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In a landmark decision, an Ankara court has ruled that a private who had lost his life after getting sick during military service in the Central Anatolian province of Çorum should be considered "service-disabled," thus making it possible for his family to be given a state salary.

The shadow economy costs the Turkish economy 60 billion Turkish Liras ($17 billion) annually, Labor Minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu has said, adding that new measures would be taken to slash it.  

The share of the shadow economy in the whole economy is 32 percent, he said. 

The government restructured a total of 120 billion Turkish Liras ($33.6 billion) public receivables and tax debts in a recent plan, Finance Minister Naci Ağbal said on May 24. 

Ağbal added that tax offices would be open over the weekend to receive last-minute applications, for which a May 31 deadline has been set. 

Turkey's Health Ministry has sent a letter to the Social Security Institution (SGK), the government's health insurance scheme, to cover all medical expenses for 114 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients in the country, after an 8-month-old baby died due to a lack of financial means, according to daily Habertürk.

Shall we start with the report from the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) titled "Being a Child Laborer in Turkey," on the occasion of April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day? 

The number of registered women wage-earners in Turkey fell by 40,000 in December 2016 compared to the same month of 2015, according to a new report prepared and released by the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV). 

TEPAV's latest workforce report stated that the fall in women employees amounted to a 1 percent drop year-on-year in the same period. 

The number of employed women in Turkey decreased 40,000 in November 2016 compared to the same month of 2015, according to a new report prepared by the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV). 

TEPAV's latest workforce report stated that the fall in women's employment amounted to a 1 percent drop year-on-year in the same period. 

Turkey, this week, has made a radical change in the way it calculates its gross domestic product (GDP), creating a shock effect both regarding its revised results and methodology. 

More than 1.5 million small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are now able to hire temporary workers rather than employ permanent workers due to a new regulation enacted as part of a controversial flexible labor act, daily Habertürk reported Oct. 14. 

A total of 100 suspects, including pharmacists, medics and nurses, were detained for issuing fake prescriptions on May 2 during operations across the country.