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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Europe EU lawmakers back controversial copyright reforms European Union lawmakers endorsed on Tuesday a preliminary deal on rewriting the bloc's two-decade-old copyright rules, which will force Google to pay publishers and artists... More
MidEast 7 killed after Yemen hospital hit by airstrike, Save The Children says A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said. The international... More
Life Best places to go for a romantic weekend getaway in Turkey Turkey's got some amazing destinations that are perfect for a romantic weekend getaway More
Investigations Turkish police seize 49,854 pills, meth in big drug bust Security forces seized 49,854 drug pills in an anti-narcotics operation in southeastern Turkey's Gaziantep province Tuesday. The Anti-Narcotics Branch of the Security Directorate... More
Europe Roma attacked in Paris over false kidnapping reports French police have arrested 20 people after a series of attacks on ethnic Roma people in the suburbs of Paris following false rumors that they had abducted children, a police... More
Turkey Turkey’s first cheese museum opens in Boğatepe, the gruyere and kashar capital of Kars A 139-year-old dairy farm in eastern Turkey's Kars province, a city famous for its gruyere cheese, has been attracting more and more local and foreign tourists after being... More
Tech 57,000 ASUS computers affected by auto-update virus, more than 1M feared infected A virus spreading through an online automatic update service was detected on computers produced by Taiwanese technology company ASUS after one of the laptop maker's servers... More
Africa Cyclone Idai affected 1.85 million in Mozambique: UN About 1.85 million people have now been affected by Cyclone Idai and its aftermath in Mozambique alone, U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA said Tuesday, as aid workers raced to... More
Finance History of JPMorgan is full of financial crimes The impressive history of the U.S.-based investment bank JPMorgan Chase is littered with cases of money laundering, sanctions-busting and market manipulation; these criticisms have surfaced once again after its report on the Turkish lira caused high volatility in the currency in Friday's trading More
Investigations US consulate worker Topuz appears before Turkish court for FETÖ links Metin Topuz, an employee at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul who was arrested in 2017, appeared before an Istanbul court Tuesday for his first hearing over his links to the... More
Islamophobia UK Islamic academy vandalized and attacked for second time in 3 months An Islamic academy has been attacked and vandalized for the second time in three months, head of the academy said Tuesday. The Bahr Academy in the city of Newcastle was... More
Science NASA's all-women spacewalk canceled What should have been a giant leap for womankind has turned into a stumble on the path to equality after U.S. space agency NASA canceled the first all-female spacewalk due... More
MidEast Tense quiet in Gaza after Israel batters enclave A tense quiet took hold on Tuesday morning after a night of heavy fire as Israeli aircraft bombed targets across the Gaza Strip. Shocked residents were seen checking damage... More
Europe NKorea's Spain embassy intruder offered stolen data to FBI, court says One of 10 intruders who entered North Korea's embassy in Madrid by force on Feb. 22 contacted the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation days afterwards, Spain's High... More
History 3,000-year-old port used by temple builders found in Egypt Egypt says archaeologists have found a 3,000-year-old port where stones were transported to be used in the building of temples and obelisks. The Antiquities Ministry said... More
Defense US approves $3.8B F-16 sale with upgrade to Morocco The United States on Monday approved the sale of 25 F-16 fighter aircraft to Morocco for $3.8 billion, the State Department announced. Besides the new Block 70/72 F-16s,... More
Turkey Turkish man administers CPR to revive puppy A man in northeastern Turkey's Rize this week saved the life of a puppy he found on the street without a heartbeat. Ömer Yılmaz rescued the puppy, who is believed to have... More

Politics Erdoğan blasts Trump, says Golan Heights belong to Syria "Whose lands are you giving to Israel, Trump? Those lands are Syrian soil according to the U.N.," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late Tuesday during a rally in Istanbul,... More
Politics Turkish Red Crescent addresses Syrians' problems in education, social life The Turkish Red Crescent has been providing various services aimed at addressing the needs of Syrian refugee families and resolving the problems they face in their daily lives.... More
Turkey When pets become family: Turkish teacher speaks of life after adopting Spak Spak the Van cat might be a certified-beauty and a registered trademark of Turkey, but it is so much more than that to its owner Burcu Utkaner Kaval. The Turkish teacher says... More
Economy Post-election period ripe with opportunities for increased reforms After the municipal elections on Sunday, the Turkish public will not go to the ballot box for another four-and-a-half years. This period of opportunity, representatives from the business world advise, should be seized in the best way possible with reforms to fuel Turkey's growth again More
MidEast Yemen enters fifth year of war amid Tehran-Riyadh power struggle In the post-Arab Spring era, Yemen has become the main victim of the regional power struggle between Tehran and Riyadh, as the civil war in the country enters its fifth year More
Business Grocery chains join direct sale points campaign Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey will start providing vegetables for the big grocery chains, including Migros, Carrefour, A101, Şok and BİM, in addition to the direct... More
Elections AK Party pledges more services to eastern provinces President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Tuesday criticized the former municipal administrations under the pro-PKK Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey's eastern provinces and... More
Environment Latest enviro-friendly tech for a waste-free planet to debut in Istanbul Our planet is slipping away from our hands. The threat of global warming, which first made headlines in the second half of the 20th century, has now become one of the biggest... More
Tech Turkish tech entrepreneur makes '30 under 30' list To be a successful businessman is not simply a matter of fate. It requires taking action by seeing opportunity at the right time, carrying out proper analyses and making the right decisions, and Taner Akçok has ‘officially' managed this job even if he is only 28 More
Europe London police kick homeless out of underpasses Police kicked the homeless out of underground passes near the Houses of Parliament in London, after MPs complained about their presence, reports said. Officers told two... More
Tourism Passport-free travel to Turkey adds 600,000 visitors from Russia Tourism professionals expect that visa-free travel to Turkey for Russian citizens will increase the number of visitors from the country by 600,000, extend vacation periods... More
Business Hot spot for Indian weddings, Bodrum to see 300 percent rise in tourist numbers World-renowed resort towns in Turkey's southwest are the top choices for high-end Indian weddings as of late. These resort towns offer the lux exprience perfect for Indian couples and their large extended families More
Books Jean-Christophe Grange to visit Istanbul for his latest book Istanbul's French Cultural Center will host mystery writer Jean-Christophe Grange on April 1 at 7 p.m. with Tankut Gökçe, who has translated many of Grange's books. At... More
Americas Boeing 737 Max 8 makes emergency landing in Orlando after malfunction The Federal Aviation Administration says a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet made a safe emergency landing Tuesday in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an apparent... More
Elections CHP Istanbul mayoral candidate under fire Main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) Istanbul mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoğlu came under fire for political violence against women after he threatened the Democratic... More
War On Terror Turkey, Russia conduct first joint patrols in n. Syria Turkish and Russian forces conducted the first independent, coordinated patrols in Syria's Tel Rifat area, Turkey's defense ministry said Tuesday. "In order to uphold a... More

Columns

The Golan Heights belongs to Syria Muhittin Ataman When the French and the British carved up the Middle East, the Golan Heights was part of the French mandate. It... More

Where art thou heading United Kingdom? Emre Gönen It is a total quagmire. An incredible dynamic has taken the U.K. to the edge of a very dangerous cliff. Some three... More

A common stance against Israel, US is necessary Ozan Ceyhun One of the unsolvable problems of the Middle East for decades has been the matter of the lands under Israel's occupation,... More

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Opinion

US alarmed by China's expanding influence in Europe Valeria Gianotta Chinese President Xi Jinping's imminent visit to Rome is already sparking tension in the West. At the center of... More

Brexit's vicious circle Esra Karataş Alpay Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets on March 23 to protest the upcoming Brexit. London streets... More

Cyber-muftis, digital fatwas - the ongoing transformation of religious authority Alexandre Caeiro Since its eruption in the 1990s, the internet has become a central marker of social identity and community life... More

Before the world surrenders to another terror cycle... Markar Esayan On March 15, a massacre of Muslims during Friday prayer at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand shook up this... More

Making sense of the New Zealand terrorist attacks Farid Hafez It was Thursday night in Washington, D.C., when I took a cab to my hotel room and read the first news articles... More

Too much hate, too many guns Karel Valansi The world is grappling with grief and horror following the terrorist attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New... More

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