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Top science park opens door for innovation Research and development at Middle East Technical University's (METU) Technocity Innovation Center in Ankara has officially begun - progress that will boost scientific initiatives... more

Football Turkish football players pay tribute to NZ victims Turkish football clubs and fans have paid tribute to the victims of New Zealand's mosque attacks, which killed 49 people. Ahead of the match between Fenerbahçe and Sivasspor... More
Turkey Farewell to academic, top adviser Beril Dedeoğlu The funeral of professor Beril Dedeoğlu, a distinguished academic, senior adviser to the presidency and Daily Sabah columnist, was held Friday. She died on March 13. The... More
Turkey Businesses scrap salt, sugar in health bid Restaurants and bakeries have started staff training on the negative effects of using excessive salt and sugar and are set to remove the two from tabletops inside eateries.... More
Investigations Turkey sentences Australian Daesh terrorist to 7.5 years A Turkish court on Friday handed down seven years and six months to Neil Christopher Prakash, an Australian member of the terrorist group Daesh. Prakash was caught in Kilis,... More
Turkey Expert: Turkey beats West in stem cell treatment Turkey provides cutting-edge medical services, including stem cell transplants, to millions - including the refugees it hosts - said a Turkish professor of hematology. Fevzi... More
Minorities Armenians, dignitaries to bid farewell to late patriarch A funeral is scheduled for Sunday for Mesrob Mutafyan, the late Armenian patriarch who passed away on March 8. The body of Mutafyan, who died at the age of 63 after a long... More
Turkey Faithful in Turkey condemn NZ terrorist attack during Friday prayers Turkish people, religious authorities and NGO's condemned the heinous terrorist attack in New Zealand's Christchurch targeting the faithful in two mosques during Friday prayers. Protests... More
Expat Corner Windsurfer on tour around Europe to cross through Turkey Jono Dunnett is on a whirlwind windsurfing journey that will take him from ‘Russia to Russia' in other words around Europe and is about to make a historical crossing through the Bosporus to continue his route along the Black Sea Coast More
Investigations Authorities warn parents of viral threat 'Momo' The Ghastly image of Momo – a creepy doll created by a Japanese artist – which was reportedly used online to induce children into self-harm has alarmed authorities in Turkey.As... More
Turkey Palestinian refugee doctor gives hope to patients in southeastern Turkey A Palestinian doctor who was raised in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has been serving patients in southeastern Turkey's Diyarbakır for a year now after graduating... More
Investigations German couple commits suicide at hotel Nasim Mahal and Parom Tatati, two German citizens of Iranian origin, jumped to their deaths from the eighth floor of a hotel they were staying in Istanbul on Wednesday evening.... More
Business Turkey inaugurates Europe’s biggest hospital in Ankara Looking to boost its standing as a prominent world health center, Turkey inaugurated Europe’s biggest hospital with 3,704 beds in Ankara on Thursday More
Investigations 8 sentenced to life over Daesh bombing A court in the central city of Kayseri handed down 58 instances of aggravated life imprisonment and an additional 18 years each to seven defendants and 61 instances of same... More
Turkey Benevolence awards recognize people for their good deeds The fifth edition of the International Benevolence Awards by Turkey's top religious affairs authority saw awards going to people with outstanding "goodness" stories from Turkey... More
Investigations Interpol posts red notice for Khashoggi murder suspects Interpol issued a red notice for the 20 Saudi suspects in the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi upon Turkey's request, Turkish Justice Ministry officials said... More
Turkey Gov't-sponsored restoration of Diyarbakır churches begins Restoration work has begun on an Armenian and a Chaldean church damaged in terror attacks in Diyarbakır after government allocates TL 15 million for the project More
Turkey Palestine honors former TİKA official The Palestinian Authority presented a medal to Bülent Korkmaz, the former Palestine coordinator of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), for the state-run... More

Turkey Local radio starts bilingual broadcasts in Turkish, Kurdish A new radio channel established in the Çukurca district of southeastern Hakkari province along the Iraqi border has officially started broadcasting in Turkish and Kurdish. The... More
Ankara Country's biggest theme park set to open Once ridiculed for its bizarre promotion campaign, Wonderland Eurasia, which is dubbed Turkey's largest theme park, will start welcoming visitors on Wednesday in the capital... More
Investigations 15 sentenced to life for FETÖ's first coup bid Fifteen defendants were handed down to aggravated life sentence by an Istanbul court Monday for trying to overthrow the government in a case related to the notorious Dec.... More
Expat Corner Legendary expats: Meet Ottoman food expert Mary Işın Food historian academic, author and prolific translator, British expat Priscilla Mary Işın has been sharing her knowledge on Ottoman and Turkish culinary traditions for decades now and through multiple books shedding light on the ever-present cultural significance of cuisine More
Istanbul Huge fire engulfs Istanbul factory A fire that broke out in an Istanbul factory in the early hours on Monday was still blazing when Daily Sabah went to print with firefighters struggling to bring the flames... More
Turkey Turkey’s elderly make up 8.8 pct of population in 2018 Turkey's elderly population increased by 16 percent in the last five years but the numbers of educated elderly people also rose in the same period. More
Turkey Erdoğan inaugurates mosque dedicated to martyrs in Çanakkale on anniversary of historic victory President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated Monday a mosque in western Çanakkale province, where he attended ceremonies marking the 104th anniversary of the Battle of Çanakkale... More
Minorities Day of farewell for late Armenian patriarch A large crowd accompanied the Armenian faithful yesterday in Istanbul where people mourned and bid farewell to late Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II More
Turkey Scientists join forces to save Black Sea dolphins Turkish scientists joined their Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Romanian and Monacan colleagues for a project about preserving the dolphin population in the Black Sea. Researchers from... More
Turkey Gathering brings together foreign students in Turkey Foreign students in Turkey gathered in the central province of Kırşehir yesterday to start a series of events that will run until May 4. Organized by Federation of International... More
Investigations Wanted PKK member killed in Iraq operation The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) announced Sunday that one of 12 terrorists "neutralized" in the Hakurk region of northern Iraq in Saturday's operations was Serkan Tüncer, one... More
Investigations 'Terrorist who attacked NZ mosque traveled to Turkey' The perpetrator of the terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand traveled to Turkey multiple times and spent an extended period of time in the country, an official said Friday. "We... More
Turkey Victory, fallen soldiers in key WWI battle remembered Today marks the 104th anniversary of the Çanakkale victory where Ottoman Turkish troops managed to stave off occupying forces during World War I, a move that delayed the collapse... More
Turkey 800-year-old Mardin Grand Mosque opens for prayers after restoration in southeast Turkey The historic Ulu Cami (Grand Mosque) in southeastern Turkey's Mardin province opened to the public for prayers Friday after renovations by the Diyarbakır Regional Directorate... More
Investigations Prosecutor aiding FETÖ sentenced to 10 years in prison A former prosecutor, who is known for vindicating Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) leader Fetullah Gülen, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for being a member... More
Turkey Refugees restore the glory of Aleppo soap from Turkey Two Syrian cousins who took shelter in Turkey after war erupted in their country are behind a refugee success story that saw them exporting Aleppo soap, a forgotten product of Syria, to eight countries More

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