Seventeen Swedish Journalists, including the presidents of major press institutions urged Turkey
A recent report has shown that while 88.2 percent of people working in Turkey’s software industry are men, only 11.8 are women: “While the pioneers of computer programming were mostly women, this lack of women’s representation is a critical issue.”
The Constitutional Court has canceled the Presidential Communications Directorate’s authority of inspection over the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA) on the grounds that the related authority renders the AA’s autonomy meaningless.
Rising food prices make the front page of a pro-government newspaper in the form of tips to save money at the supermarket; stablemate broadcaster ATV assists with a piece on the effectiveness of fasting diets: https://t.co/74hkSOJ0Gq https://t.co/ugQT2qo0ZV
— Ankaralı Jan (@06JAnk) February 7, 2021
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has shared the results of its “Life Satisfaction Survey” for 2020. While 52.4 percent said that they were happy in 2019, this rate dropped to 48.2 percent last year.
Turkey ranks last in financial support for citizens during pandemic
According to a recent report by the Research Center of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK), Turkey has allocated only 1.1 percent of its GDP for its citizens, including their health expenditures, during the pandemic.
The general director of the fund has said that it has 1 million Euro of debt with a capital of 33 billion dollars.
The president spoke about the importance of the Turkish language, criticizing internet slang.
Turkish Lira second most depreciated currency of 2020 | Ahval
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