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A man was wounded in the leg on Aug. 14 in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul after he was shot by two assailants whom he warned not to urinate into the sea, daily Habertürk has reported
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Police have conducted searches at three Istanbul courthouses as part of the investigation into the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), which has been blamed for the failed coup attempt of July 15
Prominent journalist Can Dündar has announced his resignation from daily Cumhuriyet as editor-in-chief, a post he took over in early 2015 at a time he and the newspaper’s Ankara bureau chief faced trial for “leaking state secrets” over a report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said nobody, including himself and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), can act as they did before the failed July 15 coup attempt, the day Turkey faced the “most despicable threat in its history.”
NATO would be well-advised to engage in some self-criticism following its tepid response to the July 15 coup attempt, Defense Minister Fikri Işık has suggested, while reaffirming Turkey’s commitment to the alliance. ‘There is huge anger among Turks and that needs to be taken into account by our allies,’ he says
It seems most likely that the followers of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen orchestrated the July 15 failed coup attempt in Turkey, according to a former U.S. ambassador to Ankara
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has marked the 15th anniversary of its foundation with a low-key celebration in the capital Ankara, a month after the failed coup attempt of July 15
The economic harm stemming from the failed July 15 coup has been limited, but the real damage has been to Turkey’s reputation abroad, according to Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek
A civil management restructuring process modeled on the Pentagon is planned for the Turkish Defense Ministry after the failed coup attempt of July 15, sources from the ministry told daily Hürriyet
People from all segments of society should be able to take part in civil service regardless of their religion or political views, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) has warned its members of fraudsters on social media who are pretending to be investors from Brazil
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest on a bus in Syria near the Atmeh border crossing into Turkey late on Aug. 15, killing at least 15 people and injuring 25 others, some critically, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said
ECONOMICS
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency
The unemployment rate in Turkey rose 0.1 percentage point in May year-on-year, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said in a statement on Aug. 15
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POLITICS
ANKARA
Turkey will not compromise with Washington over the extradition of the Islamic preacher widely believed to have orchestrated a failed coup attempt, Prime Minister Binali Yildırım has said, warning of rising anti-Americanism if the United States fails to extradite
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BERLIN – Anadolu Agency
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized European leaders for failing to show solidarity with Turkey during a recent coup attempt, while instead they raised concerns about the rule of law.
FRANKFURT – Agence France-Persse
A key Turkish religious organization in Germany said on Aug. 14 it would further distance itself from Ankara after politicians and media raised concerns of foreign influence
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Hacer Boyacıoğlu – ANKARA
The Turkish parliament’s budget commission has passed an omnibus bill which includes an article enabling the privatization of more than 100 state institutions
BARTIN
Heavy rain triggered floods and landslides on Aug. 13 in two districts of the Black Sea province of Bartın, causing only material damage
NEW YORK – Agence France-Presse
A gunman shot and killed a New York imam and his assistant near their mosque in the borough of Queens during a brazen attack carried out in broad daylight Aug. 13
HAVANA – Reuters
Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance on Aug. 13 at his 90th birthday gala, after the leader of the 1959 revolution thanked fellow Cubans for their well wishes and lambasted his old foe the United States in a column carried by state-run media
BANGKOK – Reuters
A series of bombing and arson attacks in southern Thailand that killed four people and wounded dozens was orchestrated by a single person, Thai police said yesterday, while a man has been arrested in relation to one of the attacks
LAGOS – Agence France-Presse
First it was falling oil prices that plagued Nigeria, then came inflation, power shortages, and a humanitarian crisis in the north
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The Syrian town of Manbij was taken back from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in the late afternoon of Aug. 12
A draft law for amendments in certain governmental decrees consisting of 75 articles on the establishment of a Turkey Sovereign Wealth Fund was submitted to the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office on Aug. 1
Some people are skeptical. Some are hopeful for a resolution. The Turkish Cypriot leader has been constantly pumping optimism that a deal before the end of the year had become discernible. The Greek Cypriot leader has been expressing cautious optimism and stressing that much work needed to be done before he could say a deal was now within reach
It was September of 1859 when Istanbul was shaken. As far as we know, a rebellion was about to erupt in Istanbul. In the handwritten leaflets, the flugblatt as the Germans called them before printing machines were invented, it was claimed that “the sultan had become an infidel” and they were calling for a return to sharia law
You may argue that human resources for the Fethullah Gülen movement cannot be dried up
The coup attempt on July 15 targeted not only President Tayyip Erdoğan and the government, but all politicians and Turkish people
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Dear President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, On your return flight from Russia, you spoke with journalists on board, referring to the statement of former Chief of General Staff İlker Başbuğ on military high schools
I want to draw your attention to these words of Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım when he spoke at Çankaya Mansion during a visit of exporters. I could not get hold of the full text of the speech, but according to daily Milliyet, he said: “From now on, Turkey will work more closely with particularly regional countries on these matters. Just as we have made issues with Israel reach a certain point, just as we have put Russian relations back on track again, in Syria also and with other countries in t
In Deniz Kaynak’s children’s story “Masalını Terk Eden Prensesler” (Princesses Leave Their Fairy Tales), the little bookworm Leyla wakes up on her birthday, only to find that the copy of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” her parents have bought is empty
The first taste of a grape is unforgettable, especially if it is a fragrant, aromatic one ripened to honeydew sweetness under the scorching summer sun
Istanbul’s Prince Islands are one of the best choices for people seeking to escape the noise and crowds of the city, you only need to choose an island and board a ferry
Turkey denied host Brazil its lone win in women’s basketball Aug. 13, rallying from 18 points down in the third quarter and beating the Brazilians 79-76 in double overtime
Following the call of a leading travel agency that Turkey needs to tell foreigners that things have returned to normal, I took it on myself in Erospolis to assure that all things are normal on this Aegean beach.
This season marks the 11th year of excavations in Samsun’s ancient city of Nerik, known as the religious center of the Hittites
The Fethullah Gülen Movement has shown its ugly face, says Elif Şafak
Imagine a place where you can see all shades of green and nature gives all its beauties and kindnesses. Yedigöller National Park is such a paradise that no one should miss its flowing streams, healing fountains and attractive lakes
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Babylon Soundgarden 2016 will be held at Babylon Çeşme on the Aegean coast on Aug. 13
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