News about Turkey

Turkey police fire gas at protests over worker lift deaths Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Istanbul, a day after 10 workers were killed when a lift crashed.

08 September 2014

Kazakhstan taekwondo team signs up foreign athletes Taekwondo athletes from South Korea and Turkey may soon join Kazakhstan's taekwondo national team.

03 September 2014

Kazakh tour companies losing market to Russian firms Kazakhstani tour operators may eventually be forced out of business by Russian companies through 'dumping'.

30 August 2014

Turkey unveils new cabinet of Erdogan allies Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved a new cabinet stacked with loyal allies just a day after he became head of state.

30 August 2014

Erdogan sworn in as Turkey president, opposition storms out Turkey's outgoing premier Erdogan was sworn in as president, as opponents who accuse him of authoritarianism stormed out of the ceremony.

29 August 2014

Ukraine loves Nazarbayev: Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko sees a great potential for an increase of goods turnover between Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

27 August 2014

Turkey's moderate president bows out - for now Turkey's President Abdullah Gul moves out of the presidential palace in Ankara on Thursday.

26 August 2014

Facing new flight, Turkish Kurds in Iraq long for home Families who once fled a Turkish crackdown on Kurdish rebels in the 1990s after escaping from brutal jihadists, longing to return home.

23 August 2014

Turkey ruling party set to name Davutoglu as PM Turkey's ruling party meets to choose a new leader and premier to succeed incoming president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

21 August 2014

Nazarbayev congratulates Erdogan on becoming Turkey's new president Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram to Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulating him on his election as Turkey’s new President.

12 August 2014

Erdogan wins Turkish presidency in first round triumph Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won an outright victory in the first round of presidential elections.

11 August 2014

Turkey's 12 presidents from Ataturk to Erdogan Turkish voters delivered a victory to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the country's first ever direct presidential election.

11 August 2014

Turks teach Astana hotel personnel nuances of Eastern hospitality for EXPO-2017 Astana hospitality business workers were trained by Turkish experts for the EXPO-2017.

31 July 2014

50 Kazakh tourists stuck in Tel Aviv airport after missile attack Around 50 Kazakhstani tourists cannot leave Israel after a Palestinian missile hit the area near the Tel Aviv Airport.

25 July 2014

Effect of potential free trade zone between Turkey and Customs Union on Kazakhstan Recent statements about Turkey's willingness to establish a free trade zone with the Customs Union made experts think about the potential benefits and drawbacks of the deal for Kazakhstan.

25 July 2014

Turkey arrests more than 50 senior police officers: TV Turkish authorities arrested 55 senior police officers in a criminal probe over alleged corruption and abuse of office, the latest apparent crackdown on opponents of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of presidential polls.

22 July 2014

Turkey willing to join free trade area with Customs Union Turkey has put on the agenda an issue of establishing a free trade area with the Customs Union.

21 July 2014

11 000 Kazakhstanis may face disruption of their planned holidays abroad All of them were unlucky to buy non-refundable air tickets for chartered flights to be performed by Turkey-based Atlas Jet that has halted its regular flights.

16 July 2014

Echo of Asia circus festival in Astana International Circus Festival Echo of Asia was taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan from 1 to 8 July.

09 July 2014

Airplanes from Slovenia seized by customs in Karaganda Customs in Kazakhstan's Karaganda have seized a batch of single engine airplanes from Eastern Europe.

07 July 2014

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