Fuat Oktay

Political parties submitted their parliamentary candidate lists for May 14 polls to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) on April 9.

Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar, who was in London, the United Kingdom, for a series of meetings, has been protested by a group of Greek students.

A woman walks with her suitcases in front of collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake hit Kahramanmaras, Turkey, 22 March 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

"The fact that displaced people are still unable to vote where they are is nothing more than a deprivation of citizenship," TIHV said in a statement on Wednesday.

The death toll in the Feb. 6 earthquakes that rattled southern provinces has risen to 49,589, while 18 people lost their lives in the flood disaster, as search efforts for three missing people continue, Vice President Fuat Oktay has announced.

In the "Türkiye, One Heart" campaign launched for the survivors hit by the deadly Feb. 6 quakes, 74 billion Turkish Liras ($3.8 billion) of the pledged 115 billion liras ($6.2 billion) of donations has been received, Vice President Fuat Oktay has announced.

Turkish Cypriot citizens have been granted the right to benefit from the health system in Türkiye, Vice President Fuat Oktay has announced.

Türkiye has celebrated the 99th anniversary of Republic Day with various ceremonies across the country.

Celebrations began with thousands' visit to Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in the capital Ankara.

The central government budget posted a deficit of 79 billion Turkish Liras ($4.2 billion) in September, the Treasury and Finance Ministry has said.

Revenues grew by 75.5 percent on an annual basis to 207 billion liras with tax revenues rising more than 81 percent to 173.5 billion last month. Expenditures amounted to 286 billion liras, up by 102 percent from September 2021.

The Economy Coordination Board, chaired by Vice President Fuat Oktay, convened on Aug. 30 to discuss the specifics of the medium-term program, covering 2023-2025.

Members of the board discussed the macroeconomic framework and the budget, said a statement released after the meeting.

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay has announced that the officials are preparing "digital twins," a simulation project formed with images from drones to monitor all the 81 provinces.

Speaking at a council organized by the directorate general of geographic information systems, an affiliate of the Environment Ministry, Oktay introduced the project.