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Hareem Shah dismisses the claims of being arrested in Turkey

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Hareem Shah
  • Controversial TikToker Hareem Shah has denied claims that she and her husband were detained in Turkey
  • Shah denied the claims and promised that her attorney will check into the situation.
  • She claimed that several media outlets had attempted to contact her but were unsuccessful since she was preoccupied.

Controversial TikToker Hareem Shah has denied claims that she and her husband were detained in Turkey as part of a gold and cash smuggling investigation and threatened legal action against the news organisations for allegedly publishing false information.

Shah denied the claims and promised that her attorney will check into the situation.

Recently, the 30-year-old and her husband Syed Bilal posted a video to a video streaming website to address the problem. She said that the “falsehoods” on which the press accounts of her arrest were based.

She claimed that several media outlets had attempted to contact her but were unsuccessful since she was preoccupied.

Hareem bemoaned the rise of fake news and referred to such propaganda as an effort to malign her. She suggested that the news’ veracity be checked by the media. She also accused media organisations of recently disseminating “false news” about her husband.

The South Asian nation has laws, the social media sensation continued, and she will determine the appropriate course of action by using a legal process and approach. She made a suggestion that the channels distributing false information should be dealt with by the media regulatory body.

In response to the news, Hareem’s spouse said he had previously faced allegations of extortion and membership in the land mafia.

The controversy queen continued to make headlines for all the wrong reasons because she had earlier recorded her husband and her opening liquor bottles.

An earlier attempt by Pakistan to crack down on false news by regulating posts on social media platforms was rescinded by the coalition administration because it was perceived as an effort to retaliate against journalists and government critics.

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Turkey forest fire under control: Minister

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turkey forest fire

A forest fire on the Datca peninsula in southwest Turkey is brought under control, 24 hours after it began. Thousands of people were temporarily evacuated from the area. Seven aircraft and 14 helicopters are battling the blaze, which was extended to residential areas overnight by strong winds. ISTANBUL: A forest fire on the Datca peninsula … Read more

Imran Khan congratulates Erdogan on sixth anniversary of failed coup attempt

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ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sixth anniversary of a failed coup attempt. The Democracy & National Unity Day of Turkiye is marked to commemorate when an attempted coup d’etat was thwarted against President Erdogan on July 15, 2016. “I extend my congratulations to President Erdogan … Read more

TIME magazine’s top 50 destinations across the world for 2022

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50 destinations

Locations are “thriving, growing, and changing,”- TIME Magazine. List was put together by correspondents and contributors from around the world. TIME’s top destinations for adventurers in 2022 also include the Arctic polar. The top 50 destinations in the world for 2022 have just been announced by the US news and magazine website TIME. According to … Read more

Russia ,Ukraine attempt to resolve Turkey’s grain crisis

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russia

Representatives from Russia and Ukraine have met in person for the first time since March 29. The talks are being hindered by concerns that Russia is exporting grain seized from Ukrainian farmers. UN Secretary-General downplayed an impending breakthrough on Tuesday, saying there is “still a way to go”. ISTANBUL: Russia and Ukraine met with UN … Read more

Russia and Ukraine to hold Black Sea grain talks in Turkey

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Black Sea
  • Ukraine is one of the world’s biggest exporters of wheat and other grain.
  • Its shipments have been blocked by Russian warships and mines that Kyiv has laid across the Black Sea.
  • Ukraine has recaptured Snake Island in Black Sea allowing it to resume grain shipments to Romania.

Russian and Ukrainian delegations were due to meet with UN diplomats in Istanbul; on Wednesday in a bid to break a months-long impasse over stalled grain deliveries across the Black Sea.

The four-way meeting with Turkish officials comes as food prices soar around the world due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine is one of the world’s biggest exporters of wheat and other grain.

But its shipments have been blocked by Russian warships and mines that Kyiv has laid across the Black Sea.

NATO member Turkey — on good terms with both Russia and Ukraine — has spearheaded efforts to resume the grain deliveries.

Turkish officials say they have 20 merchant ships waiting in the Black Sea; that could be loaded quickly with Ukrainian grain.

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday that the meeting would involve; the three countries’ military delegations and a team from the United Nations.

“Military delegations from the Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian defence ministries; and a delegation of the United Nations, will hold talks tomorrow in Istanbul; on the safe shipment to international markets of grain waiting in Ukrainian ports,” Akar said.

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Erdoğan assures Zelensky that Turkey is prepared to facilitate an ending war

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Erdoğan

Erdoan, stated that he was prepared to offer any assistance or mediation in the Istanbul process that was required for the beginning of negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The establishment of peace in Ukraine is Turkey’s top priority, Erdoan emphasized. According to Erdoan, the negotiation table should be open because diplomacy will ultimately … Read more

UN Security Council will vote on Syria border aid

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syria

The United Nations Security Council votes on Thursday on extending its authorization of humanitarian supplies across Syria border without Damascus’ agreement, with Russia seeking a six-month extension and Western nations demanding a one-year extension. The UN resolution that lets aid be sent through the Bab al-Hawa crossing between Syria and Turkey has been in effect … Read more

Turkey prohibits entry to forests in Istanbul due to fire fears

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istanbul forests

Turkey has banned access to all Istanbul woodlands until the end of July. Governor Ali Yerlikaya said activities like grilling and smoking hookahs are prohibited in national parks, local parks, picnic places, and eco-tourism regions. Last month, a big wildfire in southwestern Turkey burned down about 4,000 hectares of forest. Turkey has banned access to … Read more

Turkish commander discusses defence cooperation with Gen Bajwa

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RAWALPINDI: Commander Turkish Land Forces General Musa Avsever on Tuesday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ. During the meeting, matters of mutual and professional interest with special emphasis on defence and security collaboration between the two brotherly countries were discussed. According to Inter-Services Public Relations, COAS Bajwa said … Read more

NATO to sign Sweden, Finland accession protocols

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nato

The 30 ambassadors and permanent representatives will formally accept the decisions made at last week’s NATO summit. The alliance invited Russia’s neighbour, Finland, and Scandinavian ally Sweden to join the military club. Turkey’s final membership could still be held up by the country’s government. BRUSSELS: The 30 NATO members will sign off on the admission … Read more

Zelenskiy says Ukraine is in talks with Turkey, UN on grain exports

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Zelenskiy

According to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine is in talks with Turkey and the UN to obtain guarantees for grain exports from Ukrainian ports. “According to Zelenskiy, Ukraine is collaborating “directly” on this matter with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and that the body is “playing a leading role, not as a mediator. “Recent news stories … Read more

Rebel Wilson thinks that ‘weight does not define you’: Photo

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Rebel Wilson

Rebel Wilson recently stated on Instagram that she had gained weight during her recent trip to Turkey She thinks it’s okay to gain a little weight as it doesn’t define you She also asked her followers to not be “hard” on themselves “I just noticed I put on 3 kg’s on my holiday. I’m at … Read more

Turkish inflation hits two-decade high of 78.6%

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Turkish inflation
  • Inflation in Turkey in June reached 78.6 percent, highest in 24 years.
  • Independent estimates published by Turkish economists showed prices rising at twice as fast.
  • Economy Minister Nureddin Nebati on Friday vowed that consumer prices will start dropping in December.

 

Inflation in Turkey in June reached 78.6 percent, the highest in 24 years, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unconventional economic policies continued to take their toll, according to official data released Monday.

However, independent estimates published by Turkish economists showed that prices were rising at a rate more than twice as fast.

The inflation rate reported by Turkey’s state statistics agency was the highest since the emerging market suffered a currency meltdown during a global financial crisis in 1998.

Inflation had stood at 73.5 percent in May and at 15.0 percent at the start of last year.

Economy Minister Nureddin Nebati on Friday vowed that consumer prices will start dropping in December.

“I promise to you and to the president, we will see a drop in inflation starting in December,” he was quoted as saying by Turkish media.

According to the official data, the surge in inflation in June was driven by a jump of 123.4 percent in the cost of transportation and a 94-percent increase in non-alcoholic drinks.

Turkey’s latest problems began when Erdogan forced the central bank to go through with a series of interest rate cuts last year that he said were part of his “new economic model”.

The policy rate went down despite rising consumer prices.

But the Turkish leader rejects conventional economics and affirms that high interest rates cause prices to rise.

Economists believe his approach has exacerbated the pain felt world-wide from the jump in food and energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

However, more and more economists are starting to question Turkey’s official data.

A monthly report release Monday by Turkey’s ENAG group of independent economists showed consumer prices rising by 175 percent in June.

ENAG said prices had risen by 71.4 percent since the start of the year alone.

The Istanbul chamber of commerce said inflation in Turkey’s largest city has reached an annual rate of 94 percent.

“No one actually believes official Turkish data anymore,” said BlueBay Asset Management economist Timothy Ash.

“There is no expectation of anything like a credible policy response.”

Turkey’s official data are turning into a hot political issue ahead of next year’s general election — widely viewed as the toughest of Erdogan’s two-decade rule.

Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu accused the state statistics agency of “lying”.

“Stop committing crimes for the benefit of President Erdogan,” Kilicdaroglu told the agency on Twitter.

A survey published by the Metropol polling agency on Friday showed 69 percent of respondents believed the unofficial ENAG figure and just 24 percent the one reported by the government.

Erodgan has doubled down on his economic approach and hinted that he may want the benchmark interest rate to move even lower in the months to come.

He has also tried to reverse the accompanying drop in his public approval by announcing a rapid series of wage hikes to large parts of the population.

He has bumped up the minimum wage earned by roughly 40 percent of the working Turks from 2,826 liras in late December to 5,500 liras ($325) this month.

The wage is used as the benchmark for a wide range of social benefits across the economy.

Economists warn that significantly raising the pay of so many people will cause inflation and should be accompanied by interest rate increases or other means of limiting spending.

However, Erdogan denies that Turkey is experiencing inflation.

“We do not have an inflation problem. We have a cost-of-living problem,” Erdogan said last month.

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Inflation in Turkey nears 80% as prices & wages soar

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Turkey
  • Consumer prices rose by 78.6% year-over-year in June, the fastest increase since 1998.
  • Inflation figures came days after Turkish government announced a 30% raise in minimum wage.
  • Goldman Sachs raised its inflation projection for the end of the year in Turkey from 65% to 75%.

Analysts warned that Turkey risks becoming locked in a spiral of rising prices and salaries as the country’s inflation rate reached nearly 80 percent.

As a result of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unconventional monetary policy and the impact of the conflict in Ukraine, consumer prices increased by 78.6% year-over-year in June, the fastest increase since 1998.

The percentage was somewhat below the 80 percent consensus prediction of analysts.

Erdogan, who disputes the commonly held belief among economists that increasing interest rates reduces inflation, has instructed the central bank to maintain its benchmark borrowing rate well below the inflation rate.

Consequently, the lira has lost 48% of its value against the dollar during the past year. The currency depreciation has been a major factor in price increases in an import-dependent nation, particularly for energy.

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Turkey: Prices rise at fastest pace in 24 years.

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Turkey

The annual rate of inflation in Turkey was 78.62 percent in June, slightly higher than expected. The Ukraine war contributed to some of the biggest price increases in housing and transportation. President Erdogan has called interest rates “the mother and father of all evil” for driving up prices. The most recent official statistics show that … Read more

Sweden refuses to deny deportations to Turkey part of NATO deal

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NATO deal

Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson refused to deny Turkey’s claim. Stockholm promised to deport people wanted by Ankara. Sweden and Finland agreed to examine Turkish extradition requests “expeditiously and thoroughly”. But no promise has been given to actually carry out the extraditions.   Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson refused to deny Turkey’s claim that Stockholm … Read more

Ukraine asks Turkey to hold a ship flying, Russian flag that it claims is transporting Ukrainian grain

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Ukraine

Ukraine has asked Turkey to detain and arrest the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy,  A representative of the Ukrainian foreign ministry claimed that the 7,146 dwt Zhibek Zholy had loaded the first cargo of approximately 4,500 tonnes of grain  Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office separately stated in a letter dated June 30 to Turkey’s justice  According … Read more

Turkey hikes minimum wage for second time this year

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minimum wage
  • Turkey raises the minimum wage for the second time in a year on Friday.
  • The increase in net monthly take-home pay to 5,500 liras ($330).
  •  The Turkish currency has lost half its value against the dollar in the past 12 months.

 

Turkey raised the minimum wage for the second time in a year on Friday, hoping to cushion the blow of rising living costs ahead of next year’s general election.

The increase in net monthly take-home pay to 5,500 liras ($330) means that the nominal minimum wage has nearly doubled since last year’s end.

It stood at 2,826 liras in late December and 4,253 liras in January.

But with an official annual inflation rate of 73.5 percent — even higher in big cities such as Istanbul — the increase for the most part only compensates for an erosion in purchasing power already suffered by consumers.

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Tayyip Erdogan says supports reinstating death penalty in Turkey

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Turkey’s president has said he would sign a measure to reinstate the death penalty if parliament passed a law on the subject. Justice Minister Devlet Bahceli had announced that Turkey would consider reversing the 2004 abolition of the death sentence after President Erdogan broached the matter. We should see what comes of this debate,” Erdogan … Read more

Joe Biden says US ‘should sell’ F-16s to Turkey

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Joe Biden
  • Turkey surprised NATO members by suddenly dropping opposition to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.
  • Turkey is an important NATO member in a strategically sensitive location, but it has had often tense relations with its European partners.
  • A plan to equip Turkey with state-of-the-art US F-35 stealth fighters fell through after Turkey bought Russia’s S-400 anti-aircraft missile system.

 

President Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States should go ahead with the delayed sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey but noted that Congress needs to give approval.

“We should sell them the F-16 jets and modernize those jets as well,” Biden said, adding there was “no quid pro quo” linking the sale to Turkey’s approval for Finland and Sweden entering NATO.

Biden added that for the sale, “I need congressional approval to do that and I think I can do that”.

The declaration of support from Biden comes after Turkey surprised fellow NATO members at a summit in Madrid by suddenly dropping weeks of opposition to the Finland and Sweden applications to join the alliance.

Unanimous consent by NATO members is required for enlargement.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would send a delegation to the United States “without delay” to convince lawmakers to swiftly approve the sale.

“It’s necessary to get support from both Democrats and Republicans. Despite all this, Mr Biden is confident. I hope that we will get a result that fits our friendship and solidarity,” Erdogan told a news conference in Madrid.

Turkey is an important NATO member in a strategically sensitive location, but it has had often tense relations with its European partners and Washington, which is the alliance’s main military force.

“In politics, yesterday was yesterday, today is today,” Erdogan said.

“In politics, a lot can change in 24 hours… There were good days and bad days but Turkish-US relations have continued,” he said.

A plan to equip Turkey with state-of-the-art US F-35 stealth fighters fell through after Turkey bought Russia’s S-400 anti-aircraft missile system.

Washington saw Ankara’s purchase as potentially threatening the security of the F-35 program.

Turkey then set out to purchase new F-16s as well as upgrade its existing but outdated fleet of the same planes.

However, that agreement is also on hold, and there has been speculation that Turkey is delaying the two northern European countries’ NATO accession bids in order to gain concessions.

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British man walks all the way to Makkah to do Hajj

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Makkah

Adam Mohammed walked through 10 countries and took 10 months and 26 days to complete the journey. He was greeted by a huge group of pilgrims and other people when he reached his destination. Muslim pilgrim says that Hajj was his “highest and dearest wish”. Adam Mohammed, a British citizen with Iraqi roots, walked all … Read more

Ukraine conflict dominated NATO summit

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nato

NATO will increase the number of troops in high readiness and put more troops on its eastern flank. Ukraine’s president will talk to the group through a video link. NATO nations have already pledged billions of dollars in military aid to Kyiv, and will agree on a “complete assistance package”. NATO leaders planned to invite … Read more

Turkey detains Greek on spying accusations

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Turkey

Turkish media revealed over the weekend that Ampara worked in Turkey while masquerading as a businessman. He was caught in the city of Gaziantep in southeast Turkey, near the border with Syria. Turkish media said he compiled information about border security and transferred it to Greek intelligence. Turkey arrested a Greek man on charges of … Read more

NATO promise assistance to the Baltics and Ukraine

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NATO

When NATO leaders convene on Tuesday for a three-day summit, they will ask Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan  After failures in Afghanistan and internal strife under the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump Diplomats reported that talks among the frequently fractious organisation were still ongoing, but leaders hoped to reach agreements  When NATO leaders convene … Read more

Police break up Istanbul Pride march, detain over 150

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Pride march

Turkish police on Sunday forcibly stops Pride march in Istanbul. The governor’s office had banned the march around Taksim Square. Police detained protesters, loading them into buses. Turkish police on Sunday forcibly intervened in a Pride march in Istanbul, detaining more than 150 demonstrators and an AFP photographer, AFP journalists on the ground and an … Read more

Turkey arrests Greek on spying charges: police

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Turkey arrests Greek

The agent, named M.A.A., was apprehended near Turkey’s border with Syria in southeastern city of Gaziantep. He compiled information about our country’s border security and transferred it to Greece. The Greek foreign ministry says his disappearance had been reported to its embassy in Ankara a few weeks ago. Turkey arrested a Greek citizen on suspicion … Read more

Iran top diplomat to visit Turkey after Israeli charges of attacks

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Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will visit Ankara on Monday. Visit comes four days after Israel thanked Turkey for foiling an alleged Iranian assassination plot. Israel advised its citizens to leave Turkey due to the “real and immediate danger” posed by Iranian operatives.   Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will visit Ankara on Monday after … Read more

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