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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Tourism Health tourists spend 10 times more than vacationers As Turkey becomes a growing destination in the health sector, offering high-quality services and attracting patients from around the world, it was reported that per capita expenditure of foreign tourists who come to Turkey for treatment is 10 times higher than of those who come on vacation More
Syrian Crisis Iran threatens to withdraw from nuclear deal Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Tuesday that Iran could abandon its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers within hours if the United States keeps on imposing new... More
Feature Balat Coffee & Guide: Spirit of Istanbul's historic neighborhood in good hands Balat is a popular spot for those who want to experience an authentic side of Istanbul, as new coffee shops dedicate themselves to the protection of local neighborhoods against the disturbances of modern life More
Americas US man drives to hospital after shooting himself in heart with nail gun A Wisconsin man who doctors say came perilously close to death after accidentally shooting a nail into his heart while working on his house calmly drove himself to the hospital... More
Americas Colombia's conflict with FARC officially over Colombia declared its conflict with The Revolutionary Armed Force of Colombia (FARC) officially over Tuesday, as the rebel group handed over the last of its weapons. The... More
MidEast Tal Afar operation around the corner as US-led coalition starts airstrikes With the Iraqi military striking Daesh positions in Tal Afar and a ground operation into the city imminent, experts have drawn attention to the danger the extremist Hashd al-Shaabi militia's presence poses in the offensive and fears of acts of vengeance to trigger a new upheaval More
Africa Baby girl 'teargassed, beaten by Kenyan police' dies A six-month-old girl has died in Kenya, her doctor told Reuters on Tuesday, after her parents said she was teargassed and clubbed by police in a security crackdown after last... More
MidEast Fears grow for nearly 50,000 trapped on Syrian-Jordanian border The humanitarian crisis on the Syrian-Jordanian border continues to escalate as thousands of people trapped there are reportedly living on just flour and water, the United Nations warned More
MidEast Hashd al-Shaabi militia to participate in anti-Daesh offensive in Iraq's Tal Afar The Iranian-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militia has said that some groups affiliated with them "have supported the Bashar Assad regime for the last six years." At the press... More
Environment Nature enthusiasts to carry out census of Istanbul's storks Storks have always had an important place in Turkish culture, and now, a population census of the species is to take place in Istanbul, which is on their migration route More
Investigations Defendants in leading coup trial cling to doubtful defenses As it went into its 11th hearing yesterday, the biggest trial on last year's July 15 coup bid was mired in what critics call a string of unconvincing defenses and odd excuses.Since... More

Tourism AirAsia trains staff to detect human traffickers AirAsia, the biggest budget carrier in Asia, is training thousands of its staff to fight human trafficking, becoming one of the first airlines in the continent to crack down... More
MidEast Qatar FM visits Kuwait as Gulf crisis continues Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani arrived in Kuwait on Wednesday for an unscheduled visit amid a Gulf crisis triggered by the cut-off of... More
Arts The democratic naturalism of Maçka Park In 1993, Maçka Park became Maçka Democracy Park after the historic green space in central Istanbul was rehabilitated to its current form. Its name is derived from the Anatolian Greek and Laz people of the Black Sea who were sent to Istanbul following the conquest of Trebizond by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1461, eight years after he dethroned the Byzantine emperor in Constantinople. Its history as a parkland began in the mid-19th century as the extended gardens of Dolmabahçe Palace, where Ottoman elites rode horses, sailed along its now dried up streams and partook in the Western European pastimes of picnicking and dog-walking More
Diplomacy Turkey a vital partner for UK, Minister Duncan says The United Kingdom Minister for Europe praised cooperation with Ankara in areas of security and trade, saying Turkey is a key partner for the U.K. "I'm delighted to travel... More
Asia Pacific China, India soldiers throw rocks at one another on disputed border Indian and Chinese soldiers yelled and hurled stones at one another in the high Himalayas in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Indian officials said Wednesday after the altercation... More
Elections Erdoğan fights complacency within AK Party Celebrating the AK Party's 16th anniversary in Ankara with a modest event, party chairman President Erdoğan, reiterated his call to party members to put Turkey and the party's interests first and work harder ahead of the 2019 elections More
Life Melbourne named world's most livable city Melbourne has been named the world's most livable city for the seventh year in a row, while Sydney remained out of the top 10 for another year due to terrorism fears, according... More
Diplomacy Erdoğan, Macron discuss counter-terror efforts President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation on Tuesday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron about counter-terrorism and recent developments in Syria and... More
Football Başakşehir trolls Sevilla before Champions League tie Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir decided to break the ice before the first leg of UEFA Champions League playoff tie against Sevilla Tuesday by joking about the Spaniards' "love"... More
Football Neymar becomes goodwill ambassador for the disabled Neymar, fresh from his first win with Paris St. Germain and his world-record signing for the club, became a goodwill ambassador for Handicap International on Tuesday, pledging... More
Syrian Crisis Syrian opposition shoots regime jet, captures pilot A U.S.-backed moderate-opposition group in Syria said it shot down warplane belonging to the Assad regime Tuesday and captured its pilot alive near a ceasefire zone in the... More

Columns

AK Party: Product of a silent revolution İlnur Çevik The AK Party showed it is ready for a reformation to set new targets with the atmosphere during the celebration... More

Is Idlib a Trojan horse? Nagehan Alçı Idlib will be the black box of the coming period and a kind of Trojan horse that can be used against Turkey, so... More

Trump's miscalculations and Turkey's future Fahrettin Altun Currently, the United States, China, Russia and the European Union are all loaded with anger toward each other... More

The facts behind the nuclear chitchat question Cemil Ertem The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted in its report for July 2017 that there would be relative-partial... More

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