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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Football Sweden beats SKorea thanks to video-reviewed penalty Sweden beat South Korea 1-0 at the World Cup on Monday through a penalty by captain Andreas Granqvist following a video review. Granqvist slid his penalty kick into the... More
Football Fenerbahçe sacks coach Aykut Kocaman Istanbul giants Fenerbahçe on Monday announced their decision to part ways with two-time football coach Aykut Kocaman. The announcement was made by the club's newly elected... More
Health Compulsive gaming can become mental health disorder: WHO Video gaming can be addictive in the same way as cocaine or gambling, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday in a much anticipated update of the International Classification... More
War On Terror 22 PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in Turkish operations The Turkish Ministry of Interior said Monday that 22 PKK terrorists, including seven allegedly high profile targets, were neutralized in nationwide operations last week. According... More
Real Estate Rising rent prices pushing singles to buy homes in Turkey The number of people residing without anyone else in Turkey has risen by nearly 8 percent in the last decade, with 60 percent of them choosing to buy a property of their own... More
Economy Turkey runs $600 million budget surplus in May Turkey's central government budget balance saw a surplus of 2.7 billion Turkish liras ($612.5 million) in May, the Finance Ministry announced Monday. Last month Turkey's... More
Asia Pacific Malaysians donate $19M to pay off country’s debts The amount donated by Malaysians to support the government in a nationwide effort to overhaul the country's debts have reached $19 million. According to a statement by... More
MidEast 6 killed in Daesh ambush near Iraq's Mosul Six people, including two members of Iraq's Hashd al-Ashaeri militia, were killed Monday in an ambush carried out by the Daesh terrorist group near the city of Mosul, according... More
Americas Americans own nearly half world's guns in civilian hands, survey shows Americans make up 4 percent of the world's population but owned about 46 percent of the estimated 857 million weapons in civilian hands at the end of 2017, a survey showed... More
Balkans Greek neo-Nazi MP arrested over calling for coup Greece on Monday arrested a neo-Nazi lawmaker who was fleeing treason accusations for his outspoken stance against a contested name agreement with neighboring Macedonia, police... More
Football FIFA probes chants by Mexico fans for homophobia FIFA has opened a disciplinary case against Mexico after fans used a homophobic chant in their World Cup win over Germany, the ruling body said on Monday. An anti-discrimination... More

Defense Senate takes the first step to temporarily block F-35 deliveries to Turkey The U.S. Senate took the first step late Monday to block the delivery of F-35 warplanes to Turkey with an amendment within a $716 billion defense policy bill backing President... More
Diplomacy Turkish envoy to Qatar: Ankara sided with Doha against unjust sanctions for sake of justice More than a year has passed since Gulf countries cut ties and imposed sanctions on Qatar. During this time, Ankara's economic, political and military ties with Qatar have been bolstered, which supports peace and stability in the region More
Elections Opposition's vow to return to parliamentary system not in line with public demands, experts say The opposition's desire to return to a parliamentary system is not only unrealistic but also does not comply with the public's demand More
Tech Turkish students fly high in US drone contest Turkish teams ranked among the Top 10 at the 2018 Student Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) Competition held in Maryland, U.S. The 16th edition of the event was held between... More
Asia Pacific US, SKorea agree to suspend military drill: official The United States and South Korea have agreed to suspend a joint military exercise scheduled for August, South Korean and U.S. officials said Monday, following President Donald... More
Economy Malaysia looks for stronger economic ties with Turkey Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has said that Turkey and Malaysia needs to be economically strong to help the Muslim Ummah (community).Malaysia is willing... More
Arts Turkish theater play bags awards, contributors honored Last week, Turkish musician Oğuz Kaplangı and director Murat Daltaban received the prestigious CATS awards for the play ‘Rhinoceros' in Scotland. Kaplangı gave detailed information about the play, his music and working with Daltaban More
Environment Bird population increases in eastern Turkey's Lake Van The numbers of birds in eastern Turkey's Lake Van basin have increased following heavy rains in the region, according to a biology professor. Atilla Durmuş, a professor... More
Europe Macedonia name change deal with Greece leads to violent protests A violent standoff in the Macedonian capital Skopje occurred after hundreds of people protested against a deal with Greece to rename the country ‘North Macedonia' More
Football Saudi team lands safely despite plane wing catching fire The Saudi Arabian Football Federation said on Monday its national soccer team landed safely in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don after what it described as a minor technical... More
Defense Trump commissions 'space force' as 6th military branch President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the Pentagon to create a new U.S. "space force," which he said would become the sixth branch of the American military. "I'm hereby... More

Columns

We will teach the West a lesson at the polls İlnur Çevik President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed a massive crowd of about 1.5 million people at the Yenikapı grounds in... More

Greece and Macedonia: A perfect compromise? Beril Dedeoğlu The agreement concluded between Athens and Skopje is an important step that should have been taken long ago; yet... More

Turkey's Qandil offensive and Iran's greed Burhanettin Duran Tehran sees Turkey's counterterrorism operation in Qandil as a threat to its influence over Iraq and across the... More

European Turks cast ballots despite obstructions Ozan Ceyhun The voting process for Turkish citizens living abroad has been completed, six days before the presidential and... More

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