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A number of people have apparently been confused by the latest Turkish Airlines (THY) commercial for the upcoming “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” movie featuring fictional destinations
Comment(s)2/10/2016
Turkish security forces seized explosives and four suicide vests in the baggage of a group of suspects stopped at the border with Syria, the Turkish Army said Feb. 10
Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov has said the alleged killer of a Russian pilot whose plane was shot down by Turkey late last year was “roaming free” in Turkey
Iran has warned Turkey over its growing relationship with Saudi Arabia, as it described Riyadh as one of the losing countries in the region because of its wrong policies in the Middle East. “I believe Saudi Arabia has been left alone in its wrong move
The United Nations’ demand from Turkey to open its border to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees massed on its border has prompted a stern response from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who accused the world body of being ineffective over the refugee crisis and not shouldering the burden like Turkey
Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoğlu has lashed out at the United Nations after it demanded the country open its borders to tens of thousands of more Syrian refugees, accusing it of being “two-faced.”
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has publicly raised questions over the nature of bilateral relations with the United States, as Washington has not categorized Syria’s Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) as a terrorist organization
European Parliament Vice President Sylvie Guillaume has said refugees from the migrant crisis have been exploited, urging Turkey to take comprehensive measures to tackle the financial aspect of the human smuggling issue
The U.S.-led coalition will not allow Turkey to realize its “crazy” plans of a full-scale invasion of Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with daily Moskovsky Komsomolets on Feb. 10
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has held a surprise meeting with his predecessor and long-time comrade, former President Abdullah Gül
Turkey and Saudi Arabia will hold joint military drills as part of a decision to strategically cooperate against common threats, sources have told daily Hürriyet
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THE HAGUE – Anadolu Agency
Turkey is one of the safest and highest profit places for investment despite the geopolitical hardships the country faces, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said at the Investors Forum held in The Hague
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PARIS
Outgoing French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Feb. 10 criticized the U.S. role in Syria, saying he did not see “a very strong commitment” from Washington
ISTANBUL - Agence France-Presse
Turkey’s coastguard said on Feb. 10 it had rescued a Syrian refugee who clung on alone to a sinking boat for his life after it went down while seeking to cross the Aegean Sea to Greece
MOSCOW - Agence France-Presse
Kurdish groups in Syria on Feb. 10 opened a representation in Moscow amid a push by the Kremlin to have them included in Syria peace talks despite Turkey’s objections
BRUSSELS – Agence France-Presse
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Feb. 10 said the alliance’s increased presence in eastern member states, which are alarmed by a more assertive Russia, sends a “clear signal” to any would-be aggressor
ISTANBUL
Çağlar Göğüş, a board member at daily Hürriyet newspaper, has been appointed the new chief executive officer of the company, replacing Ahmet Özer, Hürriyet has said in a filing to the stock exchange
ANKARA
The Food and Agriculture Ministry has decided to impose a price ceiling for red meat in a bid to control recent rises
NEW YORK – Anadolu Agency
The success of Turkish Airlines, the country’s national flag carrier, has become a case study at Harvard Business School (HBS), one of the world’s most prestigious institutions
SAN FRANCISCO - Agence France-Presse
Twitter revamped its timeline on Feb. 10 , allowing the "best" tweets to rise to the top, despite warnings of a revolt from members loyal to the real-time flow of the messaging platform
WASHINGTON
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Feb. 10 that China’s unclear policy over its yuan currency was stoking turbulence in global markets and exacerbating global economic growth concerns
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“Are you mocking us?” Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan attacked the United Nations on Feb. 10. The day before, a U.N. official had called on Ankara to “open its border” to Syrian refugees who have started to pile up on the border
Comment(s)2/11/2016
While Turkey is facing the risk of falling into the “middle income trap,” some believe the country has already fallen into it
Turkey’s problem with the U.S. over the Democratic Union Party (PYD) of the Syrian Kurds, and its military wing the Peoples Defense Units, involves a dead-end for Ankara
The “story” I came across on social media, the one that I was able to reach with a click, was titled: “CHP spokesperson Böke has been baptized”
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The U.N.-brokered Syrian peace talks, which were supposed to find a diplomatic solution to the five-year-old bloody civil war, was suspended just after three days of fruitless bickering and shady meetings around the city of Geneva, Switzerland
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Distress in Ankara is growing as more support is declared by Turkey’s major ally, the United States, for the Syrian Kurdish group the Democratic Union Party (PYD)
The Penn Museum will host an exclusive exhibition titled ‘The Golden Age of King Midas,’ featuring a spectacular array of specially-loaned ancient artifacts from Turkey
Turkish researchers have been invited by Vatican librarian Jean-Louis Brugues to the Vatican Library, which hosts one of the world’s most significant manuscript collections
The world’s tourism map is being redrawn at lightning speed as holidaymakers switch preferences prompted by terror attacks, epidemics and migrant crises
Swissotel The Bosphorus tonight continues its “Ambassadors of Jazz Music are in Town” concert series, presented every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at the hotel’s Les Ambassadeurs Bar
A key event in hip hop culture, the Red Bull BC One, has entered its 13th year with big changes
Erospolis explores how the city that has the highest rate of divorce in Turkey manages to produce every three out of four wedding gowns made in Turkey
Turkey spent $223 million on artwork from abroad between 2011 and 2015, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistics Institute. England was the first country for art imports, followed by the US, France and Germany
One of most-cited social scientists of our time, Professor David Harvey speaks about the role of the reader, writer and everyday people in a social resistance
A stone on the wall of a historical mosque in the eastern province of Bitlis has been removed and stolen by treasure hunters, one of whom has since been caught by police
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