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The Turkish lira dropped to a record low of 2.5185 against the dollar on Feb. 27
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Istanbul police detained a man in front of the US consulate in Istanbul on Feb. 27, after he threatened to detonate a bomb he said he was carrying
Beşiktaş, which knocked Liverpool out of the Europa League Feb. 26 on penalties, will take on Club Brugge in the next round
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s continued harsh criticisms of the Central Bank have raised concerns about the future of its governor, Erdem Başçı, as well as Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan
A ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy has caused consternation by retweeting an insulting post about former President İsmet İnönü, one of the founders of the Turkish Republic, triggering reactions even from her own fellow party members.
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is seeking new ways to speed up legislation of the controversial homeland security package, including plans to divide the 132-article bill into smaller pieces, amid strong resistance from the opposition
Apparently inspired by ‘Erdoğan’s 16 warriors,’ several electoral candidates for Turkey’s ruling AKP have posed for their nomination campaign posters dressed in the Ottoman style, going viral on social media with some users mocking and others supporting them.
As violence at Turkish juvenile prisons has once again hit the agenda, a fresh report based on a prosecutor indictment has revealed that a 15-year-old was beaten to death by inmates at a prison in Istanbul five years ago
HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş and HDP Deputy Parliamentary Group Chair Pervin Buldan will be exempt from a rule in the party’s internal regulation that limits deputies to two consecutive terms in parliament
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has pledged that Turkey will continue its efforts to contribute to peace and stability in Afghanistan, despite an early morning bomb attack in Kabul on Feb. 26 that killed one Turkish soldier
A Taliban suicide attack in Kabul has killed two people, including a Turkish soldier. According to the group's spokesperson, the target was 'an American vehicle passing through the street where the Turkish Embassy in Kabul is located."
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Turkey has said its financial burden emanating from the Syrian conflict has reached $6 billion, calling for more help from the international community
ENERGY
Turkey has secured a discount of 10.25 percent in the price of what it pays for Russian gas, but consumers won’t see any changes in their utility bills due to the current weakness of the Turkish Lira, Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said on Feb. 27
EUROPE
STOCKHOLM - Agence France-Presse
Danish police said they arrested on Feb. 27 a third alleged accomplice in the Copenhagen shootings, nearly two weeks after the attacks that killed two people
HELSINKI - Anadolu Agency
Turkey will make every effort to protect Muslims in Austria, especially those of Turkish descent, from being harmed due to a controversial recently approved bill regulating Islam in the country, Turkey’s EU minister said on Feb. 26
JERUSALEM - Agence France-Presse
Israel will stop cutting power to Palestinian cities over unpaid bills and will deduct funds from tax money to prevent the debt increasing, a government official said on Feb. 26
ISTANBUL
Tüpraş, Turkey’s sole oil refiner, said it has reached an agreement with authorities to pay a sum of 55 million Turkish Liras ($22 million), after negotiating on tax demands and related fines totaling 160 million liras
ANKARA
The Turkish Defense Ministry and Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz have declared their full support for Chief of General Staff Necdet Özel, who was slammed by Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli
BAGHDAD - Agence France-Presse
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants armed with sledgehammers and jackhammers have destroyed priceless ancient artefacts in Iraq's city of Mosul on Feb. 26
MOSCOW - Agence France-Presse
Russia has confirmed that it will attend talks with the European Union and Ukraine on March 2 aimed at resolving a bitter gas supply dispute which threatens deliveries to Europe
WASHINGTON - Agence France-Presse
Turkey does not place a high priority on fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and as a result foreign fighters are able to travel through the country into Syria, US intelligence chief James Clapper said on Feb. 26
ARTEMIVSK - Agence France-Presse
The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency session to discuss the fragile ceasefire in Ukraine on Feb. 27, a year to the day since Russian troops and pro-Moscow forces began seizing ports and cities on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea
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Right after the Turkish Central Bank lowered its interest rate by another 0.25, the same as last month, reporters asked Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu what he thought
There will be a lot of political discussion on the evacuation and relocation of the Tomb of Süleyman Şah in Syria.
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is boasting around that it will enter the upcoming June elections as a political party and produce over 60 deputies, thereby becoming the “king-maker” in the Turkish parliament.
The misfortunes women have to live through in this country never end. You must have seen it, read about it or heard about it.
As I noted in my last column, almost all Turkey economists were expecting the Central Bank to cut its policy and borrowing rates at the Monetary Policy Committee rate-setting meeting on Feb. 24.
The curious reader asked: “If Russia said, ‘We don’t like the location of our U.S. embassy – the area is too dangerous’ and they sent out 500 troops to seize a piece of land in a better area of Washington, what would the world call this?
It was the year 2007, the month was May. Because of the Constitutional Court’s decision of the quorum of 367 members, Turkey was not able to elect its president and its political agenda was tangled.
If the “old Turkey” is identified with the period that precedes the rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), when the country was governed by mainstream parties on the center-right and center-left of the political spectrum under military-judicial tutelage, then veteran Kurdish politician Hasip Kaplan would be neither a fan of that period nor of those parties.
Britain's Prince William compared royal notes with Japan's imperial family on Feb. 27 in the tradition-laden Imperial Palace that dominates central Tokyo
A newly-opened exhibition at Istanbul Modern’s Photography Gallery titled “Magnum – Contact Sheets” explores the creation processes of photographs from Magnum Photos, one of the world’s most prestigious photography agencies
FOLDED CORNER: ‘An Englishwoman in Angora’ by Grace Ellison (Cambridge University Press, 344 pages, $38)
Istanbul’s Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall (CRR) will host the Violins of the World Festival on March 1 and 2. Coordinated by violinist Cihat Aşkın, the festival will host violin virtuosos including Ara Malikian, Ayla Erduran, Ani Schnarch and Yarub Smarait, as well as the world-known violin production masters and Grammy award-winning Parker Quartet
The founder of the Mathematics Village, an enclave in western Turkey that serves as a distraction-free environment for students to learn math, is this year’s winner of the annual Vehbi Koç Award
In collaboration with the Amsterdam Rast Theater, a performance in Kurdish of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” produced by the Diyarbakır City Theater in the eastern province of Van, has recently drawn great interest among locals
An expedition to space is not a dream anymore four lucky Turks, shortlisted for the “pure space experience” trip organized by the SCX company.
British graffiti artist Banksy has released a short video in which he documented life in war-torn Gaza during his undercover visit to the city.
Renowned Italian chef Davide Bisetto is in Istanbul, bringing the tastes of Venice with his own unique twist
Remains from Süleyman Şah tomb placed temporarily in southeastern Turkey
Astronauts leave space station for second spacewalk
Spanish students strike to protest financial cuts to education
President Erdoğan visits Cuba
Syrians begin returning home after Kurdish forces recapture Kobane
Carnival time in Brazil
Outcry in Turkey over 20-year-old girl's brutal killing
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega crowned Miss Universe
Massive destruction in Kobane after Kurds drive out ISIL
Turkish commandos' winter training in Bolu
Haute Couture fashion show in Paris
24th International Festival of Masquerade Games 'Surva' in Bulgaria
Forgotten treasure of rare cars goes on auction in France
Traditional bull racing in Pakistan
Turkish police crack down on protesters gathered to march for Gezi victim in Ankara
Asia rings in Year of the Sheep with fireworks and festivities
Volunteers leave food on streets for stray animals affected by snow
Cappadocia’s Narlıgöl attracts tourists, photographers
Turkish lawmakers brawl over protest bill
Turkey raises flag on new location for Süleyman Şah tomb in Syria
Kobane tries to dress its wounds
Highlights from 87th Annual Academy Awards
Gaza hit by flood as Israel denies releasing water from dam
Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL
Police backed by riot squad raid communal house in Istanbul
'Stand with Us': Thousands protest police killings in US
Drought in Lake Van exposes long-submerged Ottoman structures
Protests mark beginning of coup-plot case against Turkish fan group çArşı
CHP members hit streets to mark corruption probe anniversary
Enjoying winter at Turkey's ski resorts
Argentina court grants orangutan basic rights
Gazans surf on braving hardships and threat of violence
Christmas Eve masses in Turkey
Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami
Transport minister visits construction site of 3rd Istanbul airport
Turkish gunman lays flowers at Vatican tomb of John Paul II
Storm hits western Turkey as flights and ferries canceled
AirAsia relatives distraught as bodies found in sea
Charred Greek ferry towed to Italy overnight
Hot-air balloon tour over amazing view of Capadoccia under snow blanket
Turkey commemorates fallen soldiers of WWI in Sarıkamış
Protests in 4 German cities against anti-Islam rallies
Greek Orthodox celebrate epiphany in Istanbul
Boston opens 'oldest' US time capsule from 1795
World mourns 12 dead in newspaper attack in France
Butterflies exhibition in Kyrgyzstan
Hundreds pay tribute to victims of Charlie Hebdo attack in Istanbul
Horses replace tourists at thermal spring in eastern province of Bitlis during winter
Turks stage protest against 'parallel state' in New York
Owner puts historical church in central Turkey up for sale online
Hrant Dink remembered on 8th year of murder
Ottoman castle standing on Tunisian coast for centuries
Then and now: Change in popular Turkish resort town of Kuşadası over past 50 years
Photos of alleged bribery money seized in house of Turkish minister’s son revealed
Halfeti - A town of mesmerizing beauty
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink commemorated seven years after his murder
Figure skating short program at Winter Olympics
Egyptian walls covered by graffiti as a reflection of the country's mood
Police use force to disperse coup trials protest in Turkish capital
Footage emerges showing fatal collision killing first Gezi victim
Protests staged across Turkey over tapes incriminating PM and son
Fight erupts at Turkish parliament amid talks over cram school bill
First alpacas arrive in Turkey after long journey from Australia
US President Obama’s poses during phone talks with world leaders
‘Şanslı,’ the 'lucky' bear cub rescued after being frozen opens his eyes
Silent sitting protests staged across Turkey in memory of Berkin Elvan
Bosphorus’ silhouette changes as construction continues for Istanbul's third bridge
Twin polar bear cubs made their first public appearance at Tierpark Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich - cuteness warning
Ottoman Dress Album with drawings by Tulip Era Painter Van Mour
Opposition ballots found in trash bags in southern Turkey
'Lucky' bear cub Şanslı growing after overcoming fight with frost and major lung infection
Three workers die in construction accident at viaduct connecting to Istanbul’s third bridge
Turkish main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu assaulted at Parliament
Iranian mother spares life of son's killer with slap
Turkish ministers when they were children
Fourth commemoration of 1915 killings of Armenians in Istanbul
Daily Hürriyet visits the birthplace of Galatasaray's Ivorian legend, Didier Drogba
Turkey builds portable wall on border with Syria
Support grows for Barcelona player Dani Alves after banana-throwing incident
Specially-designed portable steel walls used by Ankara police on May Day
Lone house stands in vast construction site in Istanbul's popular Fikirtepe neighborhood
Turkish MPs as gentle and courteous as ever during corruption session
World cities with the most powerful brands
Exhibition shows Istanbul through eyes of children
Secret weapons of Turkish army: locally produced rocket launchers, missile systems
Agonizing wait for miners' families in Soma as rescue operations continue
Footage shows workers trying to escape from deadly disaster at Soma mine
Protests held in Turkey over Soma coal mine disaster
Turkish PM Erdoğan visits Soma coal mine as photos from rescue operation depict huge tragedy
Pain overwhelms families of Soma miners during funerals
Severe floods hit Serbia and Bosnia
Search and rescue team releases footage from operation inside Soma mine
Clashes erupt between protesters and police in Istanbul's Okmeydanı
Guerilla photo exhibition in Istanbul streets ahead of Gezi Park protests’ anniversary
Gunman posted online video before killing six in California
Mardin Castle to host visitors after 27 years, following restoration
Security forces launch operation against PKK members blocking roads in Diyarbakır
Turkish official’s Ottoman-style circumcision triggers public outcry
Police leave protesters bloodied and bruised on Gezi anniversary
Heavy rain hit Istanbul
Women caught on camera while stealing aid money for families of Soma victims
Tension high as clashes continue between gendarmerie and protesters in southeastern Turkey
'#Resistforest,' activists say in colorful third airport protest in Istanbul
Abbas, Peres call for peace at Vatican ceremony attended by Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew
Demonstrators, police clash around Turkey in wake of Lice deaths
Hassan Rouhani visits Ankara, marking first trip by an Iranian president to Turkey in 18 years
Resplendent despite years of neglect: Cappadocia's centuries-old Red Church to be restored
Over half a million Iraqis flee as ISIL militants seize Mosul
Turkey’s consulate facility in Mosul
İzmir’s LGBT community holds colorful Pride Parade for second year
Tired of ISIL, murders, 'parallel state'… Take a look at these cute baby hedgehogs
Demonstrators gather ahead of court verdict on trial of 1980 military coup leaders
Flags, cheers greet Spain's new King Felipe VI
‘Occupy Galata’ protest held against private tea house in public square
Travelling 36,000 years underground in France's Chauvet cave
Annual Trans Pride march held in Istanbul
'Baby jumping festival' in Spain
Commando candidates in tough surface water training
UK queen visits Belfast set of 'Game of Thrones'
The bugs of Ankara: The weirdest scenes that anyone can run into in Turkish capital
Rare World War I photos from Turkish General Staff archives
Syrian refugees in the derelict houses of Istanbul’s poverty-stricken Fikirtepe neighborhood
'I am here, babe!' Thousands attend Gay Parade in Istanbul
Colorful fans of 2014 World Cup
Thousands of flamingos born in Tuz Lake
Interest increases in ancient Armenian city of Ani
Fire destroys luxury yacht off Bodrum
Rescued turtle released to Aegean Sea after three-month treatment
Turkish drivers abducted in Iraq by the Islamic State released after more than three weeks of captivity
Freed Turkish truck drivers back home after more than three weeks of captivity in Iraq
TOMA joins cleaning work as Istanbul road covered by cement after traffic accident
Ancient city of Myra focus of interest in Antalya
Pilot's last-minute maneuver prevents huge accident at Barcelona airport
San Fermin festival in Spain
Israel launches military offensive against Gaza militants
Goetze wins World Cup for Germany in extra time
Metallica hits the stage in Istanbul
Turkey beefs up border security after clashes increase on Syrian side
Kapuzbaşı waterfalls in Central Anatolia charm visitors
Black Sea highlanders form 3-km human chain against gold, copper mine project
45th anniversary of US astronauts' Moon landing
Isreali army organizes tour through Gaza tunnel for journalists
Turkish Historical Society releases World War I archival photos
Palestinian artists create arresting images from smoke of Israeli rocket strikes in Gaza
Black clouds hang over Istanbul as torrential rains hit town
Black Sea’s unique Kamilet Valley threatened by hydroelectric plants
Two Istanbul reservoirs close to drying out
Stunning photos from starry nights at ancient ruin site of Blaundus
A bird's eye view tour of Turkey's eastern provinces of Van and Hakkari
Temple of Serapis in Ephesus undergoes restoration
Greenpeace activists call for halt to coal plant frenzy in mythical Kaz Mountains
Syrian children struggle to survive on Istanbul streets
Turkey opens border to Syrian Kurds fleeing ISIL offensive
15,000 police launch major operation in Istanbul
Locals march to protest constructions on Istanbul coastal area
People rally to save Lake Burdur from drought ahead of ‘water fast’
Hong Kong demonstrators protest with 'love and peace' as police resort to tear gas and batons
Extraordinary artist finishes Istanbul drawing
Turkish tanks take up position on Syrian border next to besieged Kurdish town
Clooney and Alamuddin cap weekend nuptials with civil ceremony
Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong
496 Afghan police officers complete training at the Sivas Polis Academy
Clashes between PYD and ISIL continue near Turkish border
Hot-air balloons fly to raise awareness of breast cancer
Highlights from Paris Fashion Week
Summer continues on Turkey's southern coasts
Traffic jam paralyzes Istanbul as people leave for Eid al-Adha holiday
Turkey holds border exercise
Mortar shell hits house in Turkish border town
Arabs to build holiday village in Black Sea province of Samsun's 'hidden paradise'
Frescos at Cappodocia's open-air museum attract tourists
Anti-ISIL protests sparked across Turkey as jihadists advance to Kobane
Baby loggerhead turtles take the ‘big dive’ at their Mediterranean safe haven
NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg visits Turkish military base to view US Patriot
A green Sahara in the Black Sea
Breathtaking autumn scenes from Bolu's Seven Lakes National Park
Prettiest Turkish girl in Germany crowned at Miss Turkuaz 2014
Church in Laodicea ancient site opened to tourism
Life of Piri Reis in ballet
Autumn scenes from Turkey
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Istanbul
Turkish pilots give full marks to locally co-manufactured assault helicopter
Kurdish people watch clashes in Kobane from hill in Turkish border town
Rare Roman inscription unearthed in Jerusalem
First snowfall of season in eastern Turkey
Ölüdeniz air games take off
Hucul horses escape total extinction after concerted efforts
Kurdish peace bid allows for rediscovery of prehistorical paintings in Hakkari
Colleagues mourn after worker killed in Istanbul construction site
7,000 flamingos born on artificial islands at İzmir’s Bird Paradise
A long journey from Budapest to Tehran on first ever European private train permitted to enter Iran
Transport minister examines works at Istanbul’s Eurasia Tunnel
Tense wait as rescue operations proceed to save workers trapped in central Turkey mine
Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child
Protesters storm Burkina Faso parliament, set fire
Huge oil platform passes Istanbul’s Bosphorus
Footage showing search and rescue efforts inside Karaman mine released
Hawaii lava flow reaches home, threatens town
Migrants killed as boat sinks off north coast of Istanbul
Daredevil walks rope between towers blindfolded
Enchanting photos of children playing with horses in eastern province of Van
PETA supporters demonstrate on World Vegan day in London
Time stands still, life moves on for Kobane refugees
Almost 6,000 olive trees cut down for controversial coal plant construction in western Turkey
Second elephant born in Turkey allowed to hang out outside for first time
Construction of Istanbul’s third airport continues at full throttle despite concerns
Turkey commemorates 76th anniversary of Atatürk's death
Atatürk's wartime outfits modernized for today's women
Turkish Navy's underwater offense units in training
Gaziantep mayor visits abandoned baby baboon named ‘Little Prince’
Iraqi Defense Ministry releases footage of air strikes on ISIL bases
Meet the Turkish Superhumans
Sheep flock to Eiffel Tower as French farmers cry wolf
In pictures: Pope Francis’ historic visit to Turkey
Pope Francis prays in Istanbul's Blue Mosque
Underground prayer rooms in Tunisia
World's shortest and tallest men meet in London
Australians bury heads in sand to protest gov't over climate change
Australia brings 'koala diplomacy' to bear at G20
Turkish zoo takes care of baby baboon after mother abandons it
Turkish submarine confronts Greek coast guard in fishing standoff
Ankara's historic Hacıbayram neighborhood turning into refugee ghetto
Pictures of the year 2014
Russia displays air defence systems amid Ukraine tensions
Turkish orthopedics company helps disabled animals
Finalists of 2014 World Muslimah Awards
Hundreds paid tribute to Turkish woman killed in brutal attack in Germany
Miss Puerto Rico crowned Miss International 2014
Donkeys get married to protest donkeys getting married
10 workers killed at Istanbul construction site
New member of Zurich zoo: Baby black rhino Olmoti
Turkish commandos introduce new equipment during special drill
French rush to buy new Charlie Hebdo edition after attacks
‘Soldiers’ of 16 great Turkish states welcome Palestine’s Abbas
16 Turkish warriors welcome Aliyev at new presidential palace
More than one million march against extremism in Paris
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
Record 17,000 rally against 'Islamization' in Germany
Miss South Africa crowned Miss World
Hostages held inside Sydney cafe, Islamic flag held up
Heavy rainfall hits Mediterranean province of Antalya
Blizzard-weary Americans brave more snow
Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan
57th Grammy Awards
Snowfall begins in Istanbul