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Davutoğlu is visiting Qatar to meet the Hamas leader and his Qatari counterpart in order to push forward a truce plan
Comment(s) 7/25/2014
Recent operations were being conducted with a sense of revenge, HDP's Demirtaş stated
Some experts claim the change in the quality of water is carcinogenic
Turkey’s long-awaited high-speed railway line between the capital Ankara and the financial capital Istanbul was finally inaugurated on July 25, only to break down several hours later. Transport Minister Elvan said there was no sign of sabotage but they had 'question marks'
Turkish presidential candidate Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu has said he is willing to pursue the Kurdish peace process, but adds the resolution must be “rational.”
Erdoğan has accused Israel of preventing the transfer of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, in his latest verbal salvo against Tel Aviv
Başbuğ says he warned the prime minister, while on duty, about suspected activities of certain members of the Police Department and the judiciary
At least eight of police officers, who were sent to court with demands for their arrest as part of operations targeting the “parallel state,” were arrested in Istanbul on July 25.
The allegations against Turkey-based Azeri 'yoga guru' Professor Akif Manaf are no ordinary sexual assault claims
The fantastic mosaics and wall paintings of the Yamaç Houses in Ephesus are undergoing a new restoration that will leave the works as vivid as the day they were created back in 1 BC
The Turkish Jewish Community has called on the American Jewish Congress to re-evaluate its decision to demand the return of an award given to PM Erdoğan following
The Union of Chambers of Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) has said 70 lakes will be drained and eight streams dried out for the construction of Istanbul’s third airport, warning of a 'serious water crisis'
AFRICA
PARIS - Agence France-Presse
The first images of the Air Algerie crash site in Mali emerged Friday, showing a stark terrain littered with bits of a plane that appears to have been pulverised on impact.
MIDEAST
NABLUS - Agence France-Presse
Three Palestinians were killed in the West Bank on Friday in two separate incidents involving both Israeli troops and Israeli settlers, Palestinian security and medical sources told AFP.
ANKARA
Turkey is set to fall behind even China in working conditions at coal mines and will become the world’s worst, according to a fresh report by TEPAV
LONDON
Two shareholders of Turkey’s largest mobile operator Turkcell, Turkish Çukurova Holding and Russian Altimo, have reached an agreement in an ongoing legal battle, a U.K. court looking into the legal dispute between parties has announced.
UNITED NATIONS, United States - Agence France-Presse
A first convoy of humanitarian aid has crossed into Syria from Turkey under a new UN-authorized plan
BANGKOK - Agence France-Presse
A car bomb exploded on Friday outside a hotel in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand, killing three people and wounding 36 others, police said.
GAZA CITY - Agence France-Presse
Israeli fire Friday pushed the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to above 800, as Washington pressed Israel and Hamas to agree a week-long humanitarian ceasefire and thrash out a durable truce.
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said Friday it fired three rockets at Tel Aviv airport, a day after US and some European airlines had resumed flights after a two-day suspension.
LONDON/BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON - Reuters
A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan is just two days away from arriving at a U.S. port, according to ship tracking satellites
French police have banned a protest against Israel's Gaza offensive that was due to take place in Paris on Saturday, following several similar rallies that turned violent.
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Turkey is a country in the first league of international diplomacy. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu was exuberantly boasting in comments to the media
I can never forget that one sentence from Thomas Friedman’s legendary book on the Middle East, “From Beirut to Jerusalem.”
As their name implies, market economists are supposed to follow markets closely. Since I am not one anymore, I am no longer glued to the Reuters terminal.
What does our known proverb say? “Don’t make a martyr sigh, you will pay for it by and by.” Or you can say, “What goes around comes around.”
The police officers who raided the houses of ranking military officers, journalists, academicians and activists five years ago as part of the so called “Ergenekon” and “Balyoz” investigations are now themselves on the receiving end.
Comment(s) 7/24/2014
A reader who has commented under the name 'Kasım Gül' in the digital version of my column is actually quite right in his comment, am I right Mr. Ekmeleddin?
It was the main headlines on the papers the other day that more than 100 police executives were detained within the context of a 'spying investigation' launched in Istanbul
“There’s never a dull moment in Turkey”: A cliché sentence I have heard so often from a newcomer to Turkey. Indeed, it’s a cliché, but it also reflects the truth.
Two acclaimed Turkish directors will feature at the 71st Venice Film Festival, from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6.
Bursaspor has been knocked out of the Europa League with a 4-1 penalty shoot-out defeat to Chikhura Sachkhere, in a second round match that ended in a brawl in Georgia on July 24.
Governments must act together to lift more people out of poverty and reduce inequality in a world where the 85 richest people have as much wealth as the 3.5 billion poorest people, the UNDP says
Back in 2012, the Sun erupted with a powerful solar storm that just missed the Earth but was big enough to "knock modern civilization back to the 18th century," NASA said.
FOLDED CORNER - ‘The Emergence of Social Democracy in Turkey: The Left and the Transformation of the Republican People’s Party’ by Yunus Emre
Scribbling emotions on walls has been a tradition in Rome going back thousands of years and even the word “graffiti” was first used for the markings found in the ruins of Pompeii.
Health and agriculture development are key if African countries are to overcome poverty and grow, US software billionaire Bill Gates said Thursday, as he received an honourary degree in Ethiopi
Galatasaray lost to Rapid Vienna while Beşiktaş was held to a draw against Mainz in friendly matches on July 23
Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the 20th Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park on Wednesday after a moving and colourful ceremony in front of a 40,000 capacity crowd.
Venezuela's world-famous 'vertical slum' may be demolished
45th anniversary of US astronauts' Moon landing
FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
Turkey's new ski jump complex collapses in landslide
Kapuzbaşı waterfalls in Central Anatolia charm visitors
Bloody Sunday in Gaza
Turkish Army releases archive photos on 40th anniversary of military intervention in Cyprus
In Poland, hedgehogs find a saviour
Black Sea highlanders form 3-km human chain against gold, copper mine project
Turkish PM Erdoğan’s ‘last group speech’ moves deputies to tears
İftar dinners across the world
Female stars of Turkish television
Turkish Army releases Atatürk's encolored photos
Footage shows assailants beating Gezi protesters with sticks
F-16 fighter jet conducts first unmanned flight
Ottoman castle standing on Tunisian coast for centuries
Then and now: Change in popular Turkish resort town of Kuşadası over past 50 years
Protesters clash with Ankara police in ODTÜ campus
Police use tear gas, pressurized water against crowds during trial of slain Gezi protester
Secret weapons of Turkish army: locally produced rocket launchers, missile systems
Ceremony held for delivery of Turkey’s first A400M tactical transport aircraft
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
Turkish police seize dozens of precious historical artifcts in operation against smugglers
A glimpse into the lives of mine workers by HDN photographer
Far from home, Syrians face the cold in refugee camps
Photos of alleged bribery money seized in house of Turkish minister’s son revealed
Supporters wear shrouds to show their backing of Turkish PM 'to death'
Children's favorite place in İzmir: Natural Life Park
Halfeti - A town of mesmerizing beauty
The Holy Land's oldest monastery in Gaza
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink commemorated seven years after his murder
1,600-year-old basilica discovered under lake in western Turkey
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
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
Greek monasteries 'suspended in the air'
Footage emerges showing fatal collision killing first Gezi victim
Police put down protest against Internet law in Istanbul, fire tear gas into public bus
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
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
Thousands of mourners take to streets for Gezi victim Berkin Elvan's funeral
30 illustrations immortalizing #BerkinElvanÖlümsüzdür
Turkish army snipers in training
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
Colorful hot-air balloons fly over Cappadocia
Ottoman Dress Album with drawings by Tulip Era Painter Van Mour
Turkey heads to polling stations in tense local elections
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
'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
Britain's royal baby in New Zealand for first official visit
Iranian mother spares life of son's killer with slap
A hidden treasure in the Mediterranean: The 'Man rocks'
Turkish ministers when they were children
Turkey, Allies unite to mark 99th Gallipoli anniversary
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
British rider Cavendish fastest again in Tour of Turkey, stage two
Support grows for Barcelona player Dani Alves after banana-throwing incident
Specially-designed portable steel walls used by Ankara police on May Day
Sümela Monastery awaits visitors
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
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
One dead, several injured in violent clashes in Istanbul (warning - graphic photos)
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s 'Winter Sleep' wins Cannes top prize
Week in pictures May 19 - May 25
Gunman posted online video before killing six in California
Mardin Castle to host visitors after 27 years, following restoration
Pope, Orthodox patriarch pray in Holy Sepulcher church
Justin Timberlake hits the stage in Istanbul, sings for Soma victims
Miss Turkey 2014 crowned
Army launches joint military exercise in western Turkey
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
Rihanna honored for style at annual fashion awards
Syrians vote in wartime election
Women caught on camera while stealing aid money for families of Soma victims
Lightning strikes illuminate Istanbul sky as rainy weather continues
Obama captured on video working out in hotel gym
Tension high as clashes continue between gendarmerie and protesters in southeastern Turkey
Ankara’s infrastructure keeps dazzling as rain forms deep crater in middle of street
'#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
'Top Gun' PM Erdoğan and President Gül take control in the cockpit during helicopter ceremony
Over half a million Iraqis flee as ISIL militants seize Mosul
Turkey’s consulate facility in Mosul
Brazilian police crush protests ahead of World Cup opener
İzmir’s LGBT community holds colorful Pride Parade for second year
Feel of tropics coming to town: Ankara thunderstruck overnight
World faces new refugee crisis as hundreds of thousands flee Mosul
Tired of ISIL, murders, 'parallel state'… Take a look at these cute baby hedgehogs
31st Aydın Doğan Cartoon Competition
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
Chilean miners visit Soma mine’s victims’ graves
Rare World War I photos from Turkish General Staff archives
Anti-capitalist Muslims hold iftar in Taksim again under tight police surveillance
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
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin
French artist presents 'candy flag' sculptures in Baku
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
Australian dancers audition for famous Moulin Rouge in Paris
Fireworks light Eiffel Tower during Bastille Day celebrations
India International Jewellery Week 2014
Turkey's beautiful cities from the sky
Turkish national football team makes emotional visit to Soma
Villagers join excavation teams to unearth artifacts in Turkey's Tekirdağ
298 killed after Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine