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Sunday, June 24, 2018

Editorial Don't be surprised on election day (again) On June 24, millions of voters across Turkey will head to the polls to elect the country's next president and 600 parliamentarians. This election season's historic significance... More
Africa 32 Fula civilians killed in Mali attack: local official At least 32 civilians of the Fula ethnic group were killed in an attack in central Mali, local officials said Sunday. Armed Dozo hunters, linked to the Dogon ethnic group,... More
MidEast Over half of Israeli soldiers smoke cannabis: report More than half of the soldiers serving in Israel's military have smoked cannabis in the past year, as use in the occupied Palestinian territories has reached a high, a recent... More
Elections Over 600 int’l journalists to follow Turkey’s polls Over 600 members of the foreign press from 34 countries have received accreditation from Turkey's Directorate General of Press and Information (BYEGM) to cover the June 24... More
MidEast Iraqi PM Abadi, cleric Sadr say political blocs to enter into alliance Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Saturday their political blocs would enter into an alliance, bringing Iraq one step closer to forming... More
Europe 25 injured in apartment explosion in western Germany Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, when an explosion destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday. Police... More
War On Terror 1,177 FETÖ suspects sought asylum in Germany A total 1,177 Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) suspects holding Turkish diplomatic or service passports have applied for asylum in Germany since the July 15 coup attempt in 2016,... More
Syrian Crisis Assad regime pounds opposition areas in SW Syria as thousands flee to border zone Assad regime army and allied forces pounded opposition-held areas of the southwest as thousands of civilians fled to safer opposition held areas along the border with Jordan... More
Americas Sanders says she was told to leave Virginia restaurant White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Saturday in a tweet that she was booted from a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump. Sanders... More
Turkey 3 Turkish workers freed after 233 days of captivity in Libya Libya's U.N.-backed Presidential Council has confirmed the release of three Turkish nationals after they spent 233 days in captivity in the southwestern town of Ubari. In... More
Football Kroos strike saves Germany from World Cup exit A free kick goal by Toni Kroos in the fifth minute of stoppage time managed to save 10-man Germany against Sweden and keep the defending champions in the running to defend... More

War On Terror Turkey, US conduct 4th round of patrols in Manbij Turkish and U.S. armed forces carried out the fourth round of patrols in the northern Syrian city of Manbij as part of a deal with the U.S. to rid the area of the PKK-linked... More
MidEast Israel says launched Patriot at drone from Syria Israel's military said it launched a Patriot anti-aircraft missile on Sunday at an incoming drone from Syria, which turned away unscathed, and a Syrian commander said the... More
Elections Erdoğan surpasses Ince in his hometown in Yalova Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP)'s presidential candidate Muharrem Ince was in for a shock when preliminary results for the polls were announced for his hometown... More
Football Japan come back twice to draw against Senegal Senegal and Japan drew 2-2 in the Yekaterinburg Arena on Sunday to leave World Cup Group H wide open. Sadio Mane put Senegal ahead after an error from Japan keeper Eiji... More
Turkey 116-year-old woman turns out to vote in SE Turkey Even a 116-year-old woman wouldn't miss Turkey's historic presidential and parliamentary elections, showing up at the polls on Sunday in southeast Gaziantep province. Ayşe... More
Elections 3 caught casting fake votes for HDP in Turkey's Ağrı Turkish authorities have opened legal proceedings against three people who attempted to cast fraudulent votes for the pro-PKK Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in eastern Turkey's... More
Life Turkish celebrities take part in historic presidential, parliamentary elections As polling in Turkey's parliamentary and presidential elections began Sunday morning, Turkish celebrities who are part of the 56,322,632 registered voters flocked to the ballot... More
Football Switzerland's Xhaka, Shaqiri facing 2-match bans over Serbia celebrations Switzerland players of Albainian descent, Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, face two-match bans over their goal celebrations against Serbia as FIFA said Saturday that its... More
Elections Turkey heads to the polls in June 24 elections Polls have opened in Turkey's high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections, with 56,322,632 registered voters and 180,065 ballot boxes across the country. More
Op-Ed As an Egyptian, this is why Turkey's election matters to me Today, millions of Turks will head to the polling stations to cast their votes, however, other tens of millions across the Middle East and the Arab world, like me, will be... More
Football Turkish origin Sweden player target of racist attacks after Germany foul Sweden player of Turkish origin Jimmy Durmaz was subjected to a storm of racial hatred and threats on social media after giving away the free kick that led to Toni Kroos's... More

Columns

On the eve of the great transformation Sadık Ünay The launch of the presidential system after the June 24 elections will open a new chapter in Turkey's quest to... More

Who is the champion of the pious in Turkey? Meryem İlayda Atlas The opposition has finally accepted the obvious fact that Turkey is a Muslim-majority country and has wasted no... More

Time for Turkey to cast a ballot Kılıç Buğra Kanat The elections on June 24 – the first since the constitutional amendment referendum last year – will be an important... More

'I would like to warn the CHP' Mahmut Övür Seeing the shortcomings of both the government and the opposition, people in the streets are well aware of what... More

On Turkey's elections İhsan Aktaş Turkey is a significant country not only for its neighboring regions but also for the world as a whole due to its... More

Trade war will affect global growth Kerem Alkin Since the global financial crisis of 2008, we have observed that some of the G7 countries, particularly the U.S... More

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Opinion

As an Egyptian, this is why Turkey's election matters to me Islam Abdel-Rahman Today, millions of Turks will head to the polling stations to cast their votes, however, other tens of millions... More

Change of raison d'étre in Turkey Ömer Baykal The Turkish people are going to the polls to determine the future of both the legislative and executive organs... More

The saga of the Manbij Military Council and American duplicity Obaida Hitto In a very lackluster manner, the results of the much-anticipated Turkey-U.S. working group meetings, that culminated... More

Possible Kurdish reactions to the presidential elections Hazal Duran As one of the most controversial debate topics in the elections period, the Kurdish vote has become a hot topic... More

Countdown to the system change in Turkey Markar Esayan I am writing this piece on the very day of the inauguration of one of the most important projects in the history... More

Who will swing voters support in Sunday's elections? Yusuf Özkır Turkey is heading to the polls on Sunday to vote for its president and parliament members. Almost 55 million voters... More

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