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Saber Salim sits in the center of Irbil adorned with Kurdish flags ahead of the upcoming referendum on independence from Iraq, in Irbil, Iraq. AP

Barzani Demands Finding Substitute for Referendum in 3 Days

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Irbil- Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani asserted on Tuesday that the region has decided to proceed with the referendum next Monday and asked for an alternative guaranteeing independence to be presented in three days. Speaking during a rally in support...

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Fitch Forecasts Growth in Turkey’s Economy in Q4 2017

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 16, 2017 | Business

Ankara- The US-based international credit rating agency Fitch has stated that it will revise its evaluation of Turkey’s economic outlook and growth estimates, citing the recently announced growth data of the second quarter, which includes changes from a number...

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. AP

Turkey’s Erdogan Meets with Qatari FM

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 13, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met Tuesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential palace in Ankara. The meeting, which lasted for one hour and a half in the presence of Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu,...

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Men sit outside a discount clothing retail store in Istanbul, Turkey July 13, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Turkey: Annual Inflation Rises More than 10%

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 6, 2017 | Business

Ankara- Turkey’s annual inflation rose to 10.68 percent in August, compared to 9.79 percent in July. Turkish Statistical Institute report showed that the highest monthly rise was in the education sector (2.79 percent) in prices as the new scholar year approaches, then...

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Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ankara in January 2015. (Reuters)

Erdogan, Abbas Stress Adherence to Two-State Solution, Reject Israeli Practices

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 29, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the road to lasting peace in the Middle East was through the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state, criticizing Israel’s continued settlement policy in the Palestinian territories. “Israel should put an...