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Friday, September 20, 2019

Turkey Turkey pays tribute to heroes on Veterans' Day From soldiers who fought in Korea decades ago to those who stood against the 2016 coup attempt, heroes were honored yesterday on Veterans' Day More
Tourism More flights to boost number of Japanese, Chinese tourists Gearing up to close the busy summer season, tourism operators have already started working on agreements for the upcoming 2020 season. Accelerating the flow of tourists from... More
Life Bitlis offers visitors a visual feast with Seljuk architecture The lively city of Bitlis stands in the middle of a green oasis. More
Football Beşiktaş loses to Slovan Bratislava in Europa League Turkish Super Lig club Beşiktaş kicked off its UEFA Europa League campaign Thursday with a 4-2 loss against Slovakian club Slovan Bratislava in an away game. In a Group... More
Economy 'Turkey economy showed great resilience against crisis' Turkey executed a "very impressive" bounce back from the challenges it faced last summer, an expert from Fitch Ratings said on Thursday. "Turkey has shown a very impressive... More
Asia Pacific Letter alerted Afghan officials of civilian workers prior to US drone strike Twelve days ahead of the pine-nut harvest season, the governor of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province received a letter from village elders in the Wazir Tangi area about... More
War On Terror Liberated areas continue to flourish as Turkey establishes 3 university faculties in Afrin In its latest initiative to improve educational activities in the areas liberated through counterterrorism operations, Turkey plans to open three university faculties in Afrin More
Expat Corner Events in Istanbul for 'Global Week to Act' on climate This week will be devoted to global awareness of the world's climate problem as the ‘Global Week to Act on SDGs' kicks off this weekend with a wide array of events and activities devoted to taking care of the planet More
MidEast Russia, China veto UNSC resolution on truce in Idlib Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Syria's war-torn Idlib province after other members warned the conflict could... More
Portrait Bedia Akartürk: Nightingale of Turkish folk music A unique voice and successful performer of many traditional Turkish folk songs, Bedia Akartürk has been on stage for nearly half a century and honored by the love of people throughout Turkey More
Business UK favorite for Turkish business investments The U.K. is still an important center for Turkish investors despite the Brexit process. Overall, they managed to increase their investments abroad at the time of a slowdown in global flows More
Finance Rate cuts revive markets, revitalize consumer loan, mortgage demand The recent interest rate cuts by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), which allowed public banks and later private banks to slash rates on mortgages, personal... More
Economy OECD revises Turkey's growth estimate,cuts global outlook to post-crisis low While it made an upward revision in its estimates related to the growth of the Turkish economy, the OECD warned the global economy will see its weakest growth since the 2008-2009 financial crisis this year More
MidEast Khashoggi murder a 'stain' on kingdom, Saudi envoy says Saudi Arabia's envoy to London described the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last fall as a "stain" for the kingdom. "What... More
Health Obese cat hits gym every day to shed kilos Just because you only see people at the gym, does not mean that only humans have problems with their weight. A seven-year-old British Shorthair named Shanti is under a strict... More
Defense Germany probes Airbus over military spying German authorities Thursday were looking into how Airbus employees came to see confidential military documents, the latest in a series of scandals to hit the aerospace giant. Munich... More
Asia Pacific Rohingya killings create 'climate of fear' in Bangladesh Human rights activists have expressed concern at rising alleged extra-judicial killings of Rohingya refugees by police in Bangladesh. In less than a month, police have killed... More

Islamophobia Far-right figure Zemmour fined for anti-Islam remarks French-Jewish author, TV personality and far-right figure Eric Zemmour has been fined 3,000 euros ($3,300) for provoking religious hatred after making anti-immigrant and Islamophobic... More
Finance German Commerzbank to cut 4,300 jobs Germany's second-largest lender Commerzbank said Friday it plans to cut the equivalent of 4,300 full-time posts, one-tenth of its workforce, and shutter 200 branches in a... More
War On Terror Turkish airstrikes neutralize 5 terrorists in n. Iraq Turkish fighter jets struck terror targets in northern Iraq to neutralize five terrorists, the National Defense Ministry said on Friday. The airstrike was conducted in... More
MidEast 'Netanyahu played Trump with misinformation' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu skillfully "played" U.S. President Donald Trump by plying him with inaccurate information, former secretary of state Rex Tillerson... More
Health Alzheimer's disease most common dementia type, study says Alzheimer is the most common and most destructive dementia type, according to a recent study published in the Indian Journal of Palliative Care. "We have conducted a research... More
Sports Turkey's Taha Akgül headed to 2020 Olympics Propelled by his latest victory, Turkish wrestler Taha Akgül has earned a ticket to the finals in his weight class, as well as next year's Olympics in Tokyo. On Friday,... More
Americas NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio ends 2020 presidential bid New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Friday after struggling to gain traction in a sprawling field of candidates. Announcing... More
Turkey Bees attack participants in honey harvesting ceremony in eastern Turkey A group of beekeepers and officials attending a honey harvesting ceremony were attacked by bees in Turkey's eastern Van province as they were holding a prayer to express gratitude... More
Americas Pesticides likely behind diplomat illness, not Cuban ′sonic weapon′: study It was not "sonic attacks" but likely pesticide fumigation against the Zika virus in Cuba that caused some 40 U.S. and Canadian diplomats and family members in Havana to fall... More
Asia Pacific Notorious South Korean serial killer identified 33 years later South Korean police have identified a suspect in one of the country's most notorious serial murder cases more than 30 years after the first of the 10 killings, they said Thursday. Between... More
History Scientists reconstruct face of ancient human relative using fossils We know what Neanderthals looked like. Now, thanks to ancient DNA, Israeli scientists have unveiled the appearance of another of our ancient relatives. Very few clues exist... More
Tech Facebook employee commits suicide at company HQ A male employee of Facebook died after jumping off the fourth floor of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California on Thursday afternoon. The Menlo Park police... More
History Byzantine-era cistern unearthed in Turkey's Yalova As Turkish academics and archaeologists continue digging deep in a historical site located in Çobankale castle of northwestern Yalova province, they unearth new historical... More
Energy Mitsubishi unit loses $320 million on unauthorized oil trades Major Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp said Friday it was carrying out an investigation after its Singapore-based subsidiary lost $320 million because of unauthorized... More
Diplomacy Joint operations will end if US stalls, Akar says Joint operations will end if US stalls, Akar says Joint operations between Turkey and the U.S. over the planned safe zone in northern Syria will end if Washington stalls... More
MidEast Russia's 13 UN Security Council vetoes on Syria Since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Russia has used its veto power 13 times at the U.N. Security Council to block actions directed at its Syrian ally. Britain,... More

Columns

Astana guarantors' diverging priorities slow the political solution in Syria Merve Şebnem Oruç The statement by Turkey, Russia and Iran suggests that the three sides want to leave behind their disagreements... More

Why the Ankara summit was productive Nagehan Alçı Monday marked a historic day in the Syrian peace process. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted Russian President... More

Future of Germany's SPD concerns us all Ozan Ceyhun G erman social democrats have a very important place in Europe's history. After being formed as the German Workers... More

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Opinion

Israel's illegal settlement policy key factor in elections Najla M. Shahwan Benjamin Netanyahu vows to annex more Palestinian land, disregarding all international humanitarian and ethical... More

Hong Kong in middle of US-UK-China triangle Muhammet Ali Güler Over two decades have passed since Britain handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997. According to the hand over agreement... More

Is it necessary to grow during periods of recession? Ahmet Akyıldız After entering the first week of September with reactions from the economic slowdown experienced in Argentina,... More

Trump's Kashmir mediation drama Syed Fazl-e-Haider Kashmir is not an internal matter for India, nor is it a bilateral dispute between India and Pakistan; rather,... More

From Kyoto to Paris: The evolving fight against climate change Mehmet Emin Birpınar In order to fight climate change, which is expected to increase in pace and severity in the coming years, the international... More

Who will alert Europe about the looming humanitarian crises? Yusuf Özkır For the moment, it seems that there is no way to wake the European states and their media outlets up to the naked... More

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