Turkish lawyers are seemingly being blocked from accessing records on the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, the hotel that collapsed during an earthquake earlier this month killing 35 Turkish Cypriots, reports from the north said on Tuesday. According to the head of the bar association in Adiyaman, Bilal Dogan, a “confidentiality”… Cyprus Mail …
Interior Minister Nikos Nouris highlighted Turkey’s role in the trafficking of irregular migrants during the proceedings of the European union’s council of internal affairs on Friday. “The €200 million in aid earmarked for Turkey for the security of its external borders should only be given under conditions,” the minister added…. Cyprus Mail …
A former official has accused the Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) of manipulating inflation data, Ahval reported on Wednesday. Turkey’s last inflation report in July was at 18.95 per cent. This is just below the level of key interest rate at 19 per cent. The governor of the central bank, Sahap… Cyprus Mail …