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A Turkish convoy has carried “aid” inside Syria to a historic tomb and military post belonged to Turkey, Prime Minister Erdoğan confirmed on April 23
Comment(s) 4/23/2014
Two out of every three children in Turkey live in poverty according to EU standards, according to a report prepared by Betam
PM Erdoğan has stressed the 'shared pain' in a historic statement on the Armenian issue, expressing condolences for the grandchildren of the victims on the eve of April 24. You can also click here to access the statement in eight languages, including Eastern and Western Armenian
The leaders of all political parties in Parliament gave speeches on the occasion of the April 23 celebrations, during which National Sovereignty and Children’s Day was marked
The head of the Turkey Syriac Associations Federation has told the HDN that efforts are being taken to open a Syriac elementary school
MHP leader Bahçeli slammed Erdoğan’s message on the incidents of 1915, while the CHP was more welcoming
Three children were detained in Istanbul for shouting the slogan 'Berkin Elvan is immortal'
‘Muslims in Modern Turkey: Kemalism, Modernism and the Revolt of the Islamist Intellectuals’ by Sena Karasipahi (I.B. Tauris, $30, 247 pages)
A newly imposed regulation has resulted in millions of Turkish Liras in losses for citizens due to a drop in interest rates in the absence of competition
Francis Ricciardone will become vice president of the Atlantic Council one month after Turkey's presidential elections in August
The ruling party will not take any step that would lead to chaos in Turkey regarding the presidential elections, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.
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More than 9 million vehicles illegally passed through toll bridges and highways in 2013, Transportation and Communications Minister Lütfi Elvan has said
MUSIC
The Music for Peace orchestra, which is made up of 110 children between the ages of seven and 14, was founded by the architect Mehmet Baki. The orchestra was on the stage at İş Sanat
GAZA CITY - Agence France-Presse
Rival Palestinian leaders from the West Bank and Gaza Strip have decided to form a government of national unity within the 'next five weeks,' officials said early on April 23.
ANKARA
The CHP has left the door open for the government’s plans to amend the election law on the condition that it actually strengthen democracy
PM Erdoğan and Cabinet members delegated their seats to children as part of the national Children’s Day tradition
DAMASCUS - Agence France-Presse
A communist lawmaker has registered as the first challenger for the Syrian presidency in an upcoming election expected to return incumbent Bashar al-Assad to power
MOSCOW - Agence France-Presse
Russia will respond if its interests are attacked in Ukraine, as they were in South Ossetia in 2008 which led to war with Georgia, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
The collapse of Rana Plaza on April 24, 2013, had left over 1,000 dead. Unions will also urge Turkish firms in Bangladesh to sign an agreement on building security
PERTH, Australia - Agence France-Presse
Australia said Wednesday cost was not a concern in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
TBILISI - Reuters
Azeri state-run oil giant SOCAR has announced it will ink a series of financing deals on May 5 for its Star oil refinery project slated for the Aegean province of İzmir.
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When President Abdullah Gül decided in 2008 to watch the match between the national football teams of Turkey and Armenia for the European Cup
Efforts by the government to allay concerns in the West about where Turkey is headed are not working.
“The statement was certainly as dramatic and impressive as it was unexpected,” Richard Giragosian told me
My opinion of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Armenian statement, issued one day before April 24, is open and precise.
“We were 500,000 proletarians, We entered Taksim Square. Such an Istanbul we saw. The morning has an owner, There will be time to settle accounts.”
Russian annexation of Crimea and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine has heightened security concerns of several countries from Baltic to Eastern Europe and from the Caucasus to the Central Asia
Yesterday was April 23, National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Cabinet members delegated their seats to children
To accuse of denial is to assert that someone is refusing to acknowledge the truth.
After Sümela, Turkey’s second largest monastery built out of a mountain, the Virgin Mary Monastery is in Giresun’s Şebinkarahisar district. Restorations on the monastery will be finished this year
The Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) will bring the Hürrem Sultan ballet, which premiered on March 12, 2012, to the stage again in its third season
Two US astronauts stepped out on a brief spacewalk Wednesday to install a backup computer at the International Space Station after one failed earlier this month.
The beach library, which is the first one in Turkey, has opened in Kumburnu Nature Park in the western province of Muğla’s town of Fethiye.
Rock giants Led Zeppelin on Wednesday unveiled two previously unheard recordings ahead of the re-issue of the band's first three albums in June.
FIFA on Wednesday suspended a ban on Barcelona signing players while the club makes an appeal against a 14-month transfer ban.
İzmir’s village of Alaçatı used to be a sleepy old Greek village but has been transformed thanks to tasteful hotels, as well as the adventure tourists who come for the area’s famous winds
Turkey’s Privatization Administration announced it has extended the deadline for pre-qualification applications in its national lottery tender to May 27.
Atletico Madrid and Chelsea will have it all to play for when they meet in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final in London next Wednesday after a 0-0 draw in the first leg at the Vicente Calderon on Tuesday.
The Turkish capital markets watchdog has blocked the 1 billion Turkish Lira Islamic bond issuance of an Islamic lender, according to a newspaper report
Gladiators, horsemen help fete Rome's 2,767th birthday
Britain's baby Prince George visits Australian zoo
Turkish ministers when they were children
Security cameras capture minibus falling from overpass in Istanbul
Turkish and Azerbaijani presidents visit defense industry firm's HQ in Ankara
Thousands walk over the Bosphorus in Istanbul Marathon
Two more Russian warships pass through Turkish straits en route to Mediterranean
Security guards prevent student protest against Turkish Deputy PM with force
F-16 fighter jet conducts first unmanned flight
Turkey’s largest naval museum reopening its doors soon
Mothers march for sons killed during Gezi Park protests
London International Tattoo Convention
Cotton harvest begins in southeastern Turkey
Military plane crashes in central Anatolia
Police school opens education year with prayer in eastern province
Ottoman castle standing on Tunisian coast for centuries
Waterfall in Bursa invites nature lovers
Istanbul Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Kula volcanic geopark waits to be discovered
Kidnapped Turkish pilots appear on Lebanese TV
Yoga festival in ancient city of Assos
Muslim Pilgrims start leaving Saudi Arabia after hajj
Heavy rain hits Turkey, creates chaos in Istanbul
Then and now: Change in popular Turkish resort town of Kuşadası over past 50 years
Protesters clash with Ankara police in ODTÜ campus
United fans play football match on construction site in protest at ODTÜ road
Police use tear gas, pressurized water against crowds during trial of slain Gezi protester
World's tallest man ties the knot in Turkey's Mardin
Female stars of Turkish television
Turkish Army releases Atatürk's encolored photos
Protesters clean Taksim area after police withdrawal
Gezi protesters join LGBT community in exuberant and joyful gay pride march
Footage shows assailants beating Gezi protesters with sticks
Istanbul's Hagia Elia Church to open doors for visitors
New video footage revealed allegedly showing slain Gezi victim beaten
Istanbul’s 'rainbow stairs' painted grey
Armenian church on Akdamar Island hosts baptism after a century
New Russian warship crosses Bosphorus en route to Mediterranean
Amateur camera footage captures Syrian helicopter falling after being shot by Turkish forces
Footage shows made-in-Turkey shelter-piercing bomb at work
Sao Paulo Fashion Week
Power blackout forces commuters to walk Marmary tunnel
Istanbul’s Galata tower turns pink for breast cancer awareness month
Ankara inhabitants take to streets in bathrobes to protest long water cuts
Marmaray becomes new location for wedding photography
Autumn scenes from Turkey
Woods hits balls from Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge for start of tournament
Turkey, NATO forces begin drill in Aegean with demining exercises
Apollon Limassol players tour Sumela Monastery
Pictures of the year 2013 picked by AFP
Brawl erupts between Galatasaray and Olympiakos players in Euroleague game
Shoppers flock to stores as US Black Friday sales begin
Kyrgyz Turks show off horse riding skills with traditional game 'Buzkashi'
Turkish police seize dozens of precious historical artifcts in operation against smugglers
A glimpse into the lives of mine workers by HDN photographer
Anti-govt protesters in Kiev topple Lenin statue
Snowy winter scenes as cold grips Turkey
Far from home, Syrians face the cold in refugee camps
Istanbul's Gezi Park under spell of snow
Nelson Mandela laid to rest
Whirling dervishes mark 740th anniversary of Jalaladdin Rumi’s passing
Photojournalists preserve Gezi resistance for posterity
Hospital for racehorces offers special treatment
Photos of alleged bribery money seized in house of Turkish minister’s son revealed
Police clash with demonstrators in Istanbul
Fight erupts at Turkish parliament amid corruption probe
New Adana Museum to be home to artifacts kept in storehouse
Supporters wear shrouds to show their backing of Turkish PM 'to death'
Christmas mass in house of Virgin Mary in Ephesus
Digital technology illuminates Bursa’s history
True friendship of dog and fox
Caretta caretta found dead with stone tied to its fin on southern Turkish coast
Dubai 2014 firework display breaks world record
Fire of Anatolia takes stage in China
Students tries skiing for the first time with a sports project in eastern province of Van
Thousands march to commemorate Sarıkamış martyrs
Children's favorite place in İzmir: Natural Life Park
Ancient Armenian city of Ani under snow blanket
Turkish PM attends satellite hand-over ceremony in Tokyo
Athens complex built in 1930s for Greeks returning from Turkey becomes hive of activity with economic meltdown
New images of Istanbul's Taksim project released
Police disperse protest against Internet law in Istanbul’s Taksim
Ice, snow, cold, cheers, tears, chills: Sochi 2014 is underway
Syriac families from Turkey and Syria congregate at the Mor Shmuni Syriac Orthodox Church in Midyat for mass
Figure skating short program at Winter Olympics
Egyptian walls covered by graffiti as a reflection of the country's mood
A popular spot in historic Istanbul: Karaköy fish market
Police use force to disperse coup trials protest in Turkish capital
Greek monasteries 'suspended in the air'
Footage emerges showing fatal collision killing first Gezi victim
Police in Ukraine crack down on camp at heart of protests in bloodiest day of clashes
Water levels in Turkey’s dams raise alarm
Police put down protest against Internet law in Istanbul, fire tear gas into public bus
Sochi Winter Olympics closing ceremony
Berlin zoo welcomes new baby monkey
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
Protesters rally against corruption in Turkey
Carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo
Orchid at Singapore Botanic Park named after Turkish PM Erdoğan and his wife
Miranda Kerr takes the stage at fashion show in Turkey
Halfeti - A town of mesmerizing beauty
The Holy Land's oldest monastery in Gaza
Istanbul police break up protest against law curbing Internet
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink commemorated seven years after his murder
Ukraine police storm Kiev protest
Kiev's burning: Protests in Ukraine continue as opposition urges snap elections
1,600-year-old basilica discovered under lake in western Turkey
Syrian refugees seek shelter in Istanbul
Turkey's famous Van cats under protection of university research center
International Flamenco Fashion Show
Two Russian warships cross Bosphorus en route to Black Sea
US President Obama’s poses during phone talks with world leaders
Women across Turkey mark #WomensDay2014 under tight police security
‘Şanslı,’ the 'lucky' bear cub rescued after being frozen opens his eyes
Silent sitting protests staged across Turkey in memory of Berkin Elvan
Fenerbahçe-Trabzonspor game halted after crowd trouble
Protests over young Gezi victim Berkin Elvan's death grip Turkey
Thousands of mourners take to streets for Gezi victim Berkin Elvan's funeral
30 illustrations immortalizing #BerkinElvanÖlümsüzdür
Turkish army snipers in training
Funeral held for five-year-old killed after car fell from ferry
Turkish President Gül pays visit to Denmark
Turkish Army releases archive photos on 99th anniversary of Gallipoli Victory
Oscar's oldest and youngest winners in best leading actress category
Spectacular space photos released by NASA
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
Nevruz celebrations in Diyarbakır
Turkey shoots down Syrian regime plane
Explosion at natural gas station in western province of Bolu
Sunken warship in Aegean Sea off Bodrum becomes popular spot for divers
Colorful hot-air balloons fly over Cappadocia
Ottoman Dress Album with drawings by Tulip Era Painter Van Mour
Libyan soldiers complete training in Turkey
Tourists' favorite spots in Istanbul: Historic Egyptian Bazaar and Grand Bazaar
Gezi-inspired and other graffiti takes over walls in Greece
Turkey heads to polling stations in tense local elections
Ballot officials, election volunteers sleep with bags of ballots until morning amid fraud allegations
Japanese cherry blossoms mark spring
Opposition ballots found in trash bags in southern Turkey
Meet the members of the cat lobby, which sabotaged Turkey’s power distribution lines on election day
Riot vehicles use water cannons as protesters claim their votes after fraud claims in Ankara
Religious icons in Sinop Archaeology Museum focus of interest among tourists
Turkish PM examines construction of Istanbul's 3rd bridge
Satellites and sensors to halt crumbling of Italy's Pompeii
'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
First women joining Palestinian commando unit
Turkish main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu assaulted at Parliament
Britain's royal baby in New Zealand for first official visit
Ancient windmills in Bodrum
Chile declares disaster as fire storms historic port city
Three killed in armed attack on former deputy’s car in Istanbul
Total lunar eclipse reveals 'blood moon'
Istanbul blooms with tulips
Families arrive at scene as search for survivors from South Korean ferry capsize goes on
Iranian mother spares life of son's killer with slap
Tiger cubs enjoy playtime at Buenos Aires zoo
A hidden treasure in the Mediterranean: The 'Man rocks'
Gabriel Garcia Marquez in pictures
Ground breaks for Eurasia tunnel, another mega government project in Istanbul
Iraqi Kurds commemorate Halabja massacre
Greek Orthodox Easter ceremony in Istanbul
Milan Design Week 2014
Theatrical execution staged in Istanbul to protest death sentences in Egypt
World landmarks go dark for Earth Hour
World mourns young Gezi victim Berkin Elvan
Tight security as trial into Gezi protester’s death begins in Kayseri
Two Russian warships cross Çanakkale Strait en route to Black Sea
Ruling AKP deputies on football pitch
Supporters invade the field during derby game between Beşiktaş and Galatasaray
Court decision triggers tensions at trial of slain Gezi protester’s murder in Ankara
Anonymous driver begins drifting midst traffic in Istanbul streets
Villagers join excavation teams to unearth artifacts in Turkey's Tekirdağ
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013
Hundreds take streets in Turkey to protest violence against women
TV's heartthrobs: The leading men of Turkish TV
Top model Miranda Kerr arrives in Turkey for fashion show