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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Americas US Navy orders probe into Pacific fleet after collision The US Navy has ordered an operational pause in its fleets around the world and a comprehensive review of the US Pacific-based 7th Fleet after the second collision between... More
Asia Pacific J&J ordered to pay $417M in trial over talc cancer risks Johnson & Johnson on Monday was ordered by a California jury to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company's talc-based... More
Turkey Singapore names rare orchid after PM Yıldırım during his visit Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım was honored with the naming of a new species of an orchid after him during his visit to Singapore on Monday . "Dendrobium Binali Yıldırım"... More
Europe Barcelona attacker has been shot down: police Catalan police confirmed on Monday that the suspect shot and killed in the town of Subirats, west of Barcelona, is chief suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, the driver of a van that... More
History 8,600-year-old findings unearthed in Ekşi Höyük Teams of archaeologists have been carrying out excavation work at one of the oldest settlements in western Anatolia, where they have unearthed findings dating back 8,600 years. Professor... More
War On Terror 2 PKK terrorists planning to carry out bomb attack killed in eastern Turkey Turkish security forces destroyed a bomb-laden vehicle and killed the two PKK terrorists inside in eastern Van province on Monday when the terrorists were traveling to the... More
Europe 'Danish inventor 'buried' journalist's body in sea' The Danish inventor of a do-it-yourself submarine has said that a Swedish journalist missing since August 11 died in an accident on board the vessel, and that he dumped her... More
Football Man City's Samir Nasri set for Antalyaspor move Former French international midfielder Samir Nasri on Monday signed a two year deal to join Turkish top flight side Antalyaspor from Manchester City, the club said. "After... More
Americas Russia names official on EU sanctions list as new envoy to US Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday appointed a new ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, a career official who is on the European Union's sanctions list... More
Balkans Serbia recalls entire embassy staff from Macedonia amid row over Kosovo The entire staff of the Serbian Embassy in the Macedonian capital has been withdrawn for urgent consultations in Belgrade in a move that has further strained relations between... More
Europe Death toll in Barcelona attacks rises to 15, all victims identified The death toll in Spain's terror attacks has risen to 15, Catalonia's regional minister Joaquim Forn said Monday, as a man found stabbed dead in a car outside Barcelona was... More

History 1,000-year-old Jesus tapestry seized in southern Turkey Turkish police seized a 1000-year-old tapestry depicting Jesus Christ and twelve apostles on Monday in southern Adana province and detained three people on suspicion of artifact... More
Asia Pacific North Korean shipments to chemical agency of Assad regime intercepted, says UN Two North Korean shipments to an agency of the Assad regime responsible for the Syria's chemical weapons program were intercepted in the past six months, according to a confidential... More
Sports Guliyev keeps winning run After his gold medal-winning performance at the World Athletics in London last week, Ramil Guliyev beat Ameer Webb of the U.S. to win the 200m sprint with a time of 20.17 at the Diamond League meet in Birmingham More
Turkey Putschist colonel who killed civilians claims he defended base The biggest trial on last year's July 15 coup attempt blamed on FETÖ resumed yesterday with a putschist colonel claiming he was defending a military base when his troops killed nine unarmed civilians opposing the coup More
Economy Germany's largest auditor calls for end to row with Turkey Germany's largest economic auditing firm KPMG Germany has urged Turkey and Germany to de-escalate the recent political tension between the two countries as soon as possible.Speaking... More
Europe Big Ben bell falls silent in London until 2021 After more than 150 years as Britain's most famous timekeeper, London's Big Ben bell fell silent Monday for four years of repair work that will keep it quiet on all but a... More
Feature Turkish social media users now explore local alternatives to global networks Fincafe, a social network based in Turkey, offers users a place to share their thoughts while keeping their data secure, bringing new competition for the biggest names in the industry More
Diplomacy Ankara, Amman discuss efforts to protect Jerusalem Regarding his visit to the country, President Erdoğan said Turkey and Jordan have established an important dialogue and coordination regarding the crisis at the Temple Mount and Al-Aqsa and emphasized Jordan's importance in protecting Muslim holy places in Jerusalem More
Life Message in bottle sent from Rhodes reaches Gaza A British couple vacationing in Greece's Rhodes Island threw a bottle containing a message in the sea in July this year and that bottle found its way to a Gazan fisherman. The... More
EU Affairs 'Far-right ideology becoming norm in Europe' EU Minister Ömer Çelik warned about the ideology of far-right parties becoming a norm in Europe, as he criticized the destructive stance adopted by European Union regarding... More
MidEast Qatar denies blocking Saudi hajj pilgrimage flights Qatar has denied Saudi allegations that it has blocked Saudi planes from landing in Doha airport to transport Qatari citizens to the annual hajj pilgrimage. Qatar's Civil... More

Columns

So Germans can interfere in Turkish politics İlnur Çevik While it is no secret that German politicians interfere in Turkish politics, apparently siding with Erdoğan's opposition,... More

Berlin's undiplomatic declarations lead to tension with Turkey Beril Dedeoğlu Both Turkish and German officials should remember the importance of their cooperation and put an end to their nonsense... More

New ice age between Turkey and Germany Emre Gönen I have tried to warn readers, in my columns, time and again, against the real risk of seeing Turkish-German relations... More

German elections and some facts Ozan Ceyhun On May 23, 2013, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) celebrated its 150th anniversary in Leipzig. People... More

If you can't find a job, become an entrepreneur? Taha Meli Arvas Last week I read an interesting tweet by an authority in entrepreneurship that I wanted to share. "'If you can't... More

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