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A Turkish prosecutor has demanded the acquittal of an Irish-Kuwaiti tourist who made headlines in August 2015 when video footage of his brawl with Turkish shopkeepers in Istanbul went viral
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Two Turkish airline companies have temporarily halted flights to Russia after experiencing problems in acquiring visas for their flight crews
A total of 16 individuals suspected of being members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were detained on Jan. 4 and Jan. 5 as they tried to enter the country from Syria
Tragedy strikes the Aegean once more as at least 34 refugees perish in stormy seas in an ill-fated bid to reach a better life in Europe
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu insists a shift to a presidential system should be the focus of debates on a new charter, despite the unwillingness of the opposition parties
Turkey’s main opposition leader has vowed to stop all President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s efforts to shift Turkey to a presidential system from the current parliamentary system, underlining the significance of the country’s “two centuries of experience in the parliamentary system.”
Amid rising calls for the parliamentary immunity of Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MPs to be lifted, HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has said his party is ready for the lifting of immunity of all members of parliament
While taking the known history of Istanbul back to 8,500 years ago, the Yenikapı excavations have unearthed a raft of historical artifacts that have drawn the world’s attention to archaeology in Turkey
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is reluctant to change to a presidential system but is being forced to do so by the “insistence” of President Erdoğan – the only person that desires such a system, according to Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli
Ankara has called for calm and voiced opposition to the recent executions, as tension between Iran and its Sunni Arab neighbors reached new heights
VICE News journalist and fixer Mohammed Rasool, who was arrested by police in southeastern Turkey 131 days ago, was finally released from jail on Jan. 5
Turkey is preparing to open 10 new education centers for Syrian migrant children in the Reyhanlı district of southern Hatay province, which is located on the border with Syria
CRIME
ŞIRNAK – Doğan News Agency
Two people were killed on Jan. 5 during clashes between security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern Şırnak province
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MIDEAST
KUWAIT CITY - Agence France-Presse
The diplomatic crisis surrounding Saudi Arabia and Iran widened Jan. 5 as Kuwait recalled its ambassador to Tehran in the face of growing international concern
BURSA - Doğan News Agency
Selami Atar, one of the last remaining members of a group who migrated from Greece to Turkey as part of the population exchange after World War I and the Turkish War of Independence, has died at the age of 97
ANKARA – Doğan News Agency
The Turkish General Staff has announced the number of its military and civil personnel on duty under the umbrella of the Turkish Army
ANKARA
The government is preparing to make a legal arrangement allowing for public servants to attend Friday prayers without interrupting their office hours
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency
The United States’ top commander arrived in Ankara on Jan. 5 for a meeting with his Turkish counterpart amid an escalation in regional tensions
Turkish government expects to gain around 3.6 billion Turkish Liras ($1.2 billion) of income from recent tax hikes in alcohol, cigarettes and mobile phones, and hikes in bridge and highway tolls, a senior economy official told Reuters on Jan. 5
Elif Ergu – ISTANBUL
A keyboard application developed by a Turkish programmer living in New York has been listed among the best new apps in Apple’s App Store
BAGHDAD - Reuters
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in 2015, as international forces pushed it out of several cities, the U.S.-led coalition fighting it said on Jan. 5
DUBAI - Reuters
Iran unveiled a new underground missile depot on Jan. 5 with state television showing Emad precision-guided missiles in store which the United States says can take a nuclear warhead and violate a 2010 U.N. Security Council resolution
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After a silence of nearly two days - and after most reactions from all over the world had been heard - Numan Kurtulmuş, the Turkish government’s spokesperson and deputy prime minister, responded to the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran on the evening of Jan. 4
Comment(s)1/6/2016
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s tour to two opposition parties, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), yielded important results, as three parties have agreed on three top issues
It is a fact that many people, including this writer, have been attacking Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı for speaking with a more pro-Greek tone than what ought to be a pro-Turkish Cypriot rights focus
It is customary that the last week of every year produces a rich menu of Santa-related news in the Turkish press
As if the Middle East did not have enough tension, a new one has been added with the new year: An Iran-Saudi clash, which has already deep roots, that further escalated with Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shiite cleric and activist Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said it was concerned by attacks on Saudi Arabian diplomatic missions in Iran
Turkey’s economy has a big problem: The Central Bank problem
Sexuality is taboo in Turkey. Due to cultural and religious reasons, sexuality stands out much more than an act that is necessary for the continuation of sexuality
Baklava is one of the most popular sweets in Turkey, as well as in the Middle East and Balkan countries, and seduces locals and tourists alike
Vilmos Zsigmond, a refugee-turned-cinematographer who made significant contributions to the American film industry, has died aged 85. An Oscar winner, Zsigmond had hoped to finish a film on Atatürk before his passing
The annual Aydın Gün Encouragement Award has been presented every year since 2012 by the Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts (İKSV) to promising young musicians in the field of classical music to help support their development
Turkey’s Liv Hospital has received the U.S.-based Surgical Review Corporation’s (SRC) Center of Excellence accreditation in three branches
Now in its new location, 40 percent of the Hatay Archaeology Museum is open to visitors, displaying thousands of artifacts dating back to the Stone Age. When the second stage is finished next year, it will have the largest mosaic display area
Sevim Gökyıldız describes how the great painters, musicians and writers of the Belle Époque turned their talents to creating great tables and engaging in the art of the table
The wine cellar of LA Mahzen, a Turkish vineyard located close to the ancient city of Ephesus, has been listed as one of the greatest in the world in a new book, “Sommeliers Heaven – The Greatest Wine Cellars Of The World,” by Switzerland’s Braun Publishing
Comment(s)1/4/2016
Towns across Turkey provide picturesque scenery for photo enthusiasts after the country welcomed the new year under a blanket of white snow
Central Bank Governor Erdem Başçı will explain why the bank’s 2015 inflation rate was 8.81 percent instead of its target rate of 5 percent in a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek