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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Expat Corner The Tirhandil Cup: The show goes on in Bodrum As the oldest style of vessel on the Aegean Sea, tirhandils continue to be treasured by experienced sailors and have even inspired their own cup for four years and counting in Bodrum More
Asia Pacific Taliban claims it shot down US military aircraft A U.S. military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, a Taliban spokesman and Afghan journalist affiliated with the militant group said. Tariq Ghazniwal, a journalist... More
Travel UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkey enthral foreign and local visitors with their natural and historical beauties UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkey have been attracting millions of local and foreign visitors thanks to their natural and historical beauties. More
Turkey Strays and pets: The other victims of the Elazığ quake While dozens of people were killed and hundreds more injured, humans were not the only ones affected by the devastating Elazığ earthquake. Pets and animals became victims... More
Europe Slovenia's prime minister resigns, calls for snap poll Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec announced Monday he would step down and called for fresh elections, following weeks of rising tensions within his minority five-party... More
Life Niğde opens 'Dog Village' to shelter street hounds from harsh winter conditions The mayor of a small rural town in the central province of Niğde has designated an area of the surrounding district as a "Dog Village." Çiftlik Mayor Serkan Güzel recently... More
MidEast Lebanese protesters try to block roads to stop parliamentary session Lebanese protesters hurled rocks and metal barricades at security forces blocking a road near parliament on Monday ahead of a budget debate as Lebanon grapples with a deep... More
MidEast Sudanese families accuse UAE of recruiting youth to fight abroad Sudanese families gathered on Sunday in front of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Embassy in the capital Khartoum to protest Abu Dhabi's recruitment of their children to fight... More
Arts The missing Turk: A critique of the MoMA With the recent renovations and new curations of the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, much fanfare followed, lionizing the foregrounding of minorities in American art history More
Europe Italy's Salvini loses key regional vote, govt relieved Italy's right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini failed to overturn decades of leftist rule in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna on Sunday in an election that brought relief... More
Politics Half a million Syrians have fled toward Turkish border since November More than 500,000 civilians have fled from intense regime attacks in Idlib toward relatively safer areas near the Turkish border since November, while regime forces were poised... More
Politics YPG terrorists planning attacks nabbed in Syria Turkish security forces detained five PKK/YPG terrorists who were planning to carry out attacks in the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad, the Defense Ministry said in a statement... More
Syrian Crisis Death toll grows in Iraq as unrest persists Unidentified gunmen shot dead two protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya after security forces began a crackdown on monthslong demonstrations against the country's... More
Asia Pacific Chinese coronavirus spreads globally despite China's containment efforts Despite China's massive lockdown, the virulence of the new coronavirus contagion has caused global fear and panic as the confirmed cases worldwide increase, with the death toll spiking to at least 81 More
Business Local conglomerate ready to bid for British Steel if Chinese deal collapses Turkish conglomerate Cengiz Holding said on Sunday it was ready to bid for British Steel if a sale to China's Jingye Group fell through. "British Steel is an important... More
Diplomacy Senegalese people eager to welcome President Erdoğan Senegalese people are preparing a warm welcome for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ahead of the president's visit Tuesday. According to Anadolu Agency reporting from the streets of... More
Defense China world's second-largest weapon maker The opaque Chinese arms industry has made the Asian nation the world's second-largest producer of munitions, a clear shift from a decade ago when China relied on imports,... More

Europe Journalist allegedly harassed by Greta Thunberg's bodyguards in Sweden A Canadian journalist alleged that bodyguards of the 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg harassed him for asking questions deemed out of line in the Swedish... More
Diplomacy Foreign Ministry advises Turkish citizens to avoid nonessential travel to China Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Turkish citizens on Monday to avoid nonessential travel to China due to the lethal coronavirus outbreak. The new viral illness being watched... More
Environment Bolivia's 'glass frogs' reappear after 18 years A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South American country for the first time in 18 years, the investigation... More
Americas Trump to unveil Israel-Palestine peace plan despite Palestinian rejection U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he will be revealing his long-awaited "deal of the century" plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Tuesday. "It's a very... More
Investigations The runners of agricultural Ponzi scheme face trial With "The Farm Bank scandal" still fresh in the public's minds, the unfortunate gullibility of some in Turkey has been put on show once again with the exposure of another... More
Football Beşiktaş signs Sergen Yalçın as new coach Beşiktaş appointed Sergen Yalçın as its new coach Monday, making it the 47-year-old coach's second stint with the Black Eagles, 10 years after he served as assistant coach... More
Environment Decaying 300-year-old tree sprouts 17 saplings A 300-year-old fallen tree in a tall spruce forest in Turkey's Black Sea region continues to amaze visitors. What makes this tree so special that people stop and stare... More
Americas Prince Andrew provided 'zero cooperation' in Epstein probe, prosecutor says A U.S. prosecutor overseeing the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation said Monday that Britain's Prince Andrew has been uncooperative in the inquiry so far. Speaking... More
Turkey Chinese workers quarantined on suspicion of coronavirus in Turkey's Aksaray A group of 12 people, nine of whom are Chinese workers, were put under quarantine on Monday in a hospital in Turkey's central Aksaray province. Two Chinese workers employed... More
Diplomacy Turkey commemorates first diplomats assassinated by Armenian terrorists Turkey on Monday commemorated the assassination of Consul Gen. Mehmet Baydar and Consul Bahadır Demir in Los Angeles, who were assassinated by an Armenian terrorist in the... More
Energy Turkey's energy actions in East Med solution oriented: deputy energy minister Turkish moves in the Eastern Mediterranean are pragmatic and aim for every party including Turkey to benefit from the natural resources, Energy and Natural Resources Deputy... More
MidEast Daesh vows 'new phase' of attacks focused on Israel The Daesh terrorist group vowed to turn to Israel as the main target of its attacks, according to a purported audio message of its spokesman released on Monday. Abu Hamza... More
Economy Islamic banking assets in Turkey to double in 10 years, Moody's says Islamic banking assets in Turkey are set to double within 10 years as government initiatives drive growth in the sector, a report published Monday by Moody's Investors Service... More
Investigations Court sentences three over killing dogs On Monday, an Ankara court handed down 10-year sentences to three defendants charged with poisoning stray dogs, in one of the harshest sentences for such a crime in recent... More
Economy 2020 to be record-breaking year for Turkey's gold output Turkish gold production by the end of 2020 is expected to surpass last year's record levels, Hasan Yücel, president of Turkish Gold Miners Association, said. Production... More
Economy Turkish tomato exports to Russia on rise, totaling $86 million in 2019 Turkey's tomato exports to the Russian Federation saw a 186% increase in 2019, compared with the previous year, reaching $86.05 million in value. According to the Southeastern... More

Columns

Turkish-Greek 'natural disaster diplomacy' Merve Şebnem Oruç Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday night immediately... More

Germany knows road to protecting EU interests relies on Turkey Burhanettin Duran German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a diplomatic offensive since the Berlin conference, visited Istanbul on Friday... More

Coronavirus: A reminder to prepare for next outbreak Kılıç Buğra Kanat In 2003, the SARS virus was one of the first wake-up calls for the pro-globalization crowd in regard to the potential... More

Turkish-German cooperation invaluable for Libya, Syria Ozan Ceyhun The magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit Turkey's Elazığ and Malatya provinces Friday evening saddened us all. Due... More

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Opinion

Ties binding Turkey and Russia more diverse than ever Ivan Starodubtsev Energy was once what regulated Ankara-Moscow relations. Today, however, an array of areas from regional issues... More

McCarthyism's transition in paradigm: 'Terror witch hunt' Üstün Yüksel McCarthyism, often synonymous with the term witch hunt, evolved in American politics after 1950 and continued until... More

Battle of legal and illegal in Libya Amin Bagheri A review of the history of Turkey's regional relations reveals the importance of Tripoli for Turkey. Turkey's sensitivity... More

Does artificial intelligence technology foreshadow a new arms race? Edebali Murat Akça Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO and one of the most prominent figures working in the field of artificial intelligence (AI)... More

Turkey's zero waste initiative: Past, present and future Mehmet Emin Birpınar Time seems to fly by. Earth is the sole habitat for human beings, and it is changing more and more. For some, it... More

Will British Muslims face expulsion in post-Brexit Britain? Irfan Raja All eyes are on Brexit. When Britain finally leaves the European Union, what will happen to ethnic minorities and... More

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