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Sunday, June 25, 2017

Arts Istanbul museums open throughout the Ramadan holiday Three of the museums conducted within the body of Istanbul Culture Inc. will be open to visit throughout the Ramadan Holiday. Run by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality,... More
Diplomacy Turkey condemns terror plot targeting Mecca Turkey condemned the terrorist plot targeting the Grand Mosque in Mecca, one of the holy sites for Muslims which was foiled by the Saudi police. In a statement released... More
Diplomacy FM Çavuşoğlu holds phone call with Qatari, Saudi counterparts Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Saturday held separate phone calls with his Qatari and Saudi counterparts and Qatari defense minister, shortly after Qatar disclosed... More
Travel Southeastern Turkey: Ancient spirits, hospitality, natural wonders The magical atmosphere and surroundings that resemble fairy tales, combined with local hospitality of the locals, a trip to the southeastern part of Turkey was more than my friends and I were expecting More
Religion Turkey, most Muslim states start Eid al-Fitr on Sunday Turkey and most other Muslim countries are set to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr feast on Sunday to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Saudi Arabia, the birthplace... More
Politics TİKA Chairman Çam: Ability to directly deliver aid to countries in need key to our success Turkey's development agency TİKA, with offices in 54 countries, has been directly reaching out and sending aid to those in need from Africa to Central Asia and to Latin America which Chairman Serdar Çam says is the most crucial aspect of their success More
EU Affairs Ankara in search of better ties with EU as mixed voices emerge from Brussels Ankara is looking to bring new dynamism to relations with the European Union, despite mixed feelings emerging from Brussels. Denizli Deputy Cahit Özkan, a member of Turkey's... More
Food Turkish waffle beats signature Belgian waffle Organized by the International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) in Brussels, Belgium, where the famous waffle originated, the 13th Waffle Competition was held with the... More
War On Terror Syrian opposition: Turkey's deployment to Idlib a guarantee for civilians Turkey's possible military deployment of a task force to de-escalation zones in northern Syria's Idlib is welcomed by the Syrian opposition.Speaking to Turkish daily Yeni... More
MidEast Staying out of Qatari crisis better for Israel: experts Israel welcomed Saudi Arabia's isolation of Qatar and the recent appointment of Mohammad bin Salman as heir, but experts underline that the terror issue seems only to be a pretext and at the end Qatar may be pushed toward Iran, affecting Israel negatively More
Europe Cyber security attack targets UK lawmakers Hackers have launched a cyber attack on the British parliament in a bid to break into the email accounts of lawmakers and and their staff, a spokesman confirmed Saturday. Users... More

MidEast WHO receiving 'frequent' reports of chemical attacks in Iraq The World Health Organization (WHO) has been receiving frequent reports about alleged chemical attacks in Iraq, especially from Mosul, the U.N. organization's spokesman said... More
Americas California mosques fall victim to hate crime during Ramadan Two Islamic centers in California were the victims of anti-Muslim hate crime on Saturday, with desecrated Qurans found outside the buildings on Saturday. Residents arriving... More
Asia Pacific Hopes fade for 93 missing, only 10 bodies found after deadly China landslide Rescuers retrieved 10 bodies on Sunday as the increasingly desperate search continued for at least 93 people missing a day after a massive landslide buried a mountain village... More
Asia Pacific Pakistan deploys 15,000 soldiers to protect Chinese nationals, investments Pakistan has deployed a 15,000-strong military force to protect Chinese nationals working on energy and infrastructure projects in the country, the president said Sunday,... More
Turkey Turkish foundation completes Central Asia’s largest mosque in Kyrgyz capital Bishkek A Turkish foundation has finished construction on the largest mosque in Central Asia, located in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek. The Turkey Diyanet Foundation (TDV) began construction... More
Automotive Japanese air bag maker Takata bankruptcy expected Monday Drowning in a sea of lawsuits and recall costs, Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. is expected to seek bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the United States early Monday. Takata... More
Europe Forest fire in southern Spain threatens national park, 1,000 evacuated A forest fire in southern Spain has forced the evacuation of 1,000 people and is threatening a national park famous for its biodiversity, authorities said Sunday. The flames... More
Europe Car drives into pedestrians near Eid celebrations in England’s Newcastle, 6 injured A car drove into pedestrians outside of an event where Eid al-Fitr celebrations were taking place in northern England's Newcastle on Sunday, injuring at least six people,... More
MidEast Saudi crown prince donates $66M to combat cholera epidemic in Yemen Saudi Arabia's crown prince has donated $66.7 million to combat a cholera epidemic in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is fighting in a war blamed for causing a humanitarian... More
World 3-year-old girl and potato farmer put on banks’ terror blacklist A leaked watchlist compiled by Thomson Reuters has named human rights campaigners and a three-year-old girl among terrorists and criminals, according to reports. The list... More
Syrian Crisis At least 10 killed in bomb explosion in Syria’s Idlib At least 10 people were killed Saturday when a vehicle bomb exploded in the town of Dana, a civil defense official told Anadolu Agency. Khaled Salih said the in front of... More

Columns

Turkey remains hope of the oppressed İlnur Çevik Hosting millions of its oppressed brothers and sisters within its borders and playing a mediator role in each crises... More

What did the Gülenist plan on MİT trucks mean for Syria? Merve Şebnem Oruç Had the MİT trucks not been stopped that day, maybe the Turkish military would not have had to carry out a ground... More

Why Turkey's military base will remain in Qatar Yahya Bostan Turkish military presence in Qatar is highly important for the stability and security of not only Qatar but the... More

Urgent need for active US strategy in Syria Kılıç Buğra Kanat President Trump is entering his sixth month in office, and one of the most challenging issue areas that he inherited... More

Trump has brought the EU together Kerem Alkin One year has gone by since the Brexit referendum shocked the European Union and, to some extent, the whole world... More

The good, old holidays Ekrem Buğra Ekinci Everyone says the Muslim holidays they experienced in their childhood were better than they are now. In the past,... More

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