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  • Opinion: Why Turkey is no longer an option for Saudi tourists

    Turkey was once among the favorite destinations for Saudis, but due to security reasons, the transcontinental country will no longer be an option. Security concerns have harmed Turkey’s tourism sector and the decline in the number of tourists has worsened the country’s economic hardship.

  • Turkey to raise minimum wage by 21.56% in 2021

    Turkey is raising its minimum wage by 21.56% as of Jan. 1, the country's family, labor and social services minister announced on Monday, Anadolu reports. The net minimum wage for single people will be 2,826 Turkish liras ($377) a month, up from 2,324 Turkish liras a month ($310), Zehra Zumrut Selcuk said. The new gross minimum wage, before deductions such as social security premiums and income taxes, will reach 3,578 liras ($477.3).

  • Erdogan says Turkey would like better ties with Israel, Palestinian policy still “red line”

    Turkey and Israel, once allies, have had a bitter falling out in recent years. Ankara has repeatedly condemned Israel’s occupation in the West Bank and its treatment of Palestinians. It has also criticised recent U.S.-brokered rapprochements between Israel and four Muslim countries. “The Palestine policy is our red line. It is impossible for us to accept Israel’s Palestine policies. Their merciless acts there are unacceptable,” Erdogan told reporters after Friday prayers in Istanbul.

  • Turkey gambles in bid to rival China as a key supply chain node

    A projected sharp reduction in trade between the United States and China in the next two years coupled with moves to diversify supply chains potentially position Turkey alongside Vietnam, Mexico, Taiwan and Poland as competitors in efforts to reduce dependency on the People’s Republic, according to a just published study.

  • US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over purchase of Russian missile defense system

    The extraordinary step against a treaty ally comes at a delicate time in relations between Washington and Ankara, which have been at odds for years over Turkey’s acquisition from Russia of the S-400 missile defense system, along with Turkish actions in Syria, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan and in the eastern Mediterranean.

  • U.S. set to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system – sources

    The sanctions would target Turkey’s Presidency of Defence Industries and its head, Ismail Demir, sources have said. They would be damaging but narrower than the severe scenarios some analysts have outlined.

  • EU to consider making good on sanctions threat against Turkey

    Ministers will not take decisions at their meeting on Monday, leaving that to Thursday’s summit of EU leaders, who in October told Turkey to stop exploring in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean or face consequences.

  • Saudi Tourism to Turkey Suffers as Bilateral Tensions Grow

    The Turkish tourism sector has boomed over the past decade, with visitors flooding in from all around the world, including the Gulf Arab states, drawn by Turkey’s climate and natural landscapes, proximity to the Gulf region, and infusion of European and Islamic cultures. Saudis particularly have played a significant role in Turkey’s tourist industry as the top Gulf visitors from 2007 to 2019, according to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

  • Germany angers Turkey with attempt to police Libya arms embargo

    Soldiers from the frigate Hamburg, part of an EU mission enforcing a U.N. arms embargo, boarded the Roseline A overnight but withdrew after Turkey raised objections with the EU mission, which had ordered the search, the German Defence Ministry said.

  • Secretary Pompeo’s Travel to France, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia

    Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to France, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia November 13 – 23.