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The HDP has announced a call by the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to hold a congress in spring to discuss disarmament in Turkey
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It may be early to say whether the Kurdish process will come to a happy end as to reinforce the unity, peace and democracy in Turkey, but it is true that it has never come so close before
Yaşar Kemal, who was hospitalized since Jan 14 following respiratory problems, lung infection and heart arrhythmia, died ın in Istanbul’ broadcaster CNN reported on Feb 28
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan strongly criticized Austria on Feb 28 for approving a controversial bill that revises the status of Muslims in the European country
People in a democratic country should be able to express criticism of their leaders, a senior U.S. official has said, voicing Washington’s concern over Turkey’s human rights situation, amid a series of recent cases in which senior elected officials have opened cases against citizens upon alleged 'insults.'
Turkish Central Bank Governor Erdem Başçı has sought to calm jittery investors on Feb. 27, dismissing rumors that he would resign and giving a brief lift to the lira currency after it tumbled to a record low.
The International Press Institute’s (IPI) Turkish National Committee has announced that it will start a campaign against the increasing number of defamation lawsuits targeting journalists in Turkey. President Erdoğan's initiative is described as 'dangerous development for democracy.'
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit narrowed in January to $4.31 billion, a 37.5 percent decrease from the same month of the previous year, due to the decrease in oil prices and the rise in gold exports, mainly to Switzerland
Istanbul police have detained a man in front of the US consulate in Istanbul, after he threatened to detonate a bomb he said he was carrying
In the days of the Ottoman Empire, pederasty-like relationships were common between pre-pubescent boys and bearded older men. Though today it seems homoerotic, the relationship had a deeper meaning according to the mystic Sufis and their search for God
The contentious security package increasing the power of the police and governors is in fact a historic reform to preserve democracy and the rule of law in Turkey, according to Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan
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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.
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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
Dozens of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmakers, including a number of former ministers, who are banned from running for parliament in the upcoming elections due to the AKP’s internal three-term limit, have met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to demand an easing of the rule
Kurdish problem-focused HDP's deputy Sebahat Tuncel, who was sentenced for being a member of the outlawed PKK, should be retried, as her right to a free and timely trial was violated, Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled.
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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
Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik has joined the condemnation of the ISIL destruction of historical artifacts in the Iraqi province of Mosul, recently captured on camera.
Daily Hürriyet editor-in-chief Sedat Ergin testified on Feb. 27 as a plaintiff in Ankara in a case involving the illegal wiretapping of politicians, police officers, judicial officers, civil servants, and journalists, including himself
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A non-commissioned officer has been arrested in the southern Turkish province of Hatay for informing the gendarmerie about trucks belonging to the Turkish intelligence, which were stopped and searched by soldiers two years ago.
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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
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
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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
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to embark on a one-day trip to Saudi Arabia on Feb. 28 to meet new Saudi King Salman, who assumed his post last month.
Last week, the news fell like a bombshell. Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz declared at the Turkish parliament that Turkey’s new defense missile system, to be purchased most probably from China, would not be integrated with NATO’s system. This kicked off a hot discussion on whether Turkey is changing its strategic affiliation and might ultimately withdraw from NATO
On Feb. 25, 1994, an ultra-Orthodox Jew named Baruch Goldstein entered the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, occupied Palestine, with a machine gun. Seconds later, he opened fire on the Muslim worshippers, killing 29 people and wounding more than 125. He himself was lynched to death by the survivors in the mosque, but only to turn into a martyr in the eyes of his comrades
While walking on the beach, when one comes across a sand castle, one would not step on it, but just walk around it
Denmark has had no majority government since 1982. Turkey, on the other hand, has been ruled by a tight single party majority since 2002. That is 33 years of debate and deal-making in Denmark and 13 years of parliamentary hegemony in Turkey
Central Bank Governor Erdem Başçı, who was rumored to have resigned on Thursday, just like Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, spoke to me on the phone in a wry tone of voice. He thanked me for my “get well soon” wishes and said he was using antibiotics
Adem Sözüer is a criminal law professor. He is the Dean of the School of Law at Istanbul University. He has always been on the side of rights and law, each and every time: During the Feb. 28 period, during the military tutelage period, and during the period when the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) was making legal reforms. He has always been on the side of law, on the side of rights
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
With an average intelligence, observation ability, good sense of humor and healthy mind you will be able to figure out Turkey and Turkish people easily. You will be eating olives at breakfast and dipping your bread into the ‘juice of the salad’ in no time
Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by generations of "Star Trek" fans as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died.
Apple sent invitations on Feb. 26 for a mystery event due to take place March 9, amid speculation about an imminent launch of its much anticipated Apple Watch
Beşiktaş has drawn against Club Brugge Feb. 27 in the Europa League Round of 16, following its major victory over Premier League giant Liverpool
İş Sanat will host an extraordinary violinist of his generation, Ray Chen, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the conductorship of highly-acclaimed German master conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach
The historical Valide Sultan Bath, built by Kanuni Sultan Süleyman’s wife Hürrem Sultan in the central Anatolian province of Konya’s Karapınar district in the 16th century, has been turned into a museum
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)
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Turkey's Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has signaled a potential change in the law on the Central Bank
An Egyptian court sentences four Muslim Brotherhood members to death - two in absentia - as top leader Mohamed Badie and his two deputies get life sentences
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