wage www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-labo...
Turkish labor union demands 74 pct hike in minimum wage
Türk-İş, representing workers in the 2025 minimum wage negotiations, announced their demand for a new wage of 29,583 liras ($842), demanding a 74 percent increase from the current 17,002 liras ($484).
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December 19, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Turkish labor union demands 74 pct hike in minimum wage www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-labo...
Court of Cassation releases defendants in Istanbul airport ISIS attack case www.duvarenglish.com/court-of-cas...
Court of Cassation releases defendants in Istanbul airport ISIS attack case
Turkey’s Court of Cassation has decided to release six out of seven defendants in the 2016 Istanbul Airport Attack case, which was carried out by ISIS.
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December 19, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Court of Cassation releases defendants in Istanbul airport ISIS attack case www.duvarenglish.com/court-of-cas...
Syrian rebels reportedly told Turkey about attack plan six months ago www.duvarenglish.com/syrian-rebel...
Syrian rebels reportedly told Turkey about attack plan six months ago
Syria's opposition militias told Turkey about their attack plan six months ago after they sensed an opportunity to loosen Bashar al-Assad's grip on power, sources told Reuters.
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December 9, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Syrian rebels reportedly told Turkey about attack plan six months ago www.duvarenglish.com/syrian-rebel...
Turkish construction shares surge amid Syria rebuilding hopes www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-cons...
Turkish construction shares surge amid Syria rebuilding hopes
Shares in Turkish construction and cement firms rose sharply on Dec. 9, fueled by optimism over Syria’s reconstruction after President Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow. Analysts highlighted opportunities f...
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December 9, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Turkish construction shares surge amid Syria rebuilding hopes www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-cons...
Following Assad’s ouster, Erdoğan says only two leaders left in world: ‘Me and Putin’ www.duvarenglish.com/following-as...
Following Assad’s ouster, Erdoğan says only two leaders left in world: ‘Me and Putin’
After Syria's Assad was ousted, Turkey’s Erdoğan said there were only two leaders left in the world, him and Russia’s Putin. "The others have all been eliminated," he said.
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December 9, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Following Assad’s ouster, Erdoğan says only two leaders left in world: ‘Me and Putin’ www.duvarenglish.com/following-as...
Turkey breaches its own trade embargo on Israel by shipping crude oil: Report www.duvarenglish.com/turkey-breac...
Turkey breaches its own trade embargo on Israel by shipping crude oil: Report
Turkey has breached its own trade embargo by shipping Azeri crude oil from Adana's Ceyhan Port to Ashkelon, Israel, in late October, according to a recent report by the Progressive International and S...
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November 28, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Turkey breaches its own trade embargo on Israel by shipping crude oil: Report www.duvarenglish.com/turkey-breac...
Spinoza once again commemorated in Istanbul’s Heybeliada with Turkish pastry www.duvarenglish.com/spinoza-once...
Spinoza once again commemorated in Istanbul’s Heybeliada with Turkish pastry
A Turkish neurosurgeon commemorated seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza on his 392nd birth anniversary in Istanbul’s Heybeliada by giving out Turkish fried dough (“lokma”) to people. Spinoz...
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November 24, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Spinoza once again commemorated in Istanbul’s Heybeliada with Turkish pastry www.duvarenglish.com/spinoza-once...
Turkish interior minister blames murdered women for ‘opening door’ to murderers www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-inte...
Turkish interior minister blames murdered women for ‘opening door’ to murderers
In a scandalous statement, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has blamed the murders of 32 women on the victims for “opening the door” to their murderers and “not obeying our warning.”
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November 23, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Turkish interior minister blames murdered women for ‘opening door’ to murderers www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-inte...
Gold smuggling case, reportedly linked to resignation of 3 Turkish MPs, may expand www.duvarenglish.com/gold-smuggli...
Gold smuggling case, reportedly linked to resignation of 3 Turkish MPs, may expand
While three MPs from the ruling coalition partner MHP have recently resigned amidst allegations tied to a gold smuggling investigation, journalist Timur Soykan reported that several high-ranking burea...
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November 23, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Gold smuggling case, reportedly linked to resignation of 3 Turkish MPs, may expand www.duvarenglish.com/gold-smuggli...
The Turkish government has once again appointed trustees to opposition-run municipalities, this time to replace the mayors of DEM Party’s Tunceli province and CHP’s Ovacık district. www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-govt...
Turkish gov’t appoints trustees to oust Tunceli and Ovacık mayors
The Turkish government has once again appointed trustees to opposition-run municipalities, this time to replace the mayors of DEM Party’s Tunceli province and CHP’s Ovacık district. Both mayors recent...
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November 23, 2024 at 3:25 PM
The Turkish government has once again appointed trustees to opposition-run municipalities, this time to replace the mayors of DEM Party’s Tunceli province and CHP’s Ovacık district. www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-govt...
Erdoğan opposes Ukraine's use of US long range missiles www.duvarenglish.com/erdogan-oppo...
Erdoğan opposes Ukraine's use of US long range missiles
Turkish President Erdoğan has expressed opposition to the United States' decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles to target inside Russia, warning that this move could escalate the conflic...
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November 21, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Erdoğan opposes Ukraine's use of US long range missiles www.duvarenglish.com/erdogan-oppo...
Turkish police block commemoration of trans hate crime victims www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-poli...
Turkish police block commemoration of trans hate crime victims
Turkish police blocked LGBTI+ activists from giving out sweets, a traditional way of commemorating deceased ones, to honor trans hate crime victims in Istanbul while attacking protestors in the capita...
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November 21, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Turkish police block commemoration of trans hate crime victims www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-poli...
Turkey fails to recognize Kurds as Middle East reality, academic Bozarslan says www.duvarenglish.com/turkey-fails...
Turkey fails to recognize Kurds as Middle East reality, academic Bozarslan says
In an interview with Duvar, Professor Hamit Bozarslan commented on recent developments in the Middle East, stating that Turkey did not want to acknowledge the Kurds as a reality in the region.
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November 21, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Turkey fails to recognize Kurds as Middle East reality, academic Bozarslan says www.duvarenglish.com/turkey-fails...
Hearing on healthcare insurance scam linked to newborn deaths begins in Turkey www.duvarenglish.com/hearing-of-t...
Hearing on healthcare insurance scam linked to newborn deaths begins in Turkey
The first hearing in the insurance scam case that scandalized Turkey has begun. The judge denied all requests from civil society organizations, victims' families, political parties, and bar associatio...
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November 19, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Hearing on healthcare insurance scam linked to newborn deaths begins in Turkey www.duvarenglish.com/hearing-of-t...
Turkish police raid DEM Party office, detain two district co-chairs in Istanbul www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-poli...
Turkish police raid DEM Party office, detain two district co-chairs in Istanbul
Turkish police have raided the pro-Kurdish DEM Party's Esenyurt district office in Istanbul, breaking down its door without prior notice. Co-chairs Rojda Yılmaz and Abdullah Arınan were detained as pa...
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November 19, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Turkish police raid DEM Party office, detain two district co-chairs in Istanbul www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-poli...
Demirtaş says he can’t be involved in peace process while in prison www.duvarenglish.com/demirtas-say...
Demirtaş says he can’t be involved in peace process while in prison
Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has stated that he would want to play a role in a possible peace process but he could not “as long as he is in prison.”
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November 19, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Demirtaş says he can’t be involved in peace process while in prison www.duvarenglish.com/demirtas-say...
DEM Party co-chair urges peace talks with jailed PKK leader Öcalan on Kurdish issue www.duvarenglish.com/dem-party-co...
DEM Party co-chair urges peace talks with jailed PKK leader Öcalan on Kurdish issue
After the government’s seeming reconciliation efforts, pro-Kurdish DEM Party co-chair Bakırhan urged that a peace talk process should be started with the jailed PKK leader Öcalan.
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November 19, 2024 at 12:45 PM
DEM Party co-chair urges peace talks with jailed PKK leader Öcalan on Kurdish issue www.duvarenglish.com/dem-party-co...
CHP to continue vigil against trustee appointment in Istanbul www.duvarenglish.com/chp-to-conti...
CHP to continue vigil against trustee appointment in Istanbul
Turkish main opposition CHP Chair Özgür Özel criticized the government for appointing a trustee to Istanbul's Esenyurt district municipality, calling it an “occupation.” He pledged to continue resisti...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:29 PM
CHP to continue vigil against trustee appointment in Istanbul www.duvarenglish.com/chp-to-conti...
MHP leader Bahçeli denies rumors of rift, says he has ‘unshakable bond’ with Erdoğan www.duvarenglish.com/mhp-leader-b...
MHP leader Bahçeli denies rumors of rift, says he has ‘unshakable bond’ with Erdoğan
Commenting on the rumors that there is a rift between him and President Erdoğan regarding reconciliation efforts with the Kurds, MHP leader Bahçeli said he has an “unshakable bond” with President Erdo...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:15 PM
MHP leader Bahçeli denies rumors of rift, says he has ‘unshakable bond’ with Erdoğan www.duvarenglish.com/mhp-leader-b...
Turkish military seeks to dismiss lieutenants for Atatürk chanting during oath ceremony www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-mili...
Turkish military seeks to dismiss lieutenants for Atatürk chanting during oath ceremony
The Turkish military is seeking to dismiss some newly graduated lieutenants for drawing their swords and chanting “We are the soldiers of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk)” during their oath ceremony. Regarding...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Turkish military seeks to dismiss lieutenants for Atatürk chanting during oath ceremony www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-mili...
Google restrictions threaten independent media in Turkey, spark backlash www.duvarenglish.com/google-restr...
Google restrictions threaten independent media in Turkey, spark backlash
Google reduced visibility for independent Turkish news outlets on its platforms, causing traffic losses of up to 80 percent. Journalists and editors criticized the move, calling it a threat to press f...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Google restrictions threaten independent media in Turkey, spark backlash www.duvarenglish.com/google-restr...
Over 2 million people lose hope of finding jobs in Turkey www.duvarenglish.com/over-2-milli...
Over 2 million people lose hope of finding jobs in Turkey
Despite official data indicating a decrease in the number of unemployed people in Turkey, 2.1 million individuals have given up looking for a job out of hopelessness, while 1.9 million people say they...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Over 2 million people lose hope of finding jobs in Turkey www.duvarenglish.com/over-2-milli...
Washington warns Ankara about hosting Hamas officials www.duvarenglish.com/washington-w...
Washington warns Ankara about hosting Hamas officials
The United States issued a warning to Turkey regarding the hosting of Hamas leadership, stating that Washington did not believe that leaders of a "designated terrorist organization should be living co...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Washington warns Ankara about hosting Hamas officials www.duvarenglish.com/washington-w...
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