Tag: Turkey
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Turkey fines Google $25m for online advertising abuse
State news agency Anadolu on Friday said Turkey’s competition authority fined Google 196.7 million lira (25.54 million dollars) for abusing its dominant position in the online search market. Google “intensively” uses tactics on its search engine to block rivals in the online advertising business, an investigation by Turkish competition authority found, the report said. The…
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Ex-Mali President Amadou Toumani Touré dies in Turkey
Former Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure has died at the age of 72. According to reports, Toure died Monday night in Turkey. It is unclear what caused Toure’s death. Toure was a former army general, who was celebrated for his pursuit of democratic reforms in Mali, including organizing elections. Toure was ousted as president of…
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Turkey fines Facebook, Twitter, TikTok for defying social media law
Turkey has imposed hefty fines on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and other platforms, for violating a new law that exerts greater control over social media. The announcement was made, ironically on Twitter, by Deputy Transport and Infrastructure Minister Omer Sayan on Wednesday. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube and TikTok, were each fined 10 million lira (1.17…
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Buhari condoles with Turkey, Greece over earthquakes
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic (Greece), Kyriakos Mitsotakis, over the reported earthquakes in their two countries in which many people died. The Nigerian leader’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and…
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Turkey orders arrest of 47 soldiers with links to failed coup
Turkish prosecutors on Saturday ordered the detention of 47 military personnel over their suspected links to a network believed to be behind a coup attempt in 2016. Police launched simultaneous operations in 40 provinces across the country to catch the suspects upon the order of the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in the western province of…
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Turkey ‘mad’ at UAE for normalising diplomatic ties with Israel
Turkey on Friday said history will not forget and never forgive the “hypocritical behaviour” of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in agreeing a deal with Israel to normalise relations. The Foreign Ministry said the Palestinian people and administration were right to react strongly against the agreement, which recasts the order of Middle East politics from…
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9 lawmakers test positive for COVID-19 – Speaker
Nine members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, as well as 35 employees of the legislative body, have tested positive for coronavirus, parliamentary speaker Mustafa Sentop said on Thursday. “Nine of our lawmakers have been infected with the coronavirus, four of them are receiving treatment in hospitals. “In addition, the coronavirus was detected in 35…
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Ozil in Turkey as Arsenal prepare for FA Cup final
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is out of today’s FA Cup final with Chelsea. The German playmaker has not played under Mikel Arteta after the Premier League restarted in the middle of June and he will once again be watching on as his team-mates battle it out for FA Cup glory. According to football reporter Chris…
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120 inmates infected with coronavirus in 4 prisons
One hundred and twenty inmates in Turkey have tested positive for the coronavirus so far in four prisons, Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul said on Tuesday in Ankara. The minister added none of the infected was in critical condition. “All [inmates] are receiving treatment in hospital. There is no inmate in an intensive care unit; all…
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Mikel criticised for disrespecting Turkey’s code of conduct
Former Nigeria international Dosu Joseph has criticised John Obi Mikel’s decision to take to social media to criticise the Turkish football authority. Following the outbreak of Covid-19, major football leagues across the world were suspended to curb the spread of but the Super Lig was allowed to continue behind closed doors. The decision did not…