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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Feature Mastering the evil eye: Craftsman a living treasure for Turkish culture Having devoted his life to making glass evil eyes, a 56-year-old man has turned his entire village into a giant bead center with a degree of dedication that earned him recognition as a UNESCO 'Living Human Treasure' More
Cinema 'A Good Day's Work' to premiere at Sarajevo Film Festival During last year's Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF), the festival and Turkish Radio and Television (TRT), Turkey's national broadcaster, started a production scheme called the... More
Business Turkish steel producers eye Far East markets after US import hikes Turkish steel producers, hindered by the U.S. with additional taxes, have turned to the Far East. Having reached $1.3 billion in steel and aluminum exports to the U.S. last... More
Diplomacy ‘Turkey-Russia cooperation doesn't target 3rd countries’ Cooperation between Turkey and Russia is not directed at third countries, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Wednesday. "As we have stressed on... More
Diplomacy Ankara-Washington cooperation over Manbij unaffected by row An ongoing row between Ankara and Washington will not lead to a change in Turkey's military relations with the U.S.-led anti-Daesh coalition, British Army Maj. Gen. Felix... More
Football Facebook secures Champions League rights in Latin America Facebook will broadcast Champions League matches in Latin America through 2021, UEFA announced Wednesday, in the latest bid by online platforms to tap into the lucrative live... More
Finance Barclays trader loses $19 million on Turkish bonds A veteran Barclays trader lost around 15 million pounds ($19 million) on Turkish bonds in just a few days, according to a Bloomberg report. Citing anonymous sources close... More
Economy Turkey's unemployment rate falls to 9.7 pct in May Turkey's unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent in May, down 0.5 percentage points compared to the same month last year, the country's statistical authority announced Tuesday. The... More
War On Terror Turkish ops in Iraq's Sinjar leave senior PKK terrorist dead A counter-terror operation jointly conducted by Turkish intelligence and military left senior PKK terrorist Ismail Özden dead in Iraq's Sinjar late Wednesday. The militant... More
Europe State of emergency declared in Genoa as bridge death toll reaches 39 Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte declared Wednesday a 12-month state of emergency in Genoa following the collapse of a motorway bridge that killed at least 39 people. "A... More
Real Estate Housing sales to foreigners in Turkey soar 65.6 pct Official data showed that property sales to foreigners in July rose by 65.6 percent year-on-year, reaching 2,858 units. According to the data by Turkey's official statistical... More

Americas Trump revokes critical ex-CIA chief Brennan's security clearance President Donald Trump abruptly revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan, an unprecedented act of retribution against a vocally critical former top U.S.... More
Economy Turkey's budget records $237 million surplus in July Turkey's central government's budget balance posted a surplus of 1.13 billion Turkish liras ($237 million) last month, the Treasury and Finance Ministry announced yesterday. In... More
Diplomacy Turkey deeply disappointed over US stance on YPG, FETÖ terrorists Turkey expresses disappointment over the U.S.' continuous support of terrorist organizations while aiming to hurt a NATO ally through sanctions More
Football Atletico Madrid beats Real Madrid to win UEFA Super Cup Saul Niguez and Koke scored in extra time as Atletico Madrid fought back to beat city rivals Real Madrid 4-2 and win the UEFA Super Cup in Tallinn on Wednesday, as Julen Lopetegui... More
Investigations Amnesty Turkey's Taner Kılıç released from prison A Turkish court ruled Wednesday to release the chairman of Amnesty International's Turkey branch, Taner Kılıç, from prison as part of a case known as "the Büyükada Trial,"... More
Life İznik's submerged basilica to be underwater archaeological museum The İznik district of Bursa province, famous for its beautiful tiles, will soon be in the spotlight as the home of Turkey's first underwater archaeological museum More
Economy Finance Minister Albayrak to meet German Economy Minister Altmaier Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak will soon hold a meeting with German Economy and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier, according to a statement released by the presidency's... More
Economy Turkish Central Bank sells off half of US gov’t bonds in 6 months Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has sold off nearly half of its U.S. government bonds in six months, figures from the CBRT and U.S. Treasury have shown. According... More
Diplomacy MHP expresses full support for government against US sanctions Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli slammed the U.S. sanctions on Turkey and expressed his full support for the government in the wake of the recently... More
Sports eSports Federation Chairman Özdemir: Turkey to become center of international esports The newly-established Turkish eSports Federation wants to increase the popularity of eSports, so that Turkey can become one of the leading countries in this sector More
Economy Turkey's tariffs on US imports amount to $533 million In a retaliatory move against economic attacks spearheaded by the U.S. administration, Turkey has raised import tariffs on a number of goods imported from its NATO ally More

Columns

Washington's isolation gets deeper after its economic attacks Saadet Oruç President Trump's economic attacks have already pushed different world powers closer, helped normalize their frozen... More

Economic wars and the emergence of a new chaotic world order Burhanettin Duran Turkey has been under an economic attack since last week when the United Stated imposed sanctions on two Turkish... More

Trump oversteps the limit Melih Altınok The U.S. has turned itself into an isolated power that bullies its allies and with a controversial president in... More

The US will be the losing side Ozan Ceyhun The U.S. is currently at odds with almost the entire world. The country is in a cutthroat trade war with China... More

Crisis averted? Taha Meli Arvas A week ago the Turkish lira was trading at TL 5.30 to the dollar. On Monday it was trading down nearly 40 percent... More

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Opinion

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

Muslims in America: Separating fact from fiction Craig Considine The words "I think Islam hates us," "True hatred among Muslims is too great," "Over 80 percent of mosques in this... More

The Horn of Africa's political uprising and its future implications Mohamed Salah Ahmed After three years of political unrest, instability and continuing anti-government demonstrations, led by the biggest... 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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