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The Istanbul Village Heads Solidarity Association has filed a criminal complaint against Turkish cartoon magazine Leman’s management and one of its caricaturists over an “insulting” cover
Comment(s)4/8/2016
The head of the Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation’s (MKE) weapons factory, Mustafa Tanrıverdi, was arrested on April 7 in Ankara after allegedly trying to sell weapon designs to a U.S. company
Thousands of Istanbul locals spent hours in traffic early on April 8 after a suspicious gas tube tied to banner that was left on a roadside in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı neighborhood alarmed police
Turkish and Israeli teams have made progress toward finalizing an agreement to mend ties between the two countries, agreeing that a deal will be finalized in the next meeting to be convened “very soon,” Ankara has announced
A group of 45 Pakistani migrants arrived in the Turkish coastal town of Dikili on April 8 after being expelled from Greece under a Turkey-EU deal to halt mass migration to Europe, a local official said
PM Ahmet Davutoğlu has denied the existence of any disagreements with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the fight against terrorism and other critical issues, blaming some “anonymous groups” for the suggestion of a row
The recent fall of the government in Turkish Cyprus and the parliamentary elections in Greek Cyprus in May could have an impact on the United Nations-brokered peace talks on the divided Mediterranean island, Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı has told the Hürriyet Daily News
The political system and the rule of law have a significant effect on a country’s growth in the long term aside from macroeconomics, said a leading economist and daily Hürriyet columnist
The pace of growth and development in the Turkish economy and its foreign trade implications over the last decade, coupled with the deepening interconnectedness of markets across the globe and the interdependence of national economies has brought topics related to direct and indirect foreign investment to the top of the agenda
Turkey’s summer tourism capital Antalya is preparing for a tough new season, with visitor numbers falling and local businesses feeling the pinch
An energy-efficient “super town” being constructed in the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir will be an “example” for Turkey of progressive and innovative urban planning, according to the city’s mayor
Turkey is investigating Russian claims that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in Syria and Iraq have profited from smuggling stolen antiquities through its territory
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ISTANBUL
Turkey’s first Roma deputy, Özcan Purcu, has drawn attention to discrimination against Roma citizens, citing problems in education, healthcare and equal access to the job market
Comment(s) 4/8/2016
LOCAL
An empty five-story building collapsed in the Şehit Muhtar neighborhood of Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district on April 8. Several other buildings were damaged as a result of the collapse
LONDON - Agence France-Presse
British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted on April 7 he had held a 30,000 stake in an offshore fund set up by his father, after days of pressure following publication of the so-called Panama Papers
BAGHDAD - Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Iraq on April 8 to show support for its prime minister, who is grappling with a political crisis, a collapsing economy and a fitful fight to retake ground from ISIL militants
BEIRUT- Agence France-Presse
A Lebanese military court sentenced former information minister Michel Samaha to 13 years in prison with hard labour on April 8 for attempting to carry out "terrorist acts", a judicial source told AFP
Emine Kart - ANKARA
Turkey is looking to increase the number of Iranian tourists it welcomes as it seeks to diversify sources of tourism due to a significant downturn in the Russian and European markets amid rising security concerns
LONDON
Some Turkish banks will likely need to issue additional capital to avoid a shortfall before the full implementation of Basel III in 2019, said Moody’s Investors Service in a report April 7
MARDİN
Five security officials, including two police chiefs and a major, have been killed in an attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Nusaybin district of the southeastern province of Mardin amid ongoing security operations
Comment(s) 4/7/2016
Underlining the need for the utmost care not to harm citizens in military ops, the top US diplomat in Turkey calls on the PKK to disarm
KİLİS
Turkish artillery units began to shell Syrian positions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) hours after two projectiles hit the southeastern province of Kilis, located near Turkey’s Syrian border, and wounded three on April 7
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Political language in Turkey is degenerating as political polarization increases. The ongoing “pervert” debate is an embarrassing example of this
When we examine the last 20 years, we see that the focus of Eurasian Economic Summits has been the rich opportunities and cooperation possibilities that are emerging in the region in areas including economics, trade, transportation and energy
Two major steps are expected from Turkey’s energy administration this year
It is quite difficult for foreign diplomats to make comments about affairs in the country where they are assigned
In 2010, Turkey was “shaken” by the surfacing of alleged serial rapes in the southeastern city of Siirt, including “shocking” cases of adults raping minors and minors raping toddlers, killing one
“If guilty, she or he should be on trial under arrest.”
In times of war, it is not only lives and the truth that are lost, but also the rights of the people
Comment(s)4/7/2016
There is no doubt that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is responsible for the spiral of violence that has shaken this country even since the June elections
The Tophane-i Amire Culture and Arts Center is hosting an exhibition that sheds light on common culture of Turks and Armenians in history with postcards from the Orlando Carlo Calumeno Collection
A small, single poster saying “Refugees Welcome” greeted the first batch of refugees who arrived in the Aegean port of Dikili on April 4
British street artist Banksy’s only known surviving work in Italy, a Naples mural entitled “Madonna with a pistol,” has been placed under a protective cover in the hope of preserving it
A wooden chair used by J.K. Rowling when she wrote her first two "Harry Potter" books has sold for $394,000 at a New York auction - more than eight times its opening bid
A new William Shakespeare First Folio, part of the original collection of 36 plays published in 1623, has been discovered on a Scottish island, the University of Oxford said April 7
Veteran Turkish director and producer Ülkü Erakalın has died at the age of 82 in an Istanbul hospital, where had been receiving treatment
The 15th International Music Festival, organized in the southern province of Mersin, will bring together stars from Turkey and abroad in the city’s historic places between May 2 and 28
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul will play for its first continental trophy after surviving overtime to knock out last season’s runner-up, Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas, on April 6 in the Canary Islands
Turkey and Egypt will not be reopened for Russian tourists this year, according to the deputy head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism, TASS News Agency reported April 7