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The Turkish television and radio watchdog has stated it is closely monitoring street interviews due to their intent to impose specific ideologies on the masses and incite sociological discord.

Britain's competition watchdog said Sunday it will look into the cost of Covid-19 testing for travelers after Health Secretary Sajid Javid complained that high prices for the government-mandated tests were preventing some people from going on vacation, AP reported.

Turkey's election watchdog has announced that all preparations for the March 31 municipal elections have been completed.

Russia will allow tomato imports from two more Turkish firms as of March 29, Russia's agriculture safety watchdog said on March 28, as reported by Reuters. 

Turkey’s banking watchdog has approved the license for Bank of China (BOC) Turkey, allowing the bank to start operations immediately, the watchdog chief announced on Dec. 1.

The Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) says that a hold-up at Greece's privacy watchdog is preventing it from rolling out a much-publicized electronic ticketing system, which aims to limit fare dodging in the capital.

By Dimitra Manifava

The Competition Commission will be focusing its efforts on the energy sector, food and basic household commodities in the coming months, targeting these sectors specifically because they have the biggest direct impact on the lives of ordinary citizens.

Twitter has not been blocked in Turkey, the country's telecommunications watchdog said Dec. 15.

The watchdog made the clarification after Twitter users complained they were unable to access the micro-blogging site for nearly two hours on the day.