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Saturday, August 18, 2018

Americas Los Angeles turns down funding for program targeting Muslims The office of the mayor of Los Angeles turned down a $425,000 grant from the federal government for a program intended to counter violent extremism that has been criticized... More
Business Turkey's economic difficulties temporary: China China offered support to Turkey on Friday as Ankara reeled from a currency crisis and U.S. sanctions, saying it believed the country could overcome its "temporary" economic... More
Americas Brazil must let Lula to run in October vote: UN panel The U.N. Human Rights Committee ruled Friday that Brazil's imprisoned leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cannot be disqualified from upcoming presidential elections... More
Syrian Crisis Saudi Arabia pledges $100M for SDF-held areas in Syria Saudi Arabia says it has contributed $100 million to northeast Syria for "stabilization projects" in areas once held by the Daesh terrorist group and now controlled by the... More
Americas US evangelicals rocked by widespread sex abuse allegations As the Roman Catholic Church struggles with a new wave of clergy abuse cases, several prominent evangelical institutions have been rocked in recent weeks by their own sexual... More
Science NASA's Hubble captures 15,000 galaxies in one image The Hubble Space Telescope has captured one of the largest panoramic views of the universe ever, U.S. space agency NASA announced on Thursday. The scene of the "fire and... More
Asia Pacific Imran Khan elected as Pakistan's new PM Pakistani lawmakers have endorsed Imran Khan as their next prime minister, ahead of a ceremony on Saturday that should see the World Cup cricket hero sworn in as leader of... More
Tourism Germany’s tourism official promotes travel to Turkey Thomas Bareiss, the German government's Commissioner for Tourism and Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, promoted travel... More
Investigations Turkish court rejects 3rd appeal for US pastor's release A Turkish court in western Turkey's Izmir province on Friday rejected a third appeal for terror-linked U.S. pastor Andrew Craig Brunson's release. The Izmir Third High... More
Economy Turkey's consumer confidence index down in August Turkish consumers' confidence in the country's economy dropped in August, down 6.5 percent, month-on-month, Turkey's statistical authority said on Friday. The consumer... More
Automotive Musk admits to 'most painful' year with Tesla What do you do when your CEO confesses that he's cracking under the stress of his job? That's the question that the nine board members of electric car and solar panel maker... 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
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
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
Diplomacy Qatar to continue supporting Turkey without hesitation Qatar will continue to support Turkey without hesitation with a relationship that should be taken as an example by other countries, a Qatari envoy said on Thursday."Qatar... 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
Football Partizan stands between Beşiktaş, Europa League Beşiktaş breathed a sigh of relief after it saw off Austria's LASK Linz in their UEFA Europa League third-round qualifier Thursday. Though LASK Linz won the match 2-1, Beşiktaş's... More
Feature Millennials get into the '90s spirit with roller skates For parents who complain about their children wasting time on the internet and on phones the solution may lie in a pair of roller skates and a little bit of the ‘90s spirit 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
Cinema 'Wild Pear Tree' chosen as Turkey's Oscar film entry Turkey on Friday named "The Wild Pear Tree," a film by Cannes Palme d'Or-winning director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, as the country's Oscar nominee for the 91st Academy Awards of... 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 Israeli forces kill two Palestinians on Gaza border Israel troops on Friday shot dead two Palestinians taking part in protests along the Gaza border, the Palestinian health ministry in the enclave told AFP. The ministry... 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 1.5... More

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

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

Recalling the Spirit of August Syrus Sajjad Qazi Today, millions of Pakistanis all over the world are celebrating the 71st Independence Day of Pakistan. This day... 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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