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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Europe 'No-deal Brexit more likely than ever before' A no-deal Brexit is "more likely than ever before," European Council President Donald Tusk warned EU leaders on Monday, ahead of this week's summit, while calling for "every... More
War On Terror Local people suffer atrocities under YPG terrorist group, want them out of Manbij Despite the shared road map between Turkey and the U.S. that promises the YPG's removal from Manbij, the terrorist organization still has a presence in the province, disturbing the locals who have had enough More
Turkey Daily Sabah chief Karagöz to lead TRT World, Arabic Turkey's public broadcaster TRT on Monday named Serdar Karagöz as the new editor-in-chief of the International News Channels. One of the leading journalists on Turkey's... More
Americas Harvard on trial for allegedly discriminating against Asian-Americans Harvard University went on trial Monday over an opaque admissions selection process that critics say discriminates against students of Asian origin. A lawsuit has challenged... More
Economy Finance Minister Albayrak highlights fall in inflation figures in last quarter The mobilization of the public and private sector in reducing consumer prices is expected to bring down inflation starting in October, according to Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak More
World Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia to meet King Salman President Donald Trump said Monday he has spoken with Saudi Arabia's king, who "denies any knowledge" of what happened to the Saudi journalist who disappeared after entering... More
Automotive Turkey's automotive sector eyes $31B in exports this year The Turkish automotive sector aims to break a new record with $31 billion in exports this year after closing 2017 with an all-time export record of $28.5 billion. Uludağ... More
Arts Design on Tomtom Street to kick off with 'A Tale of Journey' Design on Tomtom Street is aiming to be a design event that attracts international circles. With its theme ‘A Tale of Journey' the event will be hosted by Tomtom Kırmızı, the Italian High School, Tomtom Gardens, Tomtom Kaptan Street, several pop-up stores at Boğazkesen and other participating stores in the neighborhood More
Life Breeding station in Turkey's Samsun releases red deer into the wild Once a sanctuary for red deer, Vezirköprü Deer Breeding Station is now releasing its residents into the wild, hoping that they will find new homes in the wilderness and boost... More
Business Turkish TV series, productions showcased at Cannes series festival Aired around the world, Turkish TV series and productions are being showcased at the world's biggest television and entertainment convention MIPCOM, which is currently being held in France's Cannes More
Expat Corner Celebrating Turkish cuisine at food fests in Istanbul and İzmir Over the next two weeks, Istanbul and İzmir will host two separate tantalizing food festivals focusing on Turkish cuisine, offering tastings, cooking classes and talks More

Diplomacy UN rights chief calls to lift Saudi 'immunity' over Khashoggi The U.N. human rights chief called Tuesday for the lifting of the immunity of officials who might be involved in the disappearance of a Saudi Arabian journalist at the kingdom's... More
Economy 'Gov't to continue Turkish investments in Romania' The Turkish government will continue to support local businesspeople's investments in Romania, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late Monday in a press conference with Romanian... More
Americas Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s, died Monday at the age of 65 after his latest battle with cancer, his family... More
Americas 'Rogue killers may have murdered Khashoggi' U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Monday Saudi Arabia may not be behind the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump instead raised the possibilities that... More
Syrian Crisis Crimea’s Russian rulers, Assad discuss air link between peninsula, Syria Bashar Assad is in talks about starting regular passenger flights between Syria and Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula currently occupied by Russia, Russian news agencies reported... More
Investigations 50 FETÖ-linked military personnel arrested across Turkey Fifty suspected members of Gülenist Terror Group's (FETÖ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey, were arrested on Tuesday, according to official sources. One... More
Life Canadian town runs out of creative street names A small town in Canada – the world's second largest country boasting an incredibly varied geography of picturesque forests, mountains and lakes – seems to have... More
MidEast Doha demands Riyadh disclose fate of 4 missing Qataris Qatar's National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) demanded Saudi Arabia shed light on the fate of four Qatari nationals who disappeared in separate cases in the kingdom last... More
Turkey Turkish man leaves village for first time in 15 years to deliver handmade toys to Syrian kids Leaving his village for the first time in more than a decade, a Turkish carpenter is traveling hundreds of kilometers to deliver handmade toys to children in northern Syria. Mustafa... More
Economy US budget deficit hits highest level since 2012 The U.S. budget deficit hit a six-year high of $779 billion in the most recent fiscal year, the Treasury announced Monday, underscoring the cost of last year's sweeping tax... More
Finance TL hits two-month high on hopes of mending US ties The Turkish lira jumped to a two-month high Monday on hopes of a thaw in relations between Ankara and Washington. The lira was trading at 5.7757 against the U.S. dollar... More

Columns

Brunson was just a small thorn in Turkey-US relations İlnur Çevik The Trump administration needs to appreciate Ankara's good intentions aimed at saving their strategic alliance... More

A good result out of a bad situation Beril Dedeoğlu With the resolution of the pastor crisis giving hope for better future relations, the frozen Turkey-U.S. ties look... More

Remaining obstacles for the betterment of Turkey-US ties Kılıç Buğra Kanat A Turkish court released pastor Andrew Brunson from house arrest last week. His trial had brought Turkey-U.S. relations... More

Brexit to be main topic of upcoming EU summit Ozan Ceyhun I would like to begin this column by saying that Germany must have breathed a sigh of relief over the weekend.... More

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Opinion

Washington's dollar policy and its new global position Markar Esayan Recently, Bloomberg Businessweek published a piece by Peter Coy titled, "The Tyranny of the U.S. Dollar." The article... More

The diversifying and globalizing journey of Turkish Post Mehmet Şükrü Yaman The Turkish Post Corporation, Turkey's largest postal operator, is transforming and renewing to deliver the best... More

Does Britain want to turn back time on Brexit? Nagihan Haliloğlu It seemed, and still seems, that while Brexiters want fortress U.K., Remainers seem to campaign for fortress .... More

Islamophobes contemplate a civil war in France Léonard Faytre The escalating violence in French media continues to worsen every day. I am surprised that my fellow citizens are... More

Idlib breakthrough may spread to wider Middle East Özer Khalid President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin achieved a diplomatic breakthrough in... More

Women's empowerment and recognition in politics Hazal Duran The role and position of women in politics has been a matter of debate for a long time. The topic has not only... More

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