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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 22, 2022

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Posted at Jul 23 12:10 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Heat wave hits Turkey

Erdem Sahin, EPA-EFE
Posted at Jul 22 10:58 PM

A person dives into the waters of the Bosphorus to cool down, with the Suleymaniye mosque seen in the background in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday. Read more »

Turkish inflation hits two-decade high of 78.6 percent

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 08:00 PM

The inflation rate reported by Turkey's state statistics agency was the highest since January 1998. Read more »

Ruffa shares light conversation with ex-husband

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 10:39 PM

After sending her kids to Turkey to see their father for first time in 15 years, Ruffa Gutierrez shared a conversation with ex-husband Yilmaz Bektas. Read more »

Ruffa Gutierrez’s kids reunite with dad Yilmaz Bektas

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Updated as of Jun 11 07:41 PM

For the first time in 15 years, Ruffa Gutierrez's daughters exchanged hugs with their father Yilmaz Bektas in a heartwarming reunion in Turkey. Read more »

Turkey officially changes name at UN to 'Turkiye'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 11:01 AM

Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to be called 'Turkiye' in all languages. Read more »

Finland announces 'historic' NATO bid

Elias Huuhtanen , Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 11:51 PM

The Finnish government officially announced its intention to join NATO on Sunday, as Sweden's ruling party held a decisive meeting that could pave the way for a joint application. Read more »

Turkey inflation spirals to nearly 70 percent in April

Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 06:02 PM

Erdogan insists that sharp cuts in interest rates are needed to bring down soaring consumer prices, flying in the face of economic orthodoxy. Read more »

4 held in Morocco over Turkey-linked organ trafficking

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 07:05 AM

Moroccan police have arrested 4 people suspected of involvement in an international drug and organ trafficking network operating in particular between Morocco and Turkey. Read more »

Philippine Air Force receives 2 T-129 attack choppers

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Posted at Mar 09 09:15 AM

The Philippine Air Force has received two units of T-129 ATAK helicopters from Turkey Wednesday to beef up its fleet of lightly-armed helicopters. Read more »

Russia's Putin calls on Ukraine to stop fighting

Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 10:33 PM

President Vladimir Putin warned Ukraine that Russia's military operation would only be halted if Kyiv stopped resisting and fulfilled all of the Kremlin's demands. Read more »

Turkey 'silences critics' with presidential insult law

Anne Chaon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 04:33 PM

Turkish journalist Sedef Kabas begins her second month in detention on Tuesday for "insulting the president", an increasingly common offense which observers believe is stifling critical voices 16 months before the presidential election. Read more »

Dahil sa cellphone, lalaki nahulog sa butas sa sahig

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Posted at Feb 18 07:06 PM

Hindi napansin ng lalaki ang butas sa sahig dahil abala siya sa pagse-cellphone. Read more »

Turkish man positive for COVID for 14 straight months

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Posted at Feb 15 09:34 AM

When Muzaffer Kayasan first caught COVID-19, he thought he was destined to die since he was already suffering from leukemia. Fourteen months and 78 straight positive tests later, he is still alive. Read more »

Turkish President Erdogan tests positive for COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 09:40 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was not experiencing severe symptoms. Read more »

Olympics-Uyghurs in Turkey call for boycott as Beijing Games begin

Daren Butler, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 10:55 PM

Hundreds of protesters from China's Muslim Uyghur community rallied in Istanbul to call for a boycott of the Winter Olympics opening in Beijing. Read more »

Turkey detains TV journalist for insulting president

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 07:42 AM

Turkey has detained a well-known television journalist for comments she made on air about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her lawyer said Saturday. Read more »

Foreign shoppers swarm Turkey after lira crash

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 04:50 PM

The sea of Bulgarian buses parked outside a market in Turkey's historic city of Edirne betrays the scale of the currency crisis impeding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's path to a third decade of rule. Read more »

Alam N'yo Ba: Bakit 4 ang tenga ng isang pusa sa Turkey?

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Updated as of Nov 23 09:09 PM

Alam n'yo ba kung bakit sikat sa social media ang isang pusa mula sa bansang Turkey? Read more »

Pusang may apat na tenga ??

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Posted at Nov 22 07:45 PM

Sikat na sa social media ang pusang si Midas dahil sa kaniyang mga tenga. Read more »