Friday, September 21, 2018
Busy schedule awaits Erdoğan in New York President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend the 73rd session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly in the U.S., according to an official statement on Friday.
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Turkey, Russia, Iran FMs to meet in New York The foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a meeting in New York to discuss Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was quoted as saying by state-run... More
US removes PKK affiliate PYD/YPG from terror list The U.S. State Department omitted the People's Protection Units (YPG) and its political entity the Democratic Union Party (PYD) from its 2017 Country Reports on Terrorism,... More
Turkey, Russia agree on borders of Idlib buffer zone Turkish and Russian militaries have agreed on the borders of the Idlib demilitarized zone, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
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'Turkey-US patrols in Syria's Manbij to start soon' Turkey and the United States have almost completed work on joint patrols in northern Syria's Manbij area and those patrols and joint training will begin soon, presidential... More
7,000 child refugees arrived on Greek islands this year The number of refugee and migrant children arriving on Greek islands has soared, with more than 7,000 making the perilous voyage so far this year, a U.N. official said on... More
China, Russia warn US against military sanctions China called on the United States on Friday to withdraw sanctions it imposed on a Chinese military organization for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia or... More
May's Brexit summit in Salzburg a 'humiliation' Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit proposals were declared dead by the British media on Friday after what they cast as a humiliation at the hands of European Union leaders... More
Kenan Sofuoğlu beats Solo Türk jet in Teknofest race A tech festival in Istanbul kicked off on Thursday with an unusual race between a motorcyclist and a fighter jet.
The audience at Teknofest Istanbul watched in awe as renowned... More
Americas
Google considered twisting search results to counter Trump travel ban, WSJ reports
Google employees brainstormed ways to alter search functions to counter the Trump administration's controversial 2017 travel ban, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday,... More
Europe
Skripal poisoning suspects detained this year by Dutch, report says
British investigative group Bellingcat said two suspects in the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy were briefly detained in the Netherlands earlier this year.
Bellingcat in... More
MidEast
Israeli army kills five young Palestinians in 48 hours
Over 48 hours, five young Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army, revealing Israel's ongoing use of live ammunition against unarmed Palestinian protesters More
Economy
Turkey's external assets at $229.6B in July, Central Bank says
Turkey's net international investment position (NIIP) showed a recovery in July, shrinking 16.1 percent compared to the end of 2017, the Turkish Central Bank reported on Friday.... More
Football
Beşiktaş beats Sarpsborg in UEFA Europa League match
Istanbul heavyweights Beşiktaş defeated Norwegian contenders Sarpsborg 3-1 late Thursday in a UEFA Europa League match.
In Group I game, Black Eagles pressured well the... More
Economy
Investors turn to marijuana stocks on Wall Street after Canada legalization move
Reefer Madness has gripped Wall Street. Investors are craving marijuana stocks as Canada prepares to legalize pot next month, leading to giant gains for Canada-based companies... More
Asia Pacific
Vietnamese President Quang dies aged 61 after 'serious illness'
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country's second in command after the Communist party's leader, died Friday of a serious illness, the government said. He was 61.
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Religion
Muslims throughout the world mark the Day of Aşure
Being observed on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, Aşure is widely celebrated in Turkey and honored around the world with consecutive events.... More
Music
Cecilia Krull: Talented musician on the rise
Following the surprising popularity of the series ‘La Casa De Papel,' Cecilia Krull, who sings the show's theme song ‘My Life is Going On,' will be performing in Istanbul on Sept. 21 and 22 More
Economy
New economic program: Turkey lays out a broad guideline to rebalance economic growth
The new economic program lays out realistic macro predictions and emphasizes commitment to fiscal discipline to increase trust in the Turkish economy across global markets More
Diplomacy
Idlib deal gives relief to international community by decreasing tension
Turkey's political prowess has averted a humanitarian disaster in Idlib by reaching an agreement with Russia, a move praised by the international community and world leaders More
Turkey
Turkey's TRT World forum set to host global opinion leaders
Turkey's state broadcaster TRT World will congregate hundreds of politicians, academics, journalists and businessmen in an international forum next month in Istanbul, the...
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Tourism
Canadian travel weekly forecasts Turkey tourism boom
Canada's weekly tourism magazine Travelweek urged its readers to travel to Turkey, saying Turkey is a rising destination for the 2018-2019 period with many riches offered...
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Economy
Business scene welcomes new Medium Term Program
Turkish business people have welcomed the country's new economic program for the period of 2019-2021 announced on Thursday.
Nail Olpak, head of Turkey's Foreign Economic...
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Economy
US sanctions Chinese agency for buying Russian arms
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese military agency and its director for buying defense equipment from Russia in breach of a sweeping U.S. sanctions...
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Finance
Pound falls from 2-month highs on Brexit worry
The British pound skidded lower on Friday after European Union leaders warned Prime Minister Theresa May she must give ground on trade and the Irish border by November to...
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Americas
5 people, 3 of them infants, stabbed at New York child care center
Three babies and two adults were stabbed at a child care center Friday in New York City, police said.
One of the infants, a girl, is in serious condition, but none of the...
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Europe
94-year-old former SS guard to stand trial for mass murder at Nazi camp
A 94-year-old former SS guard at the Stutthof concentration camp run near Gdansk in Poland is to stand trial for being an accessory to murder, the state court in the city...
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MidEast
Israel's Netanyahu implies all-out war against Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implied on Thursday an all-out war against Iran, after a friendly fire incident in Syria this week linked to Israeli strikes on Iranian targets...
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MidEast
'Turkey to continue anti-terror ops abroad': NSC
The National Security Council chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met late Thursday and reiterated Turkey's resolve in anti-terror operations abroad, particularly the...
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Politics
'AK Party plans to meet German political parties'
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has said relations with German political parties will be increased, in addition to building inter-governmental relations...
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Investigations
Arrest warrants issued for 110 on-duty Turkish soldiers tied to FETÖ
The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Ankara on Friday issued arrest warrants for 110 Turkish Air Forces staff over their suspected links to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ).
Three...
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Google considered twisting search results to counter Trump travel ban, WSJ reports
Israeli army kills five young Palestinians in 48 hours
Beşiktaş beats Sarpsborg in UEFA Europa League match
Muslims throughout the world mark the Day of Aşure
Cecilia Krull: Talented musician on the rise
New economic program: Turkey lays out a broad guideline to rebalance economic growth
Idlib deal gives relief to international community by decreasing tension
Turkey's TRT World forum set to host global opinion leaders
Canadian travel weekly forecasts Turkey tourism boom
Pound falls from 2-month highs on Brexit worry
94-year-old former SS guard to stand trial for mass murder at Nazi camp
'Turkey to continue anti-terror ops abroad': NSC
The Sochi consensus' impact on regional stability
Nagehan Alçı
Turkey's major diplomatic victory in Sochi is the direct result of its decisive policies and a series of tactical... More
The Idlib victory and Israeli aggression
Hilal Kaplan
Idlib has been the main focus of international press over the past couple of weeks since Bashar Assad's forces... More
The US-Israel bloc and the demilitarized zone in Idlib
Mehmet Barlas
The Sochi agreement brokered by Turkey and Russia harbingers a new order in the Middle East and comes as the post-world... More
