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ISTANBUL—Turkey’s president announced a significant reduction in taxes on basic food supplies Saturday as the country faces rampant inflation and numerous protests over eroding living standards. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the value-added tax would be lowered to 1 percent from 8 percent on food purchases. His decision will be…

By AFP 12 February 2022   |   3:18 pm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slashed sales tax on dairy products, fruit, vegetables and other basic food items from 8 percent to 1 percent as inflation surges to a near 20-year high. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor's office demanded 11 years in jail for a prominent journalist on charges of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan and two ministers in his cabinet, Turkish news agencies reported on Friday. Last month, a court ordered Sedef Kabas, a 52-year-old television journalist who mainly covers Turkish…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tested positive Saturday for Omicron. File Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Saturday that he and his wife, Emine Erdogan, have tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19. "Today, the result of our…

Updated 17 hours ago · Published on 5 Feb 2022 10:00PM · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he and his wife have tested positive for the Omicron variant. – EPA pic, February 5, 2022. TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he had tested positive for Covid-19 today but was…

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Turkish media with legal action over content "incompatible with national and moral values," in a move seen by critics as an attempt to stifle the dissent. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd...Read More

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has ordered that steps be taken against media like TV programs that are deemed contrary to Turkey’s “fundamental values.” FILE - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a media conference at the G20 summit in Rome, Oct. 31, 2021. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Published 29 January 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the head of the state statistics agency, according to a decree published Saturday, after annual inflation figures angered both the pro-government and opposition camps. The dismissed state statistic agency chief, Sait Erdal Dincer, came under fire…

You are here: Home / News / Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan instructs the ruling party to explore metaverse and crypto January 28, 2022 by Vignesh K Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and governing Ak Party executives had a meeting earlier this week to discuss the metaverse, with the president…

ISTANBUL (AP) — A well-known Turkish journalist has been jailed pending a trial for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her lawyer said. Sedef Kabas was taken into custody after she cited a proverb on television and social media referring to an ox. Under the insult law, tens of thousands have…