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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Business Turkish Cargo transports historical artwork to Japan Turkish Cargo, which serves 124 countries as the world's fastest-growing air cargo brand, transported 186 historical works of art belonging to Istanbul's Dolmabahçe and Topkapı... More
Americas Trump to host Netanyahu at White House next week US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House from March 25 to 26, according to a statement from the administration released... More
Life Historic districts in Istanbul you might not be familiar with Istanbul has many districts with history and beauty for you to discover, most of them a little more off the beaten path than you're used to More
Asia Pacific China’s first ever cloned police dog ready for duty China's first ever cloned K-9 police dog has started training at a police base in the country's southeast as of March 5, media reports said Wednesday. The two-month-old... More
Asia Pacific Western media criticized over double standards The Western media's biased coverage of the recent terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand, where 50 Muslim worshipers were ruthlessly killed by Brendon Tarrant was... More
Elections Divisions within Nation Alliance intensify after CHP prioritizes HDP members The local party organization of the far-right Good Party (İP) in Istanbul's Beylikdüzü district slammed the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) administration... More
War On Terror 'Turkey and Iran carried out joint anti-terror op' Turkish and Iranian military commanders agreed in a phone call to continue joint operations against the PKK terrorists for "some time," Turkey's Interior Ministry said Wednesday. Turkey's... More
Turkey Turkey middle of the pack on world happiness index The world's countries have once again been ranked in terms of happiness, with Nordic countries topping the rankings and Turkey landing in the middle, on a U.N.-produced list... More
Balkans Karadzic sentenced to life for Bosnia genocide: UN U.N. judges have ordered Radovan Karadzic, known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia,' to spend the rest of his life in jail, a key move in delivering justice for the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide More
MidEast Shaked's 'fascist' perfume ad draws criticism A new ad with an elegantly dressed minister using "fascist" perfume drew online outrage Tuesday, the latest in a social media war ahead of an Israeli election that has also... More
Europe Britain requests Brexit delay until June 30 Britain has asked European Union leaders to delay Brexit until June 30, Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament on Wednesday. But a frustrated EU has warned it could keep... More
Defense Ukraine successfully tests Turkish-made drones Ukraine on Wednesday successfully tested Turkish-made combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), President Petro Poroshenko announced. "I congratulate the Ukrainian Armed... More
Africa Cyclone Idai's death toll rises above 300 Mozambique on Wednesday began three days of national mourning for more than 200 victims of Cyclone Idai, one of the most destructive storms southern Africa has experienced... More
Ankara Europe's biggest theme park Wonderland Eurasia opens Wonderland Eurasia, dubbed the biggest theme park in Europe, was inaugurated by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the capital Ankara on Wednesday and offers hundreds of rides and activities to visitors More
Defense US preparing to deliver two more F-35s to Turkey The U.S. is set to deliver two more F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, a spokesman for the F-35 program said Tuesday. Joe DellaVedova told Anadolu Agency the Turkish F-35 program... More
Asia Pacific Kazakh parliament renames capital after Nazarbayev Kazakhstan has sworn in Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as interim president a day after longtime leader Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned. Tokayev, a career diplomat who had been senate... More
Europe 51 saved after driver kidnaps 51 kids, torches schoolbus in Italy Italian police on Wednesday rescued some 50 children taken hostage by their school bus driver, who doused the vehicle in petrol and set it alight, the authorities said. "It... More

Europe Dutch PM loses Senate majority as populists surge, exit poll shows A right-wing populist party in the Netherlands emerged from provincial elections that also determine the makeup of the national Senate positioned for a big win, according... More
Americas US Youtuber arrested for beating, pepper spraying her adopted children An American mother has been arrested for physically abusing her seven adopted children and forcing them to participate in her YouTube videos, media reports said Wednesday. Machelle... More
Investigations Turkish police thwart terrorist attack by Daesh in Istanbul Turkish police caught a Daesh terrorist plotting a terrorist attack in Turkey in a counterterrorism operation in Istanbul, security sources said Wednesday. Identified as... More
War On Terror Turkey to surveil Christchurch terror attack until justice served The New Zealand mass shooter must get what he deserves, as there is no difference between him and the Daesh terrorists, Erdoğan says More
Europe Brexit delay possible if lamwakers back deal: Tusk European Council president Donald Tusk said Wednesday that EU leaders could approve a short delay to Brexit if British lawmakers finally approve the withdrawal deal they have... More
Politics Education projects ease Syrian children integration into society Hosting the largest number of Syrian refugees, Turkey provides multidimensional education programs for Syrian children to help ease their transition into the schooling system More
Europe YPG terrorists threaten Spain, pledge armed battle for Catalonia Two Catalans, who were trained by the PKK's Syrian affiliate the People's Protection Units (YPG), threatened to point their guns at Spain after they returned to Catalonia,... More
Energy Turkey open to new cooperation with int'l firms in Med, Black Sea Having carried out various cooperation with international oil firms in the past, Turkey is open to new partnerships for oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean and Black Sea More
Science Scientists study microscopic 'water bears' about survival Earth's ultimate survivors can weather extreme heat, cold, radiation and even the vacuum of space. Now the U.S. military hopes these tiny critters called tardigrades can teach... More
Books Events to excite bibliophiles during library week Frequented by researchers and bibliophiles, Istanbul Research Institute and SALT Galata will celebrate 55th Library Week with some special events More
Turkey Turkey's religious body joins first lady's zero waste efforts Turkey's Presidency of Religious Affairs (DİB), a state-run religious body, has joined the zero waste campaign, originally launched by first lady Emine Erdoğan.DİB President... More
History Historic Ahlat is Turkey's newest 'slow city' Considered an open-air museum for its Seljuk-era relics, including tombstones, cave houses, historic bridges and two castles, Ahlat has become the newest addition to the Cittaslow... More
Islamophobia Anti-Muslim, xenophobic acts on rise in Germany Amid the growing threat of far-right extremism, a pregnant Muslim woman wearing a headscarf was attacked by an unidentified man in the German capital Berlin, reports said... More
Life Nevruz, the festival of hope, rebirth celebrated Nevruz has been celebrated with colorful rituals for thousands of years in the Turkish world as a festival marking the arrival of spring on March 21. Symbolizing the awakening... More
Tech EU slaps Google with $1.7B fine in advertising case European Union regulators have hit Google with a 1.49 billion euro ($1.68 billion) fine for abusing its dominant role in online advertising. It's the third time the commission... More
Asia Pacific 2 SKoreans arrested for secretly live-streaming guests South Korean police have arrested two suspects over a scandalous case involving hidden cameras in 30 accommodations in ten cities across the country, live-streaming the footage... More

Columns

They are inspiring terrorists, not just 'lone wolf' white supremacists Merve Şebnem Oruç It is so sad and worrisome to see people like Tarrant, who are full of hate against all the Muslims in the world,... More

Taking stock of campaign rhetoric in Turkey Burhanettin Duran The final two weeks of any election campaign fuels the momentum that settles the score. Leaders and candidates,... More

What if the United States leaves NATO? Melih Altınok U.S. President Donald Trump, who came to power with the promise of isolationism, is moving towards its goal by... More

Leave Mesut Özil alone Ozan Ceyhun Following the day when 50 Muslims were slaughtered in New Zealand, the headline of Germany's most read, but from... More

No hikes in foreseeable future, Fed to cut rates in 2019 Taha Meli Arvas The difficulty in submitting columns right before the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) announces its Open Market Committee... More

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Opinion

Anti-Muslim hatred: A common threat to all humanity Taha Ayhan "If someone does bad to you, do good in return." Those words came from Farid Ahmed, who survived the Al Noor mosque... More

The New Zealand massacre and anti-Muslim hatred in the Balkans Olsi Jazexhi The Australian terrorist Brenton Tarrant who staged the massacre of Muslim worshipers in New Zealand on March 15... More

As May rolls dice a final time, Brexit chaos underlines failure of politicians Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel Almost three years since the U.K. referendum on leaving the EU, the Brexit process is as divisive, controversial... More

Christchurch result of politicians' hate speech against Islam Ahmed Al-Burai It was hours after a van hit pedestrians in Barcelona in 2017, when U.S. President Donald Trump unhesitatingly... More

The rise of anti-Muslim terrorism Reyhan Canavar The West should acknowledge the fact that the rhetoric of terrorism has changed and that far-right terrorism poses... More

From liberal economy to authoritarian state capitalism Ahmet Akyıldız As Keynes says, ‘The fundamental problem of mankind is to bring together three variables: Economic efficiency,... More

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