Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Emergency rule comes to an end The two-year-long state of emergency, originally declared to fight terrorism after the July 15 coup attempt, ends today. Yet, the country will remain determined in its fight against terrorism More
Trump says misspoke in Helsinki, accepts meddling U.S. President Donald Trump, grappling with a torrent of criticism over his performance at a Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday he misspoke... More
Brexiteer says was wrong to use Turkey for 'Vote Leave' A key figure in the leave campaign in Britain's 2016 EU referendum has admitted they should not have stoked fears of potential Turkish immigration to garner more votes.
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Section of Istanbul’s ancient city wall to be restored The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry started the restoration works on Sur-u Sultani, a four-kilometer (2.5-mile)-long section of Istanbul's ancient city walls located... More
Turkish man equips eagle with a 3D-printed foot A young man in southeastern Turkey's Mardin province treated an eagle missing its claws by equipping it with a 3D-printed foot.
A resident of Derik village, 23-year-old... More
Fed to continue to gradually raise interest rates The Federal Reserve will continue to raise rates gradually as the economic outlook remains strong despite uncertainty over trade policy, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday.
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Turkish aviation soars at Farnborough Airshow Turkey unveiled its light attack/advanced jet trainer aircraft Hürjet at the prominent Farnborough Airshow in the U.K. on Monday.
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) showcased... More
Latest discovery brings Jupiter's moon count to 79 Astronomers are still finding moons at Jupiter, 400 years after Galileo used his spyglass to spot the first ones.
The latest discovery of a dozen small moons brings the... More
2,400 swimmers gear up for race across Bosporus Over 2,000 swimmers from up to 50 countries are gearing up to swim from Asia to Europe in the world's only transcontinental race across Istanbul's Bosporus Strait this Sunday.
Some... More
Travel
Hidden behind mountains, Arsuz is the new destination for vacationers
With its Mediterranean coast, Hatay's Arsuz district lures domestic and international tourists to its green fields and blue sea.
Located on the foothills of the Nur Mountains,... More
Finance
No more debt restructuring, postponement for taxpayers, minister says
There will be no more debt restructuring or postponement for taxpayers, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Tuesday.
Within the scope of the mid-term projection... More
Americas
California wildfire moves toward Yosemite, small mountain towns
A fierce California wildfire crept toward the boundary of Yosemite National Park on Tuesday as crews fought through steep, often inaccessible terrain and thick smoke to protect... More
Europe
Former UK PM Tony Blair calls for 2nd vote to fix Brexit 'mess'
"It's a total and complete mess": Former prime minister Tony Blair does not hold back when asked in an interview with AFP what he makes of the British government's approach... More
History
Turkish farmer finds 8 million-year-old mammoth fossil
A farmer discovered a fossilized jawbone belonging to a mammoth, the extinct giant mammals of the Ice Age, in central Turkey's Yozgat province on Tuesday.
The director... More
Americas
Obama rallies for Mandela's values of diversity, democracy
Former U.S. President Barack Obama gave his highest-profile speech since leaving office on Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa at an event marking the 100th anniversary... More
Business
Thousands of Amazon workers walk out of warehouses in Spain, Germany
Thousands of Amazon workers went on strike in Spain and Germany on Tuesday in protest at their working conditions as the retail giant staged its Prime Day sales event, unions... More
Finance
Goldman Sachs names David Solomon new CEO
Goldman Sachs named David Solomon its new chief executive Tuesday, implementing a much-telegraphed succession plan as it expands beyond its Wall Street roots to the broader... More
Tech
EU set to fine Google several billions for freezing out Android rivals
The EU is set to fine U.S. internet giant Google several billion euros this week for freezing out rivals of its Android mobile phone system, sources said, in a ruling that... More
Environment
Rare Indian pond heron rescued in w. Turkey’s Izmir
An injured Indian pond heron – extremely rare and endangered in Turkey – was found and rescued by a private security guard in the Aegean province of Izmir.
Ibrahim... More
Americas
Trump berated for 'pushover' summit with Putin
In an extraordinary embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies' firm finding that Russia meddled in the 2016... More
Economy
Turkish business association to establish trade center in Syrian areas liberated from terror
The prominent Turkish business association MÜSİAD has announced that it plans to open a new branch and a trade center in territories cleared of PKK, YPG and Daesh terrorists in Syria to develop commerce
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Europe
Captain accuses Italy, Malta of trying to hide sea deaths
The captain of a private aid ship that engaged in refugee rescue missions accused Italy and Malta of hiding a deadly "farce" in the Mediterranean Sea.
Claus-Peter Reisch,...
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Music
Ayvalık International Music Academy hosts festival of modern harmonies
Organized by the Ayvalık International Music Academy (AIMA), the AIMA Music Festival will be held July 27-30 in the Ayvalık district of Balıkesir province.
The festival,...
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Tourism
Enjoying recovery, Turkey aims to boost tourism revenue to $32 billion
The Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) Economic Affairs Directorate prepared a report titled "Tourism in the AK Party period" and submitted it to the party's organizations...
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Investigations
General, 30 others sentenced to life for FETÖ's coup attempt
A court in the capital Ankara handed down aggravated life sentences to a former general and 30 military officers for their roles in the FETÖ terrorist group's coup attempt in 2016. The defendants were staff members at a military school in charge of training gendarme officers
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Life
Happy World Emoji Day! Tears of joy most popular emoji
Emojis have become so much a part of our lives that they now even have a day dedicated to them. Yesterday was World Emoji Day, which was first initiated in 2014. Since the...
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Politics
İnce supporters gather two-third quorum for extraordinary convention
Over 450 signatures of CHP deputies, who support Muharrem İnce, have been collected, out of the 634 needed to call for an extraordinary convention, as dissent grows within party with cries for party Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to step down
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Health
Bill Gates to award $30M to encourage early Alzheimer's diagnostics
Billionaire Bill Gates and Estée Lauder Cos chairman emeritus Leonard Lauder on Tuesday said they will award $30 million over three years to encourage development of new tests...
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Life
CEYD-A, your soon-to-be English speaking virtual assistant
It seems like Siri has a new competitor: CEYD-A, Turkey's first voice-activated Turkish speaking assistant, will now be able to communicate in English and be free for Android users to download
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MidEast
Israel passes ban on groups critical of gov't policies
Israel's parliament passed a law on Tuesday that could see groups critical of government policies toward the Palestinians banned from entering Israeli schools and speaking...
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Islamophobia
Security footage shows suspected racist shooting at cafe in Germany
Security footage released Tuesday captured the moment a hooded man entered a cafe in southwestern Germany and immediately started shooting at an employee who was wearing a headscarf, in a suspected racist and Islamophobic attack in the country.
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Hidden behind mountains, Arsuz is the new destination for vacationers
California wildfire moves toward Yosemite, small mountain towns
Turkish farmer finds 8 million-year-old mammoth fossil
Thousands of Amazon workers walk out of warehouses in Spain, Germany
EU set to fine Google several billions for freezing out Android rivals
Trump berated for 'pushover' summit with Putin
Turkish business association to establish trade center in Syrian areas liberated from terror
Ayvalık International Music Academy hosts festival of modern harmonies
General, 30 others sentenced to life for FETÖ's coup attempt
İnce supporters gather two-third quorum for extraordinary convention
CEYD-A, your soon-to-be English speaking virtual assistant
Security footage shows suspected racist shooting at cafe in Germany
Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki changes nothing
Burhanettin Duran
The Helsinki summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin did not yield any tangible outcomes, but can be described... More
The fight against coup plotters will go on
İlnur Çevik
Turkey is preparing to lift the state of emergency imposed after the deadly coup attempt two years ago, which left... More
Tehran still under threat as its regional policy remains same
Muhittin Ataman
The Tehran government needs to think twice before taking any steps in domestic and foreign policies as internal... More
Turkey's great transformation
Cemil Ertem
Last week, Turkey commemorated the second anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt with great demonstrations. Evidently,... More
