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Friday, April 27, 2018

Europe Forgetting past dislike of Trump, UK’s Johnson calls July visit ‘greatest ever’ The U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Thursday welcomed the announcement of Donald Trump's visit to Britain on July 13, despite making harsh statements about the U.S.... More
Defense Defense giants to develop systems of national fighter jet The Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI) and ASELSAN, which are among the leading defense companies in the country, yesterday signed a preliminary agreement of cooperation... More
Americas North Korea has made nuclear concessions before talks, Trump says U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that North Korea's Kim Jong Un has made nuclear weapons concessions before even sitting down for talks, while the U.S. hasn't given... More
Turkey Cardiovascular disease still biggest killer for Turks Cardiovascular disease is the biggest killer in Turkey, according to a cause of death report released yesterday by the state-run Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).... More
Europe Armenian opposition protesters rally in Yerevan The leader of the Armenian opposition is holding talks with parliamentary factions in order to secure support for his candidacy as the country's next prime minister, as opposition... More
Economy Greece's former finance minister says talk of recovery 'adds insult to injury' Greece's former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on Thursday gave a bleak assessment of his country's economic situation, on the same day European Commission President Jean-Claude... More
Football Beşiktaş refuses to turn up for Turkish Cup semis replay against Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş will not turn up for the replay of the Turkish Cup semi-final second leg against Fenerbahçe which was abandoned last week due to crowd violence, the club said on... More
Finance Indian police probe $90 million loan fraud at IDBI Bank India's federal police agency said Thursday it was investigating an alleged 6 billion rupee ($90 million) loan fraud at IDBI Bank, and former senior bank officials were among... More
Minorities Erdoğan receives Greek Orthodox patriarch Amid his busy routine, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Bartholomew I, the head of Fener Greek Orthodox patriarch who is viewed as the faithful spiritual leader of... More
Business EU deal forces Netflix, Amazon to fund Europe content EU lawmakers and member states on Thursday struck a deal that will allow countries to force online streaming services including Netflix and Amazon's video service to help... More
Asia Pacific 'North Korea's main nuclear site has collapsed' Research by Chinese geologists shows the mountain above North Korea's main nuclear test site has collapsed, rendering it unsafe for further testing and requiring that it be... More

Elections Opposition fails to unite around joint candidate against Erdoğan Despite intense efforts, the ideologically distant opposition has failed to come out with a joint presidential candidate against Erdoğan for the upcoming June 24 snap presidential and parliamentary elections More
Syrian Crisis US to expand Syria operation with 'regional support' Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Thursday the U.S. will expand its operation in Syria despite President Donald Trump's stated willingness to withdraw from the war-torn... More
Investigations Putschists who targeted anti-coup broadcaster get life sentences Fifty-three putschists were sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday by an Istanbul court, including those who tried to seize A Haber, a prominent broadcaster that resisted FETÖ's 2016 coup attempt More
Tech Amazon sales jump 43 percent, Q1 profit more than doubles Internet colossus Amazon on Thursday reported that its quarterly profit more than doubled on soaring revenue from online commerce and cloud services. Amazon said it earned... More
Americas US senators propose bill to prevent sale of F35 aircraft to Turkey over rapprochement with Russia, pastor under arrest Three senators, James Lankford, Thom Tillis and Jeanne Shaheen proposed a bill late Thursday in a bid to prevent sale of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to Turkey over... More
EU Affairs EU, UN praise Turkey for generosity toward Syrian refugees The European Union and the United Nations have lauded the Turkish government and people for their efforts to host and support nearly 4 million Syrian refugees, at an international... More
Europe Anger erupts in Spain over lesser sentences for 'Wolf Pack' trial Protests erupted across Spain Thursday after a court in the northern city of Pamplona sentenced five men to nine years each in prison for the lesser crime of sexual abuse... More
Diplomacy Turkish, Russian, Iranian FMs to discuss cooperation on Syria in Moscow Foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran will gather in Moscow Saturday to discuss the next steps in their trilateral cooperation on Syria, within the framework of the... More
Defense Leonardo displays strengths of C-27J at Eurasia Airshow Italy-based aviation, defense and technology company Leonardo displayed its multipurpose C-27J military aircraft at the Eurasia Airshow, Turkey's largest aviation event that... More
Football Turkey submits UEFA EURO 2024 bid The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) submitted Thursday its bid to host the UEFA EURO 2024. A TFF delegation, led by its President Yıldırım Demirören, handed over the bid... More
War On Terror People of Afrin content with life, security after YPG terrorists ousted Residents in Afrin are thankful to Turkey for liberating the city from the PKK/YPG terrorists while enjoying the gradual normalization process of daily life More

Opposition in total disarray as Turkey heads to polls İlnur Çevik The opposition would have a better chance to win the 2018 elections if they focused on the deficiencies of the... More

Abdullah Gül and Turkey's elections Hilal Kaplan Ahead of the hectic atmosphere of the snap elections in Turkey, the opposition parties haven't decided on a mutual... More

The brewing fight between native/nationalists and Westernists in Turkey Fahrettin Altun The most recent developments in Turkey indicate that the country is a battleground betweenWesternism and native/national... More

Lies and facts on the way to the elections Cemil Ertem Now that the elections are less than two months away, we should talk about the path the Turkish economy will follow... More

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