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Sunday, September 23, 2018

Science Russia may abandon joint lunar space station project with US: senior official Moscow may abandon a project to build a space station in lunar orbit in partnership with U.S. space agency NASA because it does not want a "second fiddle role," a Russian... More
Diplomacy Idlib's civilians thankful for Erdoğan's efforts Turkey's successful diplomatic efforts, which avoided a humanitarian tragedy in Idlib, Syria, have been praised by the international community and were warmly welcomed by Idlib residents More
Asia Pacific 9 children killed, 4 others injured in bomb explosion in Afghanistan Nine children were killed when a bomb exploded in northern Faryab province late Friday, officials said. The incident which took place in Sherin Tagab district, left four... More
War On Terror US removes PKK affiliate PYD/YPG from terror list The U.S. State Department omitted the People's Protection Units (YPG) and its political entity the Democratic Union Party (PYD) from its 2017 Country Reports on Terrorism,... More
MidEast 1 Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Gaza Strip Gaza's Health Ministry says a Palestinian has been killed and dozens injured by Israeli fire at a border protest. A spokesman for the ministry told AFP the man, whose identity... More
Africa Tanzania ferry disaster toll rises to 161 as search for survivors continues Divers were on Saturday searching for survivors in the sunken wreck of an overcrowded ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania, as an official said the death toll from... More
War On Terror Idlib under siege by Iran-backed foreign terrorists More than 100,000 foreign terrorists backed by Iran continue their activities at around 230 locations in Syria, backing the Bashar Assad regime's in campaign against opposition fighters across the country More
Europe Thousands across Russia rally against raising pension age Thousands rallied across Russia on Saturday to protest the government's plan to raise the eligibility age for retirement pensions by five years. Several thousand people... More
Diplomacy Busy schedule awaits Erdoğan in New York President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend the 73rd session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly in the U.S., according to an official statement on Friday. The... More
World Trump walks back on order to release Russia docs U.S President Donald Trump agrees to step back on demand to declassify Russia documents, including messages exchanged between law enforcement leaders. Trump said he made... More
Investigations 100 from Air Force detained for links to FETÖ terrorist group Authorities detained 100 active-duty officers of the Turkish Air Force on Friday in one of the biggest crackdowns against military infiltrators of the FETÖ terrorist group, which is blamed for the 2016 coup attempt More

Business Comcast outbids 21st Century Fox for Sky Comcast has emerged as the top bidder for European broadcaster Sky after a rare auction held by British regulators. After three rounds of secret bidding on Friday and Saturday,... More
Turkey Konya Technical University team wins high-altitude rocket race at Teknofest Istanbul The Selçuk Rocket Team consisting of students from Konya Technical University's Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Materials... More
Turkey Turkey wins 29 medals in kickboxing championship Turkish national athletes won a total of 29 medals in the WAKO Kickboxing Junior and Cadet World Championships that were held at Palazzo del Turismo, Italy. According to... More
MidEast Gunmen attack Iran military parade, killing 24 Gunmen attacked a military parade in the southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing at least 24 people and wounding 53 others, state media said. "There are a... More
Americas Tornado batters area near Canadian capital Ottawa A tornado sparked chaos near the Canadian capital Ottawa on Friday, injuring dozens as homes were damaged, cars flipped over, and over 130,000 people left without power, local... More
Economy 'Turkey, Germany on eve of new era in relations' Overcoming certain problems in bilateral relations, Turkey and Germany are determined to work on common interests as they look to capitalize on increasing economic ties and a political rapprochement More
Syrian Crisis Turkey, Russia agree on borders of Idlib buffer zone Turkish and Russian militaries have agreed on the borders of the Idlib demilitarized zone, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. Speaking during a visit to... More
Diplomacy Turkey, Russia, Iran FMs to meet in New York The foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a meeting in New York to discuss Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was quoted as saying by state-run... More
MidEast Lebanon navy rescues dozens of Palestinian, Syrian refugees from sinking boat Lebanon's navy rescued dozens of people, including Syrians, from a sinking boat off the country's northern coast on Saturday, the military and a security source said, adding... More
Islamophobia UK party proposes anti-Islam "interim manifesto" Britains UK Independence Party (UKIP) presented plans Friday to establish all-Muslim prisons, enhanced screening for migrants coming from abroad and to abolish some equality... More
Investigations 19 FETÖ-linked soldiers detained in anti-terror operations across Turkey A total of 19 suspects were detained in counterterrorism operations across Turkey for their alleged links to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ). An arrest warrant had been... More

Columns

Balancing, discipline, change: The new economic program Sadık Ünay The eagerly awaited New Economic Program (NEP), for the 2019-2021 period was announced by the Minister of Treasury... More

Idlib agreement: A strategic threshold Burhanettin Duran If Russia and Turkey can make the Idlib deal work, their cooperation in Syria will mean the two countries have... More

Time to reform the UN system Kılıç Buğra Kanat It is high time for the international community to develop problem-solving mechanisms to manage world conflicts;... More

Law, religion and disorder in Arab states Hatem Bazian Law in contemporary Arab states is an amalgamation of statutes, codes and regulations put in place over the past... More

Turkish foreign policy and economy İhsan Aktaş In 2011, we had dinner together with a number of European businesspeople. The Scandinavian and German businesspeople... More

'New' Economic Program found credible Kerem Alkin Turkey, with regards to a principle shaped at the G20 summits, was the first country to act on sharing its three-year... More

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Opinion

Tourism-phobia spreading across Europe Ayşe Betül Bal In the romantic comedy-drama, "Sabrina," late movie star Audrey Hepburn says, "Paris is always a good idea." The... More

The European day of action against Islamophobia and religious intolerance Farid Hafez Many Muslims still remember the killing of a pregnant Muslim woman in a German court based on anti-Muslim motivation... More

The 'Trump effect' and world diplomacy Nazlı Ece Bulgur In the last couple of weeks, Turkey has witnessed many hot issues in both the foreign and economic fields. The... More

The view from Germany: President Erdoğan is very welcome Klaus Jurgens Four weeks from today President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will travel to Germany on an official state visit. That will... More

Is Trump's policy toward Turkey uncharacteristic of US policies? Rabee Al-Hafidh What illuminates the amount of damage that the U.S. is happy to allow to afflict Turkey is the strategic value... More

Rethinking Somali national identity Mohamed Salah Ahmed The process of building a national identity in Somalia requires the country's political elites and federal government... More

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14 September 2018, Friday Students compete at rocket race in central Turkey's Aksaray as part of upcoming Teknofest VIEW ALL

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