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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Americas US deports 95-year-old former Nazi camp guard to Germany The White House says a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard has been deported to Germany, 14 years after a judge ordered his expulsion. In a statement, the... More
Arts Pera Museum exhibitions a joy at Qurban Bayram The Pera Museum is open for visitors of all ages during Qurban Bayram (Eid al-Adha), except on the first day of Bayram. Visitors who want to spend a holiday with art can visit... More
Business White mulberries: Healthy for humans, lucrative for entrepreneurs Abundant in nature but often overlooked, mulberries can be turned into high value-added products beneficial to public health and a country's economy, as the story of Tijen Ziyal has demonstrated More
Diplomacy Possible operation in Syria's Idlib province risks igniting new conflicts, experts say As Syria's Bashar Assad regime signals an offensive to northwestern Idlib province, the last major bastion of Syria's political and military opposition, experts highlight... More
Americas 1 million people default on their US student loan debt each year Over a million American student loan borrowers default on their debt each year, the CNBC reported on Monday. With a value over 1.5 trillion dollars, the U.S.' education... More
Business Turkey's shoe exports to Russia soar by 120 percent from January to July The Turkish leather sector increased exports to Russia by 64 percent from January to July, generating revenue of $144 million. Shoe exports got the lion's share of exports... More
Europe At least 10 dead as white-water creek in Italy swells Firefighters and emergency workers on Tuesday combed the creek bed downstream from a gorge where sudden heavy rain created a wall of water that swept away tourists on Monday... More
Football Fenerbahçe midfielder Giuliano moves to Saudi Arabia for $12M Istanbul-based football giant Fenerbahçe's attacking midfielder Giuliano was transferred to Saudi club Al Nassr as part of a €10.5 million ($12 million) transfer deal... More
Investigations 2 suspects arrested over US Embassy shooting in Ankara Two suspects involved in the early morning gun attack on the U.S. Embassy in capital Ankara have been arrested, and the vehicle they used in the shooting have also been found,... More
Americas Trump says will criticize Fed if it continues to raise interest rates U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was "not thrilled" with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for raising interest rates and accused China and Europe of manipulating... More
MidEast More Israeli soldiers suffer from mental problems, report says Israeli soldiers receive more psychological treatment each year as the military urges more support to prevent suicides More

Editorial Pastor Brunson must tell the US government to back off An ongoing court case in Turkey has fueled an unprecedented crisis between Ankara and Washington. In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump called for the release of Andrew... More
MidEast Palestinian resistance symbol Ahed Tamimi’s brother Waed sentenced for stone-throwing The brother of a teenager who became a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after slapping two soldiers has been sentenced to jail for throwing stones at a police officer,... More
MidEast Israeli army launches criminal probe into killing of two Palestinian teens Israel's military said on Tuesday it would launch a criminal investigation into two incidents in which its troops shot and killed Palestinian teenagers taking part in protests... More
Americas Protesters knock down Confederate statue in North Carolina A Confederate statue in the heart of North Carolina's flagship university was toppled Monday night during a rally by hundreds of protesters who decried the memorial known... More
Americas Russian hackers targeted Republican groups: Microsoft Microsoft said Tuesday it has uncovered new Russian hacking attempts targeting U.S. political groups ahead of the midterm elections. The company said that a hacking group... More
Europe UK calls for tougher EU sanctions on Russia The United Kingdom wants the European Union to ensure its sanctions on Russia are sufficiently comprehensive in response to accusations Moscow poisoned a former Russian spy... More
Health WHO warns of sharp rise in measles in Europe with 41,000 cases, 37 deaths The World Health Organization says the number of measles cases in Europe jumped sharply during the first six months of 2018 and at least 37 people have died. The U.N. agency's... More
MidEast 100,000 Muslims attend Eid prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque Tens of thousands of Muslims, mostly Palestinians, performed Qurban Bayram (Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice) prayers Tuesday at East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa... More
Diplomacy Evangelicals pulling Trump’s strings in trade spat with Turkey Influenced by the evangelicals, U.S. President Donald Trump has sacrificed historic relations with Washington's NATO ally, Turkey More
Economy US dollar under pressure after Trump's Fed criticism The U.S. dollar dipped Tuesday in Asia after Donald Trump hit out at the Federal Reserve's interest rate rises and accused it of not backing his economic plan, while most... More
Diplomacy Iraqis blame poor infrastructure, corruption in Baghdad for water crisis During last month's widespread protests in southern Iraq, some officials in Baghdad blamed neighboring countries, Turkey in particular, for water scarcity problems. However, according to many Iraqi people, there are more pressing issues that the Iraqi government should take care of More

Eid: Gaining proximity to God and one another İbrahim Kalın Eid al-Adha is an opportunity for us to remember what is essential in life and set our priorities right. It is... More

The medicine blockade only deepens the suffering of Gazan people Meryem İlayda Atlas The Israeli blockade against the people of Gaza has now been deepened with a cruel embargo on medicine, denying... More

What about the great Christians of Syria? İlnur Çevik President Donald Trump keeps on preaching about what a great Christian pastor Andrew Craig Brunson is. Trump has... More

In Memoriam: Kofi Annan Emre Gönen Kofi Annan was a hero for millions of Africans, a hope for world peace and a symbol of equality and justice; he... More

Millions in Syria's Idlib sleep with one eye open Merve Şebnem Oruç I visited the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on the Turkish border for the first time in November 2014. It was... More

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Diplomacy in the dark Talha Köse Diplomacy is becoming a more complicated enterprise with the increasing elements of uncertainty and unpredictability... More

U.S.' miscalculated plan for using hard power Markar Esayan The already tense relations between Turkey and the U.S. hit a new low over the detention and trial of pastor Andrew... More

Preserving Turkey-US alliance serves Washington's interests Khalid Al Jaber The decades-old Turkey-U.S. strategic alliance is currently undergoing its gravest crisis since the congressional... More

Rise of institutional Islamophobia in the West Mushtak Parker The rise of populist politics and parties in recent years in Western democracies and in Russia, Eastern Europe... More

The relevance of Turkey's participation in the ASEAN regional forum Teoman Ertuğrul Tulun The latest statements and press reports indicate that Turkey's relations with the Asia-Pacific region, and specifically... More

Will the EU really save Italian banks? Ahmet Akyıldız The fact that the finance market in Italy, one of Europe's heavy industry giants, is facing bankruptcy risk is... More

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Women harvest, dry hot red peppers under scorching Şanlıurfa sun to make signature Turkish spice

02 August 2018, Thursday Women harvest, dry hot red peppers under scorching Şanlıurfa sun to make signature Turkish spice VIEW ALL

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