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Monday, October 23, 2017

EU Affairs Possible EU's cut of pre-accession funds to have limited effect After the EU shelved ending Ankara's accession talks, the bloc started to discuss cutting pre-accession funds, however, experts say that the decision would have a limited effect since the amount is insignificant and have been used mostly for social projects so far More
Defense Pakistan to acquire Turkish-made ATAK helicopter Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi examined the T129 ATAK Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter, which has an important place in Turkey's exports in defense... More
Cinema 54th Antalya Film Festival kicks off with opening ceremony The International Antalya Film Festival, held for the 54th time this year under the sponsorship of Turkuvaz Media Group, was launched with a walk on the red carpet and opening... More
Investigations FETÖ trial brings together group's high-profile financiers Eighty-six defendants, mostly prominent businesspeople, will appear before an Istanbul court today, for a high-profile trial over their links to the Gülenist Terror Group... More
Turkey When the cat's away: Park in Mersin offers good time for felines Stray cats in the southern city of Mersin are finding a place to crash and play in ‘Meow Park' Turkey's first park designed exclusively for felines fitted with playgrounds and shelters More
Syrian Crisis Assad regime blockade leaves 2 babies dead by malnutrition in Syria's Eastern Ghouta A regime siege on Eastern Ghouta region of the Syrian capital, Damascus has caused two babies to breathe their last, according to local medics. A main opposition stronghold... More
Africa WHO cancels Mugabe ambassador appointment The World Health Organization (WHO) has rescinded its appointment of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as goodwill ambassador after the selection raised outcry in the international... More
Europe Catalan crisis intensifies with direct rule decision from Madrid Spain has taken drastic steps to stop the Catalan region from breaking away by dissolving its separatist government and forcing new elections as tensions escalate between the two sides More
Syrian Crisis SDF drives Daesh out of Syria’s largest oil field The U.S-allied PKK affiliate group said they captured Syria's largest oil field from the Daesh group on Sunday, marking a major advance against the terrorist group and seizing... More
Football Turkey awaits derby between Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe This Sunday, nearly all Turks are making plans for a single event starting at 7.30 p.m. local time, when two of the country's most cheered sports clubs with will play against... More
MidEast 'Good morning' FB post leads to arrest of Palestinian Israeli police mistakenly arrested then released a Palestinian who posted "good morning" in Arabic on Facebook after software mistranslated it as "attack them," police and... More

MidEast 'No dialogue yet between Qatar, Saudi-led bloc' US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday said talks between feuding Gulf states remained unlikely, as a Saudi-led boycott of Qatar nears its sixth month. "We cannot... More
Tourism Turkish thermal tourism sector eyes 1M tourists The Turkish government has started to establish a road map for boosting the thermal tourism sector to allow Turkey to play a leading role in the sector in the region. In this... More
MidEast Iraq, Saudi Arabia agree on improving trade relations Saudi Arabia and Iraq agreed to resolve differences and work together to boost trade on Sunday, after their leaders met for the first time since last June, the official Saudi... More
Food Brazilian opens homemade chocolate shop in Ankara Brazilian Mara Cömertoğlu who married a Turkish gentleman and settled in Turkey's capital, Ankara, 15 years ago, realized her dream of opening up a chocolate house in Turkey. Having... More
Europe Gunman nabbed after taking hostages at UK bowling alley A gunman who reportedly held two employees at a bowling alley hostage was arrested Sunday night after armed police moved in. He was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital... More
Editorial Öcalan posters in Raqqa should ring alarm bells in White House The liberation of Raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of Daesh terrorists, by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) could have given Washington some breathing room... More
Diplomacy Turkey's Chief of Staff Akar attends Washington counter terror conference Turkey's Chief of Staff Hulusi Akar has departed to Washington D.C. to attend an international meeting on counter terrorism organized by NATO and hosted by the U.S. Department... More
Diplomacy 'All procedures for US extradition of Gülen complete' Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül said Sunday that Turkey expects extradition of the self-exiled Fetullah Gülen, leader of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) responsible for the... More
Americas Putin critic Navalny Navalny released from jail Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition figure, was released from jail Sunday after serving a 20-day sentence for calling an unauthorized demonstration. Navalny... More
War On Terror Turkey's Idlib operation essential to offsetting Nusra influence in region, SETA report suggests A recent report reveals that Turkey's Idlib operation has struck a blow at the Nusra Front, amid aims to clean out Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), affiliated with the Nusra Front.The... More
MidEast Opposition party Gorran urges Barzani to step down Gorran, a main opposition party in Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) parliament, called on Masoud Barzani Sunday to resign, and for a "national salvation government" to... More

Columns

No use in saying 'I told you so' Hakkı Öcal In the Middle East, we all love to start scolding someone with the words "I told you so..." If the person you told... More

Turkey's plan to bypass Masoud Barzani Yahya Bostan Ankara's second step in its involvement plan on the conflict zone near its border may be to open a corridor between... More

De facto situation in Raqqa confirms need for further offensives Kılıç Buğra Kanat The YPG's position in the aftermath of the retake of Raqqa means the threat for the security of region's people... More

Want to live a longer, healthier life? Superfoods are here to help Halit Yerebakan Although the key to living a long and healthy life is regular exercise, modern-day people often complain about... More

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