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Friday, August 18, 2017

Europe Vehicle terror attacks in Europe: a timeline A driver deliberately plowed a van into pedestrians on one of Spain's busiest streets, Las Ramblas, on Thursday, killing 13 people and wounding more than 80 in what police... More
Diplomacy President Erdoğan condemns Barcelona terror attack President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the terror attack on Thursday that killed 13 people and injured 100 others in Barcelona's picturesque Las Ramblas district. Erdoğan... More
Cinema Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi movie in the works Walt Disney Co is developing a "Star Wars" standalone movie based on the beloved character of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the wise and noble Jedi master, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety... More
Business Turkish Cargo sees 46.8 pct growth in Chinese market Turkish Cargo, one of the fastest growing air cargo brands in the world and serving 120 countries, continues to successfully pursue the strong growth strategy that it has... More
Business Minister: Turkey's mega projects resistant to high-magnitude earthquakes Commemorating the 18th anniversary of the devastating Marmara earthquake, Minister Arslan said that every tunnel, bridge, and building is built in consideration of earthquake factor More
Americas 'Monument removals ripping US history apart': Trump President Donald Trump bitingly decried the rising movement to pull down monuments to Confederate icons Thursday, declaring the nation is seeing "the history and culture of... More
Music Music and dance at Burgazada's Academy Sunset Red Bull Music Academy Sunset is bringing Kaan Düzarat, who is known for his blends of local melodies and authentic style, together with the popular DJ of house and disco... More
Education Ottoman studies draw foreign students to İbn Haldun University İbn Haldun University, a newly established academic institution in Istanbul, has started attracting the attention of foreign students with its Ottoman Turkish program. Postgraduates... More
Economy Wall Street sells off, S&P 500 hits lowest in a month U.S stocks sold off on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting its lowest level in a month, as escalating worries about the Trump administration's ability to push through its... More
Economy Turkish gov't to save $270 million in energy annually with wind YEKA After winning the bid for the establishment of 1,000 megawatts (MW) of wind energy in five different regions of Turkey with a consortium formed with Siemens and Kalyon, Turkerler... More
Diplomacy Iraqi court overrules Kirkuk decision to raise KRG flag An Iraqi court on Thursday overrode an earlier decision by Kirkuk's provincial council to raise the Kurdish regional flag over public institutions in Kirkuk city. In March,... More

Europe Several people stabbed, shots fired in Finland's Turku Finnish police reportedly shot a man who stabbed several people with a knife at the Puutori-Market Square in southwestern city of Turku on Friday. South-West Finland police... More
Africa Rwanda's Kagame inaugurated for third term after landslide victory Rwandan President Paul Kagame was sworn in Friday for a third term in office after a crushing election win that rights groups criticized over irregularities and voter intimidation. Nineteen... More
Science NASA launches last satellite from communications series NASA on Friday launched the latest in a series of satellites aimed at ensuring astronauts at the International Space Station can communicate with Earth. The $408 million... More
Economy China moves to limit overseas investments after giant acquisitions China's government is moving to curb domestic companies' investments abroad in property, sports, entertainment and other fields, following a series of high-profile, multibillion-dollar... More
Turkey Survey shows 66.8 percent of Turks now online, number rapidly rising Turks are more connected online than ever, as a new survey shows individual internet usage at more than 66 percent and one-fourth of internet users shop online More
Business Air Berlin postpones financial results after filing for bankruptcy Air Berlin has indefinitely postponed the release of its financial results for the first six months of 2017, a spokesman said, days after the airline filed for insolvency. The... More
War On Terror 58 PKK terrorists killed in last week's counter-terror ops Turkish security forces have killed 58 PKK terrorists in last week's anti-terror operations, a military statement said on Friday. The Turkish General Staff said the terrorists... More
Asia Pacific Samurai sword attack outside Taiwan presidential office A samurai sword-wielding attacker carrying the national flag of China slashed a military police guard outside Taiwan's presidential office Friday, authorities said. The... More
Tech CEO of Indian IT giant Infosys resigns The CEO of India-based outsourcing and information technology company Infosys, Vishal Sikka, has resigned following differences with some founders of the company, including... More
Turkey Tractor overturns killing 7 farmworkers in Turkey’s northwestern Sakarya A tractor carrying farmworkers overturned in Turkey's northwestern Sakarya province early Friday, killing seven and injuring 20 farmworkers. The tractor tumbled down a... More
Economy Turkey reproves Merkel's 'unfortunate' statements on customs union Turkish authorities have criticized German Chancellor Merkel's remarks on not expanding the EU customs union deal with Turkey, in what they call Germany's monopoly over EU institutions More

Columns

Barzani should be shown a way out İlnur Çevik The Kurds of Iraq have made great gains in the past decade-and-a-half thanks to the disarray in Baghdad, yet independence... More

Racism, the worst cross-border pathology of our age Saadet Oruç The return of the Ku Klux Klan to the political scene and the rise of neo-fascist and ultra-right organizations... More

Merkel harms both Germany and EU! Cemil Ertem German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a rather unfortunate statement this week about the Customs Union. It seems... More

The FETÖ structure for beginners Hilal Kaplan During the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, Akıncı Air Base, which is located 35 kilometers away from Ankara, functioned... More

Öksüz no different than Ratko Mladic Ozan Ceyhun The already strained relations between Turkey and Germany face yet another challenge after Germany's attitude towards... More

Seraglio sign language: The Ottoman court's second language Ekrem Buğra Ekinci In modern-day Turkey, mute officials serve in Parliament and in the Cabinet, and the reason for this is the concern... More

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