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Friday, July 20, 2018

Asia Pacific North Korea threatens to cancel reunion of war separated families North Korea said Friday that an August reunion of Korean families separated by war may not happen if South Korea doesn't immediately return some of its citizens who arrived... More
Africa Boat carrying 160 African migrants reportedly capsizes off Yemen Yemeni security officials and tribal leaders say a boat carrying more than 160 African migrants has capsized off the southern province of Shabwa. It is not immediately clear... More
Politics CHP discord reflected in contention over number delegates backing removal of chairman An orderly house seems like a distant dream for the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) as the administration and the dissident camp continue to fight over the... More
Diplomacy Training for joint Manbij patrol to start soon: Pentagon The head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Thursday that training for a joint Turkish-American patrol on the front line of the northern Syrian city of Manbij will... More
Americas Trump asks aide to invite Putin to Washington: WH Unbowed by criticism over his Helsinki summit, U.S. President Donald Trump extended an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet in Washington in the fall, the... More
Arts Michael Douglas: Natural-born actor, art collector Born in 1944 as the son of actor Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, who was the producer of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' has starred in dozens of films that marked cinema history More
Life Pedal for awareness: Disabled head for the Hague on bikes To raise awareness of the problems disabled people face in everyday life, a group of cyclists, consisting of the hearing, visually and orthopedically disabled, will pedal... More
Business Trump slams EU over $5.1B fine against Google U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at the European Union on Thursday for its $5.1 billion fine against giant Google. "I told you so! The European Union just slapped... More
Defense Ukraine, Turkey in talks to produce military cargo plane Ukraine's state-owned defense industrial group Ukroboronprom announced in a statement that it has held talks with Turkey for the joint production of the new AN-188 military... More
History Mystery Egypt sarcophagus found not to house Alexander the Great's remains Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday dashed local hopes that a newly discovered ancient sarcophagus might contain the remains of Alexander the Great, finding instead the mummies... More
Investigations Verdict, probe on German neo-Nazi gang fail to satisfy Turkey A life sentence for the main defendant was sufficient for Germany to put a lid on the National Socialist Underground (NSU) case where the neo-Nazi gang was accused of killing... More

Syrian Crisis Russia sends Washington proposal for return of 1.7M refugees Russia's Defense Ministry said on Friday it had sent detailed proposals to Washington on organizing the return of refugees to Syria after agreements reached by President Vladimir... More
Europe At least 14 injured in suspected knife attack in Germany At least 14 people were wounded, two of them seriously, in a suspected knife attack on a bus in the northern German city of Luebeck, the local Luebecker Nachrichten newspaper... More
Americas Duck boat capsizes in Missouri lake, killing 13, 4 remain missing Divers are searching Friday for four people still missing after a duck boat packed with tourists capsized in high winds on a southwest Missouri lake, killing at least 13 people. Missouri... More
Football Arbitration court overturns UEFA ban on AC Milan for next season's Europa League The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday overturned a decision by European football body UEFA to ban AC Milan from next season's Europa League competition, saying the... More
Europe Germany drops Puigdemont extradition case after arrest warrant withdrawn by Spain A court in Germany formally ended extradition proceedings against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on Friday after Spain withdrew a European arrest warrant, leaving... More
Syrian Crisis 750,000 internally displaced Syrians returned home in first half of 2018: UN An estimated 750,000 internally displaced Syrians returned to their homes through the first half of 2018, nearly equal the amount for all of last year, the United Nations... More
Asia Pacific 1.5M health records stolen in 'unprecedented' hack in Singapore The health records and non-medical personal information of 1.5 million patients, including Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who was specifically targeted in the "unprecedented"... More
Balkans Bulgarian authorities slaughter 4,000 animals in ovine rinderpest outbreak, sparking protests Bulgaria reported on Thursday another case of the highly contagious Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) close to the border with Turkey. The virus, which can infect up to... More
Asia Pacific Kazakhstan detains suspect in murder of Olympic figure skater Authorities in Kazakhstan said on Friday they had detained a suspect in the murder of Olympic figure skater Denis Ten, who won bronze at the 2014 Sochi Games. Ten, 25,... More
Asia Pacific South Korean court sentences ex-president to another 8 years in jail A South Korean court has sentenced jailed former South Korean President Park Geun-hye to an additional eight years for abusing state funds and violating election laws. She... More
Asia Pacific At least 14 civilians killed in Afghan-US airstrike in Kunduz province At least 14 civilians including women and children were killed in an Afghan-U.S. aerial operation in northern Kunduz province, officials said Friday. Two other civilians... More

Kılıçdaroğlu keeps falling from grace İlnur Çevik Kılıçdaroğlu continues his old tactics of insulting the president in every possible manner, making ridiculous claims... More

Why did Turkey declare and lift its state of emergency? Fahrettin Altun The state of emergency that began on July 20, 2016 – five days after the unsuccessful coup attempt on July... More

Why do Turks believe Gülen is behind the coup attempt? Hilal Kaplan Even a single tangible step to be taken by the U.S. government in the extradition process of the cult leader Gülen... More

The end of Israel's ecumenical deal and Palestinian liberation theology Hatem Bazian The future for a free Palestine is being forged one meeting, one vote and one solidarity action at a time, but... More

Turkey's path is clear and open Cemil Ertem The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) recent report on social mobility, titled "A... More

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Nelson Mandela's legacy, 100 years after his birth Mushtak Parker Mandela, the first democratically elected president of a non-racial South Africa, is still respected all over the... More

Is there a legal gap in defining cultural value? Let's look at late historian Sezgin's case in Frankfurt Ferhat Küçük The investigation launched by German authorities against late Turkish historian Fuat Sezgin is completely political... More

The rise of nationalism in Turkey Oğuzhan Bilgin From the 1980s onward, literature that called for the end of nation-states and nationalism grew dramatically over... More

Rule of Law: The last hope against Islamophobia Farid Hafez The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the latest version of the Muslim ban, what U.S. President Donald Trump claims... More

NATO split to deepen unless allies acquire a shared threat perception Talha Köse NATO is considered the most potent and successful military alliance in modern history. Every year, leaders of the... More

Oppressed Muslims' reactions to Turkey's new era Abdiqadar Abdigani Mohamed On June 24, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the man who always speaks and stands up for the rights of the marginalized,... More

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