Ankara will take necessary steps in every field against the EU’s Operation Irini over the illegal search of a Turkish-flagged vessel bound for Libya, Turkey’s National Security Council said on Wednesday. The council strongly condemned the unlawful search of the ship this past Sunday by a German frigate part of Operation Irini, which has the […]
Day: November 27, 2020
Turkey’s dollar-denominated bonds see high demand
The Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry on Wednesday said its issuance of a dollar-denominated bond due in 2031 finalized with a nominal amount of $2.25 billion, seeing high demand from international capital markets. As part of the 2020 external financing program, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Morgan Stanley were authorized on Nov. 24 to issue the […]
3 PKK/KCK terror suspects arrested in eastern Turkey
Turkish security forces arrested three people for their suspected links to the PKK/KCK terror group, according to officials on Tuesday. Security forces from the anti-terror branch arrested the suspects and seized many terror-related documents and digital materials in two separate raids conducted simultaneously in the eastern Bitlis province, a governorship statement said. The suspects thought […]
China moves closer to self-reliance in 7nm chip production
BEIJING, Nov. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A news report by China.org.cn on China moves closer to self-reliance in 7nm chip production. China has recently made new breakthroughs in its 7nm chip-making process, reportedly developing tools and know-how for several segments of the manufacturing process amid efforts to reduce reliance on foreign equipment and material vendors. […]
Turkey’s LPG imports down 1.3% in September 2020
Turkey’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports decreased by 1.3% to 271,771 tonnes in September 2020 compared to the same month of 2019, according to the latest data from the country’s energy watchdog. The Energy Market Regulatory Authority’s (EMRA) data showed that Turkey’s imports came from the US, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Greece, Norway, Egypt, Switzerland, Singapore, Croatia […]
Turkish ruling party blasts Australia’s killing Afghans
The spokesman of Turkey’s ruling party on Tuesday “strongly” condemned the massacre of innocent Afghans by Australian soldiers. “It was revealed that senior Australian commandos had new soldiers openly massacre innocent people in Afghanistan in order to get them used to killing. We strongly condemn this,” Omer Celik told reporters in the capital Ankara. “We […]
Pelicans star agrees to $158M deal with his team
New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram agreed to a lucrative deal with his team Tuesday, said an NBA insider. Ingram, 23, who plays the small forward position, spent three seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers until his move to the Pelicans in 2019. He was named the 2019-20 NBA Most Improved Player. Last season, Ingram […]
Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 nominees unveiled
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 nominees have been revealed on Wednesday. Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar and Liverpool’s Egyptian star Mohamed Salah are among the 11 nominees for Best FIFA Men’s Player, FIFA said on website. The world’s football governing body said that the […]