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Sunday, August 19, 2018

Islamophobia Swedish Muslim woman wins discrimination case, gets threatened A Muslim woman in Sweden on Saturday said she has received hundreds of threats and sexually explicit abusive messages after a local court ruled in her favor in a discrimination... More
Education Turkish high school, TIKA visit Ghana as part of science project The Istanbul-based Kartal Anatolian Imam-Hatip High School and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) organized various educational events in western Africa's... More
MidEast Doha says Qataris not allowed into Saudi Arabia for hajj, Riyadh denies accusations Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its citizens from this year's hajj, something Riyadh denies, saying a diplomatic dispute is not stopping Qataris from making the... More
Turkey 1 killed, 15 injured in northwestern Turkey pile-up of at least 30 vehicles Fuel spill from an unidentified truck caused more than 30 vehicles to collide in northwestern Turkey's Bursa province, killing one person and injuring 15 others. The accident... More
Business Chinese businesspeople to meet Turkish public, private sector representatives Fifty-nine Chinese businessmen with billions of dollars in personal wealth are coming to invest in Turkey. The China Entrepreneur Club, headed by Alibaba's boss Jack Ma, will... More
Education Weekend Schools help Turkish diaspora preserve cultural identity The Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities seeks to lend a helping hand to the Turkish diaspora through the Anatolian Weekend Schools project More
Islamophobia Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake beliefs The Swiss city of Lausanne has blocked a Muslim couple's bid to become Swiss nationals over their faith-based choice not to shake hands with members of the opposite sex. The... More
MidEast Netanyahu questioned again in telecoms corruption case Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went through a new round of questioning on Friday, police said, amid graft allegations that have threatened to topple him. Netanyahu... More
Americas 565 children remain separated from parents 3 weeks after US court deadline Hundreds of immigrant children remain separated from their families in the United States three weeks after a court-imposed deadline to reunite them with their parents. U.S.... More
Arts International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival kicks off Organized by the State Opera and Ballet and providing important contribution to cultural tourism, the International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival takes place Sept. 4-18... More
Travel Majestic mountains sliced by stunning valleys in northeast Anatolia Take a trip to northeastern Anatolia if you want to admire Mother Nature and the legacies of former kingdoms that ruled the region for hundreds of years. The Georgian Valleys shed light on the past of the region while mesmerizing visitors with its untouched beauty More

Energy Turkey, France agree to work together against US moves Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire spoke by phone on Friday and discussed U.S. sanctions steps against Turkey, agreeing to act... More
Americas Another trial looms for ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort As jurors weigh Paul Manafort's fate in a sprawling financial fraud case, the former Trump campaign chairman still has another trial looming in the nation's capital —... More
Europe German prosecutors probe former Yazidi slave's claim about Daesh captor German prosecutors said Saturday they are taking seriously a Yazidi refugee's claim that she ran into her former Daesh captor twice in Germany, but say they need more information... More
Asia Pacific Hundreds protest neo-Nazi rally in Berlin Several hundred people have so far gathered in Berlin's western district of Spandau to protest an annual neo-Nazi rally that commemorates the death of Rudolf Hess, a deputy... More
Europe Malta rescues 61 migrants flagged by Italian PM Salvini Malta has rescued a group of 61 migrants who were on board a boat in distress in the Mediterranean, the Maltese army said Saturday. "Their dinghy is drifting and the motor... More
History Central Turkey’s Konya offers unique insights into Seljuk era Turkey's Central Anatolian city of Konya offers unique insights into the Seljuk civilization's ancient mosque, madrasas and other architectural wonders. Konya, which has... More
Finance BDDK broadens limits on derivative transactions Turkey's banking watchdog Friday said it would broaden limits on banks' forex (FX) swap transactions to include lira forward and option-type derivative transactions. The... More
MidEast US supplied bomb that killed 40 children in Yemen, CNN reports The bomb that killed 40 children and 11 others in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen was sold by the United States under a State Department... More
Economy Turkey to continue diversifying global partnerships The Turkey-U.S. crisis has highlighted the cracks in the existing global system and pointed to the need to transition to a more fluid multipolar order; Turkey is already capitalizing on this by diversifying its partners and looking toward Europe, Russia, China and the Middle East More
Europe Belarus PM, ministers sacked by President Lukashenko over corruption scandal Belarus's strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday sacked his prime minister and other key members of government in the biggest government reshuffle since 2014 following... More
Europe Death toll in Genoa bridge collapse hits 42 as Italy bids farewell to victims Grief gripped the Italian city of Genoa Saturday as thousands of mourners attended a state funeral to commemorate the victims of a bridge disaster that has sparked anger,... More

Columns

As the 'Star Wars' escalate Kerem Alkin When World War II ended, Germany lost 9 million people and spent $272 billion; France, Italy and Britain lost 1... More

Trump's desperate need to get Brunson back could cost him dearly Merve Şebnem Oruç For many, U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war may have ratcheted up quickly. However, for some who were aware... More

Crisis management and the AK Party congress Burhanettin Duran Nowadays, all eyes are fixed on the relations between Turkey and the United States. Against the backdrop of tensions,... More

Washington caught in the trap of unilateralism Kılıç Buğra Kanat The unilateralist trend that was launched by George W. Bush, who said "you are either with us or against us," actually... More

Turkey's resistance and the dissolution of the global liberal order Sadık Ünay The way in which the Trump administration used its leverage over Wall Street and international investors to trigger... More

The holy lands and Turkey's War of Independence İhsan Aktaş Few might know it, but this year is the centenary of the British occupation of Istanbul. Today, that is one century... More

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Opinion

Diplomacy in the dark Talha Köse Diplomacy is becoming a more complicated enterprise with the increasing elements of uncertainty and unpredictability... More

U.S.' miscalculated plan for using hard power Markar Esayan The already tense relations between Turkey and the U.S. hit a new low over the detention and trial of pastor Andrew... More

Preserving Turkey-US alliance serves Washington's interests Khalid Al Jaber The decades-old Turkey-U.S. strategic alliance is currently undergoing its gravest crisis since the congressional... More

Rise of institutional Islamophobia in the West Mushtak Parker The rise of populist politics and parties in recent years in Western democracies and in Russia, Eastern Europe... More

The relevance of Turkey's participation in the ASEAN regional forum Teoman Ertuğrul Tulun The latest statements and press reports indicate that Turkey's relations with the Asia-Pacific region, and specifically... More

Will the EU really save Italian banks? Ahmet Akyıldız The fact that the finance market in Italy, one of Europe's heavy industry giants, is facing bankruptcy risk is... More

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02 August 2018, Thursday Women harvest, dry hot red peppers under scorching Şanlıurfa sun to make signature Turkish spice VIEW ALL

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