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Families of victims,who lost their lives in a bothced air raid in Dec 2011 tell...
Comment(s) 2/6/2012
Will Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan move up to the presidential palace in...
A row between U.S. author Paul Auster and Turkish Prime Minister ...
Triggering a new balance on Syria after a double-veto at the UN Security Council, Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoğlu declares that Turkey’s doors are open to ‘all Syrians who want to flee from oppression’ at home
On the sidelines of South Korean President Lee’s visit to Turkey, the two countries may sign a $2 billion deal for a to-be-built coal-burning power, Yonhap news agency says. Similar projects may be on the way, it says
An under-construction chapel in a historic Armenian cemetery in Malatya that houses the remains of journalist Hrant Dink’s family was demolished Feb. 3 by municipal teams, causing incredulity in the Armenian community.
With a twist of fate, tis year’s Oscars will bring both Iran and Israel together. Both films are among the nominees for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film
Outrage from around the world come over the weekend after Russia and China veto a UN’s Syria resolution after mass killings in Homs, while Russian FM Lavrov readies to leave for Damascus to urge al-Assad for rapid reforms
Pakistan’s prime minister goes to Qatar to discuss peace efforts with the Taliban after the Taliban’s statement saying it planned to set up a political office in Qatar
As time ticks, the brinkmanship between Greece and the eurozone continues. Eurozone finance ministers on Saturday asked for a guarantee from Greece to implement a new round of austerity measures, before they approve a second financing package
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey strongly condemned Syria for mass killings of dissidents in Homs in southern Syria late Feb. 3 and described its rulers as “illegitimate” while strongly criticizing Russia and China for vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution against Damascus.
MIDEAST
JERUSALEM – Agence France-Presse
Israel’s government gave the green light yesterday to the construction of the first rail link between its Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts
BAGHDAD / SULAIMANIYAH
President Jalal Talabani’s tribe has called for Iraq’s fugitive vice president to be handed over to the Baghdad government to face trial, a member of the tribe said Feb. 4.
MOSCOW
Tens of thousands took to the streets of Moscow on Feb. 4 for rival rallies arguing over the future of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, ahead of presidential polls.
MUNICH / TEHRAN
A day after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s latest NATO missile shield remarks, a senior Iranian military commander said Iran will attack any country whose territory is used by “enemies” of the Islamic state to launch a military strike against its soil.
The Nationalist Movement Party members in the parliamentary commission that works on a new charter refuse to hear a major Kurdish organization, arguing that the organzaition ‘is not built on a legal foundation’
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Reacting to the Russian and Chinese veto to a United Nations Security Council resolution to stop the killings of civilians by Syrian ...
Why did Russia, along with China, veto on Saturday a United Nations resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit?
Why is the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) always a party of internal conflicts or 'loud congresses'?
I talked to Malatya Mayor Ahmet Şakır and European Union Minister Egemen Bağış after the sudden overnight demolition ...
Last week, EU leaders agreed on a balanced-budget rule and to resolve sovereign debt problems.
Greece should apply the necessary reforms, otherwise it “should not expect acts of solidarity,” stated Jean-Claude Juncker ...
I always thought that supporting the demands for freedom from Turkey’s Islamists and standing up against the rigid regime of secularism ...
There were three important inflation developments this past week, and strangely enough, Friday’s actual inflation turnout was the least interesting one.
Isaac Julien, film director and artist, has been in Istanbul as a part of Dirimart’s video art program. Julien’s new work, which was screened at the 67th Venice Film Festival, will be screened at Garibaldi until March 5
Sahaflar Çarşısı is home to many bibliopoles who have devoted their life to books. Adil Sarmusak has a rare book collection of 15,000 titles. He has kept the books in a virtual atmosphere and wants the state to preserve the works
The walls of an ancient palace in the protected area of Sultanahmet have been damaged and demolished to build a hotel.
One of Cezanne’s best-loved paintings has sold for 160 million pounds, the highest price ever paid for a work of art. “The Card Players,” one in a series of five works depicting French peasants playing cards, was bought by the Gulf kingdom of Qatar, according to Britain’s Daily Mail.
The recent cold weather and snow in Turkey not only affected people’s daily lives but negatively impacted the most common Valentine’s Day gift as well.
French point guard Tony Parker scores 42 points and breaks the San Antonio Spurs’ franchise record for career assists, leading his side to a 107-96 win over the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder and Kevin Durant
A 100-year-old British Indian man who claims to be the world’s oldest marathoner was all smiles after completing a 10-kilometer run at the Hong Kong marathon yesterday.
Hollywood’s new darling Jean Dujardin was in trouble back in France Thursday after the Oscar frontrunner’s face appeared on the streets of Paris between a woman’s legs in a poster denounced as sexist.
Controversial US director Abel Ferrara says he is to make a film on the sex scandal that destroyed Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s political career
Comment(s) 2/5/2012
Saudi Arabia has played an “important role” in stabilizing the oil market and supporting the global economy, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said in a statement Saturday.
Russia will build a reliable aerospace defense system to effectively counter NATO missile threats, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said yesterday.
Fashion Rio 2012
Worst violence in Egyptian football history
Furry in cold: Cold takes over the animal world
Battle of the protests: Rallies take over the streets of Moscow
More than 70 die in Egyptian football pitch invasion
Woman protests French presidential candidate Francois Hollande by flour-attack
Laura Dekker: Around the world at 16 years of age
Volunteers struggle to rescue beached whales in NZ
Etam Spring-Summer 2012 Collection Show
Paris Fashion Week
Winter scenes from Turkey
Pandas exercise before being released into the wild
Topless activists crash Davos summit
Turkish president plays snowball in residency garden
Culture icon: The American Cheerleader
San Anthony Bonfire
US Olympic team members pose for London 2012
69th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Out-of-control car flies into Ankara subway station
Truck crashes into border gate in Edirne
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