News archive of June 2017

The Forestry and Water Affairs Ministry has released millions of bugs into forests in a bid to prevent other harmful insects from damaging trees. 

Different species of bugs were developed in a total of 51 laboratories formed by the ministry, before around 13 million "terminator bugs" were released into nature, daily Habertürk reported on June 30.

Turkey's foreign trade deficit hit $7.3 billion in May with a nearly 43 percent year-on-year increase, official data showed on June 30. 

“Yesterday there was an attempt to blackmail the deal. We prevented it clearly. We will not allow anyone to ask for all or nothing, “said Greek Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias, commenting on the ongoing talks on the Cyprus issue from Crans-Montana in Switzerland which have enterd their 3rd day. He added that negotiations are about a compromise that benefits all sides.

A court in Istanbul has banned a mother from sharing the pictures of her children on social media in a divorce case. 

The Istanbul Beykoz Family Court has found a father justified in his claims that his wife was "making an invitation for abuse" by sharing their children's pictures online, daily Vatan reported on June 30.

Istanbul-based Turkish Cargo, a division of national flag-carrier Turkish Airlines, will launch scheduled freighter flights to South Africa and Madagascar from Saturday, the company said on June 30.

Total Producer Price Index in Industry in May 2017 decreased by 1.2% compared to the previous month.

President Aleksandar Vucic spoke on Thursday with Russian State Duma member Sergei Zheleznyak and Lomonosov State University professor Olga Zinovieva.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Switzerland on Friday in a bid to boost crucial negotiations aimed at reuniting Cyprus after more than 40 years of division.

Turkey has witnessed a dramatic rise in its divorce rate over the past 10 years with an increase of 82 percent, according to 2016 figures from the general directorate of criminal records and statistics. 

Over 8.5 million people received psychological treatment in 2016 in Turkey, which has a population of nearly 80 million, according to statistics released by the Health Ministry.

The ministry said the number increased by 740,602 in one year, reaching 8,656,513, which corresponds to over 10 percent of the country's population.