White Turkey Deli dishes out $30K in surprise lottery hit
NEW MILFORD, CT — A Connecticut Lottery player has won a $30,000 prize on the 30X Cash 10th Edition scratch-off game, according to official lottery results posted on May 22. The winning…
Turkey year-end inflation seen at 46% despite likely post-election rate hikes – Reuters poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish inflation will dip to 46.4% by end-2023, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, while the policy rate is seen rising to 24% next quarter after upcoming elections that…
Foreign investors set sights on Turkey after elections
By Orhan Coskun and Birsen Altayli ANKARA (Reuters) – International investors are looking to increase investments in Turkey, notably in mergers and acquisitions, as they anticipate a shift to a more orthodox…
JPMorgan sees Turkey lira diving towards 30 per dollar after elections
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira is likely to drop sharply and could near 30 to the dollar following next month’s elections, bankers at JPMorgan have predicted, if it looks…
Iraq petitions US court to enforce oil export arbitration award against Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Iraq has petitioned a U.S. federal court to enforce an arbitration award against Turkey related to Iraqi oil exports through a pipeline to a Turkish port, according to documents…
Peru police seize $20 million of cocaine headed for Turkey
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian authorities said Monday they seized 2.3 tonnes of cocaine disguised as ceramic tiles destined for Turkey via a growing maritime route for illicit drugs. The drug bust happened…
Gaithersburg Man Identified as Victim in Fatal Turkey Foot Road Accident; Investigation Ongoing
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) continue investigating a fatal single-vehicle accident on Turkey Foot Road in the early hours of…
EU-led donors to provide 7 billion euros to help rebuild Turkey after earthquake
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Donors at a European Union-led conference on Monday pledged 7 billion euros ($7.5 bln) to help to rebuild Turkey after last month’s devastating earthquakes, while Ankara…
US urges Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden’s NATO bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States welcomed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement on Friday that the country’s parliament will begin ratifying Finland’s NATO bid, and encouraged Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden’s accession…
Turkey cannot recover ancient ‘Stargazer’ idol from Christie’s -U.S. court
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Turkey cannot recover a 6,000-year-old marble idol from Christie’s and hedge fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt after waiting an unreasonably long time to claim it had been…
Turkey faces challenge ‘beyond comprehension’ to clear earthquake rubble
By Ece Toksabay and Timour Azhari ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) – After the deadliest earthquake in its modern history, Turkey faces the daunting task of disposing of hundreds of millions of tonnes of…
Earthquake death toll in Turkey rises above 45,000 – AFAD
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The death toll in Turkey from last month’s devastating earthquake has risen to 45,089, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Wednesday, bringing the total toll including…
UN food agency chief tells of ‘apocalyptic’ scenes in quake-hit Turkey
ROME (Reuters) – The head of the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday he was confronted with “apocalyptic” scenes as he visited earthquake-stricken areas in southern Turkey. Strong earthquakes,…
Earthquake death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey and Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on Feb. 6 surpassed 50,000 on Friday after Turkey declared more than 44,000 people died. The Disaster…
Turkey introduces regulations for earthquake rebuild -Official Gazette
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has imposed regulations for earthquake rebuilding work in its region hit by this month’s devastating tremors, according to a presidential decree published in the country’s Official Gazette on…
U.S. will back quake-hit Turkey “as long as it takes”, Blinken says
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States will support Turkey “for as long as it takes” after its devastating earthquakes, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, while his Turkish counterpart said…
Turkey terrorizing South Jersey town for weeks has finally been captured
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Residents of Gloucester Township who have been terrorized by a rogue turkey in recent weeks can rest easy tonight. Named “Perry”, the menacing turkey has finally been captured.…
Turkey earthquake could result in loss of up to 1% of country’s GDP in 2023
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – The potential economic effects of the earthquake in Turkey could result in a loss of up to 1% of the country’s gross domestic product this…
Earthquake could cost Turkey up to $84 billion – business group
By Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s worst earthquake in almost a century has left a trail of destruction that could cost Ankara up to $84.1 billion, a business group said, while…
Looting and hygiene worries add to rescuers’ burden in Turkey
By Ali Kucukgocmen ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) – Volunteers struggling to find ever fewer survivors in the quake-hit Turkish city of Antakya said on Saturday ransacking and hygiene problems were adding to their…
U.N. aid chief says world must remember those displaced by quake in Turkey and Syria
Kahramanmaras (Reuters) – UN aid chief Martin Griffiths appealed on Saturday to remember thousands of people who needed shelter and food while rescuers kept searching for survivors of the devastating earthquake that…
UN chief pushes for more aid access to Syria from Turkey
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday pushed for more aid access to northwestern Syria from Turkey, seeking an expanded mandate from the UN Security Council to…
Two-year old rescued from rubble 79 hours after earthquake in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A two-year old boy was rescued on Thursday from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the southern city of Antakya, 79 hours after a massive earthquake struck…
U.N. aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey could resume Thursday
By Michelle Nichols and Timour Azhari UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) -The delivery of U.N. humanitarian aid via Turkey to millions of people in northwest Syria could resume on Thursday after the long-running operation…
In black body bags, Syrians in Turkey make final journey home
By Maya Gebeily CILVEGOZU, Turkey (Reuters) – They arrived at the border in taxis, run-down vans and in piles atop flatbed trucks: black body bags carrying Syrian refugees killed by the earthquake…
Taliban administration to send earthquake aid to Turkey, Syria
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban administration will send around $165,000 in aid to Turkey and Syria to help the response to a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck this week, according to…
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