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Friday, April 20, 2018

Business World's first robot citizen Sophia to be new face of commercial films in Turkey The world's first humanoid robot with "robot citizenship," Sophia, arrived in Istanbul yesterday to attend the 5th Marketing Meetup, which has brought together leading minds... More
Economy Business world hails snap polls in Turkey, cites elimination of uncertainty Members of Turkey's business world welcomed the announcement of snap elections for June 24 as they believe the decision eliminates uncertainty and by transitioning to the new presidential governance system, decision-making mechanisms and reforms will be expedited More
Diplomacy Erdoğan, China's Xi discuss Syrian crisis in phone call President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has discussed bilateral relations and the latest developments in Syria with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a phone call, presidential... More
Africa Rockets hit Libya airport as UN, French officials visit to talk peace Rockets hit Libya's main airport and damaged a plane as it was waiting to take off early on Thursday, a security force said, the same day as the United Nations envoy and France's... More
MidEast Trump ‘looking forward’ to opening Jerusalem embassy U.S. President Donald Trump sent his best wishes to the Israeli people and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the nation marks 70 years of independence. Trump tweeted... More
Op-Ed University strike: Downfall of the UK's ‘liberal’ education system? Barred colleges and libraries, canceled exams, postponed essays and a full email stop: For the last four weeks, professors and faculty members at 61 universities and colleges... More
Syrian Crisis Syrian opposition fighters leave town near Douma Hundreds of Syrian opposition fighters in a town northeast of Damascus handed in their weapons and boarded buses to leave under an evacuation deal, regime media reported on... More
Europe Turkish-origin politician receives racist hate letter in Sweden A Swedish politician of Turkish origin said he received a racist hate letter sent to his party's headquarters in Sweden's second-largest city of Gothenburg. Mikail Yüksel,... More
EU Affairs Greece releases fugitive FETÖ coup soldier Greece's top administrative court yesterday ordered the release of Süleyman Özkaynakçı, one of eight putschist officers who fled there after they failed to seize power in... More
MidEast Documents released by Qatar library stir controversy A series of confidential documents recently released by the new Qatar National Library, showing payments made by Britain to King Abdulaziz, also known as Ibn Saud, stirred... More
Investigations 18 FETÖ suspects sentenced to life in coup hero trial The trial of 18 putschist soldiers concluded yesterday in Ankara with life sentences for all defendants for killing Ömer Halisdemir, a sergeant-turned-hero for killing a senior leader of pro-coup troops during the 2016 coup bid by military infiltrators of terrorist group FETÖ More

Arts Art of illumination at Yeditepe Biennial An illumination exhibition titled "Hiç'ten Gelen Dualar" (Prayers from Hiç) prepared by Nilgün Alp and students of Atölye Hiç (Workshop Nothingness) has opened at Yeni Mosque... More
Elections Main opposition CHP lacks presidential candidate as Turkey heads into elections Despite claims that the main opposition CHP is prepared for the June 24 snap elections, the party has not yet revealed its candidate for president, an unknown that has made voters question the party's readiness More
Africa Sudan's President Bashir fires foreign minister: state media President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday fired Sudan's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour, state media reported, after he said that Sudanese diplomats abroad had been unpaid for... More
War On Terror Turkey's Bayraktar TB2 drones enable swift, precise victory in Afrin Turkey's domestically-produced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 (TB2), has provided critical tactical support to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK)... More
Sports Lance Armstrong settles $100M lawsuit with US government Lance Armstrong has reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $100 million in damages from the cyclist... More
MidEast Israel alarmed as Russia might deliver S-300 to Assad Following the joint U.S., French and British missile attack against the Assad regime in Syria, Russia said it might consider supplying S-300 missile systems to its longtime... More
Africa Swaziland renamed 'eSwatini' on 50th anniversary The king of Swaziland, one of the world's few absolute monarchs, announced on Thursday that his country had changed its name to eSwatini to mark 50 years since independence... More
War On Terror Local council in Afrin works to normalize daily life A local council established for the Syrian town of Afrin has started work to normalize the daily life after the defeat of the PKK-affiliated People's Protection Units (YPG)... More
Europe Bitcoin thief in Iceland’s biggest heist escapes jail, flees to Sweden An Icelandic man arrested on suspicion of stealing about 600 computers used to mine the cryptocurrency Bitcoin escaped prison and fled the country on a commercial flight to... More
Americas Diaz-Canel succeeds Raul Castro as Cuba's president A 57-year-old bureaucrat replaced Raul Castro as the president of Cuba on Thursday, launching a new political era as a government led by a single family for six decades tries... More
Energy GE subsidiary in Turkey's İzmir exports wind turbine blades to Australia The LM Wind Power plant, a subsidiary of General Electric Renewable Energy, which started operating last year in İzmir's Bergama district, exported its first wind turbine... More

Columns

Roger Waters: Another star falls from grace due to Syrian civil war Merve Şebnem Oruç Western countries are hypocritical on the concepts they claim to believe in such as democracy and human rights... More

Five reasons why Turkey is holding snap elections Fahrettin Altun Turkey will be holding snap elections on June 24. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the decision to hold... More

Lightning elections are the remedy for Turkey İlnur Çevik The early presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24 is a firm step for Turkey to address domestic and... More

A pleasing decision for the Turkish economy Cemil Ertem Turkey experienced a day of the highest historical significance yesterday. June 24 has been set for early presidential... More

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