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The Turkish parliament has passed a draft bill aiming to bring new measures to protect personal data, the Official Gazette announced on April 7
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A probe has been launched in Germany against a presenter on the ZDF TV station who allegedly “insulted” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
The trial of prominent Turkish columnist Cengiz Çandar, accused of “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in seven opinion pieces, was opened and immediately adjourned in Istanbul on April 6
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
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 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
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
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on April 7 warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels failed to fulfil its side of the bargain
The heat in the debate over main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s criticism against Turkey’s family minister has been turned up, with Kılıçdaroğlu firing back at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over his use of the word "pervert"
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
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
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
LOCAL
İdris Emen - KAHRAMANMARAŞ
Locals from predominantly-Alevi populated villages in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaraş continue to rally against plans to build a container city for around 27,000 Syrian refugees, citing fears that ethno-religious tensions may be stirred with the potential arrival of extremists
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INTERNATIONAL
WASHINGTON - Anadolu Agency
Turkey’s assistance has been critical in efforts to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said April 6
NEW YORK
Women and the media play a huge role in the process of reaching true freedom and peace, daily Hürriyet Chairwoman Vuslat Doğan Sabancı has told the audience at the gala dinner for the Women in the World Summit
ANKARA
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will pay an official visit to the Turkish capital next week ahead of his participation in the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in Istanbul, the Turkish presidential office has announced
A suspect with alleged links to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who was detained in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on April 6 over his alleged involvement in the deadly Ankara bombing on Oct. 10, 2015, was arrested on April 7
MOSCOW/ISTANBUL
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
ISTANBUL
Many Turkish institutions cannot operate with transparency and a participatory approach to governance because of the long shadow cast by the executive
MANAMA - Agence France-Presse
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Iran on April 7 to help end wars in Yemen and Syria, where Tehran and its Gulf Arab rivals are backing opposing sides
WASHINGTON, DC
NASA has responded to remarks by minister Veysel Eroğlu, who raised eyebrows by claiming that Turkey’s technology on meteorological weather forecasts is more advanced than that of the space agency
ST.PETERSBURG - Associated Press
President Vladimir Putin on April 7 denied having any links to offshore accounts and described the Panama Papers document leaks scandal as part of a U.S.-led plot to weaken Russia
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Political language in Turkey is degenerating as political polarization increases. The ongoing “pervert” debate is an embarrassing example of this
Comment(s)4/8/2016
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
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
Turkey’s summer tourism capital Antalya is preparing for a tough new season, with visitor numbers falling and local businesses feeling the pinch
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
In a brazen assault near the Syrian capital, ISIL militants on April 7 abducted 300 cement workers and contractors in an area northeast of Damascus, Syrian state TV reported as fighting elsewhere in the country also worsened.