The killing of George Floyd, an African American, at the hands of police in Minneapolis has triggered an unprecedented wave of protests against the United States administration which has already spread country-wide and beyond.
Turkey has entered a new phase in its tackling of the novel coronavirus as it announced new steps for the reopening of the country after two and a half months of a partial lockdown. The unlocking process from July 1 includes the opening of the restaurants, cafés and etc., resumption of domestic flights and lifting intercity travels from and to 15 biggest cities which have been under quarantine for weeks.
On July 1, Germany will resume the presidency of the European Union for the second half of 2020. Ankara believes Germany’s presidency - as the most influential country in the bloc - would be expedient to Turkey’s motivations for a fresh start with the EU.
A nearly three-month-long emergency period due to the pandemic is coming to an end as the Turkish government is poised to gradually reopen the country in the coming days. The cabinet will get convened under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 28 and he will outline the normalization steps. Weekend curfews will likely be brought to an end and intercity travels will be resumed in the first week of June to boost tourism.
As a result of months of efforts by American and French officials, the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Syrian Kurdish National Council (SKNC) have reportedly agreed on talks to achieve political unity with the objective of shaping Syria’s future.
Devlet Bahçeli, the chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the loyal ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is known with his big influence in Turkish politics, although his party’s votes have always floated around 10 percent.
Recent statements made by the internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and ceasefire calls by U.N. officials highlight a worsening humanitarian crisis in Tripoli and many other parts of Libya due to the continued military attacks by General Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA).
Recent statements made by senior Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, hint at a growing interest in the revitalization of the overall relationship with the European Union.
Health tourism is not a new thing for Turkey. In 2010, the Health Ministry established the Health Tourism Unit, which later became the Health Tourism Coordination Council (SATURK), to orchestrate the efforts to turn Turkey into a medical tourism hub.
