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Saturday, February 16, 2019

Business Ex-Coca-Cola employee stole trade secrets worth $120M for China, US says A former senior engineer at Coca-Cola was indicted Thursday in Tennessee for stealing trade secrets worth an estimated $120 million to give to a Chinese company, the Justice... More
History Newly published letter reveals Hürrem Sultan's love for Süleyman the Magnificent Recently unveiled love letters sent by Hürrem Sultan to Süleyman the Magnificent shed light on the most famous love story of the era. Archivists call the letters, released... More
Life Hidden paradise of Istanbul waiting to be discovered Istanbul has many hidden and must-see spots waiting to be discovered by people who want to escape the city's chaos for a while. More
War On Terror 'Only Turkish forces should be in Syria safe zone' Only Turkish forces should be present in the planned safe zone in northeast Syria, Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Friday, reiterating that clearing the U.S.-backed... More
Syrian Crisis Thousands wait for YPG's 3-year occupation to end in Tel Rifat to return home Around 250,000 displaced residents of Syria's Tel Rifat are struggling to survive in camps set up along the Turkish border due to the three-year-long occupation of their city... More
Europe Poland summons Israel envoy to clarify Netanyahu comments Poland summoned Israel's ambassador on Friday and threatened to scupper a Jerusalem diplomatic summit after reported comments in which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... More
Europe Dutch court gives 16-month sentence to PKK member over Turkish consulate attack A court in the Netherlands handed down Friday a 16-month jail term to a PKK terrorist who attacked Turkey's Consulate General in Amsterdam in 2018 with Molotov cocktails. Ercan... More
Football Barcelona extends coach Valverde's contract until 2020 Barcelona says Ernesto Valverde has agreed to stay on as coach for at least one more season. The Spanish champions said Friday Valverde has agreed to exercise the option... More
Europe Spanish PM Sanchez calls for early elections Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap national election on Friday for April 28, after losing a key budget vote earlier in the week. Sanchez took office in... More
Turkey Russian-Turkish woman to run for Alanya mayor A Russian-Turkish woman has officially applied to run for the mayoral office in Alanya in southern Turkey's Antalya province in the upcoming local elections, reports said... More
Europe Vienna court annuls gov't plan to close mosques A court in Austria annulled a government plan to shut down six mosques belonging to the Arab community, a Muslim body said late on Thursday. In a statement, Ümit Vural, head... More
Europe UAE woman seeks asylum from Europe after ‘death threats’ over divorce wish An Emirati woman who fled her home country after allegedly receiving death threats from her family for wanting to divorce her husband is now seeking help from European authorities... More
Finance Turkey's budget surplus hits $953M in January Turkey's central government budget balance posted a surplus of nearly TL 5.1 billion in January, the Treasury and Finance Ministry announced Friday. According to its monthly... More
Europe Slovenian lawmaker resigns for stealing sandwich after being ignored in supermarket A Slovenian lawmaker resigned Thursday for stealing a sandwich from a supermarket because he was annoyed about being ignored by staff. Darij Krajcic, a member of parliament... More
World '100,000 babies a year killed by war' Starvation, disease and a lack of aid are killing 300 babies a day in warzones around the world, with the number of children caught up in conflicts nearing a 30-year high,... More
Economy Turkey's unemployment rate at 12.3 percent in November Turkey's unemployment rate reached 12.3 percent in November 2018, the country's statistical authority announced on Friday. November's figure was up two percentage points... More
MidEast Flights at Dubai Airport briefly halted over drone sighting Flights at Dubai International Airport were temporarily grounded on Friday morning due to suspected drone activity, an airport spokesperson said. The suspension was in... More

Turkey Turkey to set precedent for eco-friendly project Looking to boost its Zero Waste Project, Turkey seeks to create its own Kamikatsu, a Japanese town that became world-renowned for its top recycling rate, media reports say. A town will be picked out of more than 900 where every type of waste will be recycled More
Diplomacy 'Macron should face crimes committed by France' President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday criticized French President Emanuel Macron for the recent plan to declare April 24 as a national day to commemorate the controversial... More
Americas 1 dead, multiple police officers injured in Illinois mass shooting A gunman opened fire in an industrial area on the outskirts of Chicago Friday, wounding multiple police officers and members of the public and killing a bystander, officials... More
Science Iran's second satellite launch failed, FM Zarif confirms Iran's bid to launch a second satellite in the past two months has failed, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an interview with NBC News published Friday. Its... More
Economy Turkey to proceed with balanced, quality-based economic strategy Turkey will continue to strengthen its economic infrastructure and will follow an economic strategy that ensures guard against vulnerabilities Treasury and Finance Minister Albayrak said More
Americas Trump quietly amasses military forces near Venezuela A potential military intervention in Venezuela is apparently on the U.S. agenda, with significant U.S. naval and marine presence reportedly operating in proximity to Colombia,... More
MidEast Lebanon's parliament approves new coalition gov't Lebanon's parliament gave the new coalition government the green light to start working with a vote of confidence on Friday after a televised session to debate its proposed... More
Africa 66 bodies found in NW Nigeria on eve of elections On the eve of Nigeria's general elections, at least 66 people have been confirmed killed in attacks across eight settlements in the country's northwest, officials said Friday. Samuel... More
Arts To embroider a new woman: Damla Yalçın at Krank Art Gallery Drawing from family photos, Damla Yalçın has meticulously embroidered the domestic spaces and residential neighborhood of her childhood in Ankara. Inside the Le Meridien Hotel in Etiler, where Krank Gallery recently moved, Yalçın installed ruby red wallpaper with vegetal motifs to backdrop 21 works More
Economy Foreign direct investment increases 14 percent in 2018 despite global slump The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) released foreign direct investment (FDI) data concerning Turkey for last year. Evaluating the FDI figures from the central... More
Travel Adana: A mix of nature, history, culture and cuisine Tyrant Adanus and Sarus, the two sons of Uranus, lost their war with the people of Tarsus and established the city of Adana together. While Adanus gave his name to Adana,... More
Elections Division within Nation Alliance grows Disagreements between the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the far-right Good Party (İP) continue to grow over nominations in certain provinces and districts ahead of next... More
Environment Berlin zoo's baby polar bear gets first checkup It has been almost two years since Berliners had a baby polar bear to coo over, after the death Fritz at just 4 months of age in 2017 — now they have a newborn girl... More
Politics US lawmakers pile pressure on Trump administration over Khashoggi killing Members of the U.S. Senate exerted more pressure on the Trump administration Thursday to turn over all documents regarding the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,... More
Europe Daesh-linked teen’s wish to return stirs debate in Britain, officials vow to block it The fate of a pregnant London schoolgirl who wants to return to Britain after joining the Daesh group in Syria divided the nation on Friday as reports emerged of more U.K.... More
Life Missing Thai woman found in China, 650 km from home A Thai woman who has Alzheimer's disease was found in China eight months after she went missing in her country, Chinese state radio said Friday. Kaewmanee Arjor went missing... More

Columns

Sochi and Warsaw: Two summits with competing agendas Burhanettin Duran Two meetings took place earlier this week in Warsaw and Sochi that were crucial for the future of the Middle East... More

The end of optimism in US foreign policy Kılıç Buğra Kanat As the era of optimism for a liberal international order and responsible stakeholders looks like a thing of the... More

Paradigm shift in Turkish electoral behavior İhsan Aktaş Politics are much more significant in Turkey than Europe. In Turkey, drastic political changes come after a change... More

US knows well the easiest way to cheap oil Kerem Alkin The oil-based energy game, escalated by the first and second industrial revolutions, led to World War I due to... More

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Opinion

Russian-Turkish cooperation a long-term win for both parties Ivan Starodubtsev There is still a long way to go, but the meeting between Turkey, Russia and Iran in Sochi has accomplished a significant... More

From amity to enmity: How the alliance between Saudi Arabia and Morocco collapsed İsmail Numan Telci If the aggressive foreign policy of the Riyadh administration continues, Saudi Arabia will become more isolated... More

Collaboration between Ankara and Beijing on the Uighur issue Muhammet Ali Güler As the two countries deepen their already significant partnership, Turkey and China are supposed to work together... More

Tug of war between powers harbingers a new Cold War on horizon Tarık Oğuzlu Today, the foundations of a new Cold War environment are being established as the practices of geopolitical thinking... More

In response to Brett McGurk's forged facts on Syria Basel Haj Jasem Containing many politically motivated doctrines and statements, Brett McGurk's Washington Post article on Syria... More

The Astana trio meets amid ambiguities around the US withdrawal from Syria Maria Beat The Turkey, Russia and Iran partnership is taking coherent steps to end the Syrian crisis while the U.S. is still... More

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