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Saturday, December 07, 2019

Tourism 230 cruise ships currently booked for Galataport through 2021 Although still set to be inaugurated in March 2020 and begin operating at full capacity in 2021, Istanbul's Galataport has already begun receiving bookings from cruise liners... More
Investigations Nationwide operations net 74 FETÖ suspects Turkish police on Friday arrested 74 people for having links to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), the shady network behind the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. Arrest warrants... More
Life Winter paradise Uludağ offers an unforgettable holiday experience Strongly associated with Bursa - the first capital of the Ottomans - which contains the most exquisite examples of early Ottoman architecture, Uludağ (Mount Olympus) has always attracted people's attention since the ancient times and has become the subject of many legends More
Turkey Daily Sabah wins 'Golden Values' award The Third Istanbul Economy Summit wrapped up on Thursday with a "Golden Values" awards ceremony held in honor of innovative people and institutions imbibing Turkey with "new... More
Tech Turkcell inks 500M euro loan deal with China Development Bank Turkey's leading mobile phone operator Turkcell signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a 500 million euro loan agreement with the China Development Bank (CDB), the... More
MidEast Netanyahu uses annexation of Palestinian territory as election leverage Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, amid the chaotic atmosphere of the country's third election in less than a year, reiterated his vow to annex Jordan Valley if he is reelected More
Diplomacy Turkey made no concessions at NATO summit, FM Çavuşoğlu says Turkey's foreign minister on Friday said Ankara did not make any concessions at the recent NATO leaders' summit, noting that Turkey's approval of NATO's Baltics defense plan... More
Turkey Kenan Evren's name to be removed from streets, neighborhoods In a move to confront its troubled past, Turkey is preparing to remove the name of the notorious leader of the 1980 coup. If Parliament approves a bill by two parties, the... More
Sports Russia prepares for 4-year Olympic ban over doping An international anti-doping body is expected to slap Russia with a four-year Olympic ban for a doping scandal, while Russia sees the move as a Western bid to destroy its sports program More
MidEast UN accuses Iranian forces of 'shooting to kill' Iranian security forces were "shooting to kill" in their deadly crackdown against protesters in recent weeks, according to credible video footage, the U.N. human rights chief... More
MidEast Filipino workers rush to return home from crisis-hit Lebanon Hundreds of Filipinos, most of them female domestic workers, flocked to their embassy in Lebanon Thursday to sign up for free repatriation from the crisis-hit country. The... More
Politics Turkish tourist detained, tortured in Egypt A young Turkish man visiting Egypt for vacation was arbitrarily detained, imprisoned, tortured and denied basic necessities like food and water amid a police crackdown on... More
InVisible Police fatally shoot 4 suspects in India rape case Indian police on Friday shot dead four men who allegedly raped and killed a 27-year-old veterinarian in the city of Hyderabad, drawing applause from her family and many Indians... More
Business Acun vs. Murdoch: Why Fox TV's 'Sofrada' program sounds so familiar Why does Fox TV's "Sofrada" program sound so familiar? Maybe it's because it's all been done before – by none other than Turkey's self-made media mogul Acun Ilıcalı. It... More
War On Terror Surrendered YPG member reveals widespread persecution Abdulghani Halil al-Handaq, a surrendered member of the PKK-affiliated People's Protection Units (YPG), called on members of the terrorist organization to lay down their arms,... More
Politics Erdoğan inaugurates eco-friendly mosque in Britain President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated the new Cambridge Central Mosque in Cambridge on Thursday, which is Europe's very first eco-friendly mosque. Erdoğan came to... More
Diplomacy Greece to expel Libyan ambassador over maritime deal Greece on Friday said it will expel the Libyan ambassador to the country, angered at an accord signed on Nov. 27 between Libya and Turkey mapping out a sea boundary between... More

Arts Turkish presidential spokesman calls for withdrawal of Nobel prize from Handke Turkey's Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın has criticized the Swedish Academy's "shameless" choice of Austrian writer Peter Handke for the 2019 Nobel literature prize... More
Politics Xenophobia poses greatest threat to Europe's future Discrimination against foreigners has spread across Europe like a plague, leading the continent down a spiraling whirlpool of polarization and hate More
MidEast 15 dead after armed attack in Iraqi capital Gunmen in cars opened fire Friday in Baghdad's Khilani Square. leaving at least 15 people dead and 60 wounded, Iraqi security and medical officials said. At least two of the... More
EU Affairs Erdoğan discusses cooperation with EU delegation President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received the EU delegation Friday, the delegation said in a statement. Erdoğan received European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas,... More
Turkey Dry autumn raises drought concerns Turkey will soon conclude its driest autumn in 39 years with a drastic decline in precipitation. Experts have warned about more such seasons and stress the need for anti-drought measures More
Economy Finance minister: Time to unleash Turkey's potential Turkey has now switched to positive growth on an annual basis, Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said, underlining that the country is on its way to achieving its year-end inflation target More
Travel Slow cities of Turkey: Taraklı At first glance, Taraklı, a little town in the northwestern province of Sakarya, looks deserted; but if you take a closer look, you'll see that the people of the small town... More
War On Terror 'NATO allies left Turkey alone in anti-terror fight' A consensus could not be reached at the recent NATO summit and members left Turkey alone in its fight against terrorism, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday. "Some... More
Americas Saudi aviation student kills 3 at US naval base An aviation student from Saudi Arabia opened fire in a classroom building at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola on Friday morning, a U.S. official said, an attack that left... More
Music İş Sanat to shake up December with jazz concerts İş Sanat invites art enthusiasts to a December of concerts showcasing the very best jazz and classical music artists, children's performances and story recitals More
Energy Turkey, US to negotiate LNG trade in early 2020 Turkey and the U.S. continue to maintain efforts to reach the $100 billion target in bilateral trade volume over the next decade – a goal set and reiterated by President... More
Turkey Turkish journalist injured by gas canister in France A Turkish journalist covering the protests currently raging across France was injured when a gas canister thrown by police hit him in the eye, reports said Thursday. Anadolu... More
Cinema 'Charlie's Angels': Girl power reboot lacking in punch The first film adaptation of the TV series "Charlie's Angels" hit the big screen almost 20 years ago. The film followed as three highly-skilled special agents played by Cameron... More
Europe France still paralyzed as Macron stands firm on reform The nationwide strike that gripped France, immobilizing the country's public transport and closing schools, continues with trade unions saying they plan to keep up the pressure.... More
Economy Ankara, Bangkok to sign free trade agreement in 2020 Trade relations between Turkey and Thailand are expected to significantly increase up to 40% through a number of new initiatives, including a free trade agreement (FTA) currently... More
War On Terror 'Peace Spring ensured territorial integrity of Syria' Turkey's Operation Peace Spring cleared terrorists from more than 4,300 square kilometers in northern Syria, supporting the territorial integrity of Syria, Foreign Ministry... More

Columns

In energy wars, Turkey steals a march on against rivals Kerem Alkin In 2010, we consumed 138.6 quadrillion calories of energy to maintain our daily lives, produce goods and services,... More

NATO's defense agenda: Baltic plan, Chinese cyber threat Talha Köse NATO leaders met in London at a time of uncertainty for the U.K. While the public and British authorities are overwhelmed... More

Injustice around the globe: Palestine, Kashmir, East Turkestan İhsan Aktaş İnal Batu, a senior Turkish diplomat, said the following regarding Turkish foreign policy: "Contrary to the members... More

'Macron, démission!' Voices are rising in France Ozan Ceyhun Emmanuel Macron, who rose to the French presidency with pretensions of becoming France's great hope for a brighter... More

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Opinion

Cherry-picking war criminals Imran Jan Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher is the U.S. Navy SEAL at the center of the new controversy that is pitting... More

Stop imagining a peaceful Jerusalem Najla M. Shahwan As long as the U.S. administration fuels the fire with controversial decisions and Israeli violence deepens, peace... More

Europe's share in repatriation process of Daesh members Amin Bagheri One of the strangest and most brutal terrorist groups in contemporary history that killed thousands of innocent... More

Observations of a Turkish student studying abroad Muhammet Ali Güler Studying in a foreign country gives you the chance to see your homeland with fresh eyes and assess the pros and... More

Dystopian demands reign in Georgian streets, or is it something worse? Maria Beat The resignation of the government and early elections are what Georgian protestors are openly demanding in the... More

Sharif leaves, Khan stays, but nothing changes for Pakistan Syed Fazl-e-Haider Has Nawaz Sharif's departure closed the chapter of Imran Khan's 'politics of change' in Pakistan forever? It now... More

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