| Turkey delivers three modernized F-16 aircrafts to Pakistan Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) has delivered three modernized F-16 aircraft to Pakistani Air Forces.
Turkish Defense Industry Undersecretary Murad Bayar said that Turkey and Pakistan have... | |
| Turkey Wants International Conference on Syria Turkey is calling for renewed international efforts to end bloodshed in neighboring Syria, where a government assault on the city of Homs, a center of dissent, is intensifying.
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| Turkey seeks world action as Syria’s Homs bleeds Syria's army pounded the rebel city of Homs on Wednesday as Turkey sought international action to protect civilians from former ally President Bashar al-Assad, a move that risks the wrath of... |
| Turks seek world action as Syria's Homs bleeds AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's army pounded the rebel city of Homs as Turkey sought international action to protect civilians from former ally President Bashar al-Assad, a move that risks the wrath... |
| Putting the flea in Turkey Creek Public Market billboards Turkey Creek Public Market is not only a flea market, but apparently it is the state's largest flea market based on billboards in town promoting the Farragut... |
| Turkey says world must support Syrian people The international community must send a strong message of support to the Syrian people and send aid to residents of the city of Homs, under artillery attack by the Syrian military, Turkish Foreign... |
| Argentina to complain to UN over Falklands Britain for its "militarization" of their conflict over the Falklands, saying she would lodge a formal complaint with the United Nations."We will present a complaint to the UN Security... |
| Lavrov says Syrians should decide Assad's fate In this photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad at the presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria,... |
| Parents accused of raping own daughters in southern Turkey Antalya has begun hearing a case in which a couple is accused of raping their teenage daughters and threatening their daughters' friends into having group sex. Two female lawyers assigned by... |
| Santorum stuns Romney with hat-trick triumph US presidential hopeful Santorum wins the contests for the Republican Party nomination in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado and says he is aiming not to take down frontrunner Romney, but President... |
| Tymoshenko allies disrupt Parliament Supporters of the jailed opposition leader Tymoshenko chant 'Freedom for Yulia!' as Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich (R) makes his speech in Parliament. REUTERS photo Supporters... |
| ‘Civilization talk’ causes French MPs to storm out French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his ministers stormed out of parliament in protest Feb. 7 after an opposition legislator appeared to compare Interior Minister Claude Gueant to... |
| Akbank unveils plans for rapid 2012 expansion Having tread cautiously in recent years, Turkish lender Akbank plans to expand aggressively this year, opening 70 new branches and creating 1000 jobs. Akbank will continue investing in parallel with... |
| Galatasaray takes a test against the best Galatasaray Medical Park's bid to get a spot in the top two of its Turkish Airlines Euroleague group will be put to a serious test as the Istanbul side hosts CSKA Moscow tonight. Red hot... |
| Big Apple becomes Big Blue in Giants parade (L-R) Justin Tuck of the New York Giants, New York Gov Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the champions' quarterback Eli Manning stand on a float during the Giants Parade.... |
| Turks use the Internet for ‘fun,’ new study says Internet penetration in Turkey is below average at 44 percent. But digital growth is high in the country, ranking 10th in the digital growth index, behind Southeast Asian and former Soviet Union, a... |
| Motor noise boosts stress in whales Noise generated by ships does not only disturb the habitat and behavior of the whales, it also directly affects them by provoking 'chronic stress.' AFP photo The steady drone of motors... |
| Extraordinary Black Sea houses become master thesis in Italy Rize local Bilal Atasoy's house on a hillside has become a master's thesis. DHA photo A Turkish student studying in Italy for a master's degree has completed a thesis on... |
| Oldest living organism in the Mediterranean The world's oldest living organism may not be that 43,000 year-old Tasmanian plant after all. Scientists have discovered giant patches of seagrass in the Mediterranean Sea that are thought to be... |
| Exhibition shows that criticism is ‘what I love’ Borusan Art Center's latest exhibition, curated by Necmi Snmez 'What I Love,' examines social phenomena and problems in Turkey and in Istanbu through the works of 10 young artists.... |
| Moore, Miro sell for record sums A Van Gogh painting owned by Elizabeth Taylor went for 10.1 million British pounds. AFP Photo Works by British sculptor Henry Moore and Spanish painter Joan Miro sold for record prices at a... |
| Reaction to museum plan Platform members raised their voices against the new museum plan in Gallipoli. DHA Photo Members of a platform formed by representatives of NGOs in anakkale raised their voices yesterday against... |
| Exports push Germany’s trade surplus to 158 bln An engineer works in the turbine head in the assembly of wind generators in Aurich, Germany. German export increased by 11.4 percent in 2011 to $158 billion. AP photo Germany's trade... |
| Minister complains of health expeditures IMF debt inspector Poul Thomsen arrives at a government building in Athens. AP Photo Greeks are still overspending on unnecessary medicine and hospital tests, burdening social welfare funds as... |
| Nokia set to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe, Mexico Kevin Shields (R), a Nokia senior vice president takes a video of himself with a photo of Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop during a press event last month. REUTERS photo Nokia said yesterday... |
| Romania PM-designate names his new Cabinet Romanian President Basescu (R) stands next to newly appointed PM Mihai Razvan Ungureanu at the Cotroceni Palace, the presidency headquarters in Bucharest on Feb 6. AFP photo Romania's prime... |
| Air France axes flights France said it expected to cancel around 40 percent of its long-haul flights and 30 percent of shorter journeys as aviation workers went on strike for a third day.The airline urged customers to delay... |
| Japan atomic watchdog postpones 1st stress test approval The Okuma childcare centrer is seen in Okuma town, inside the exclusion zone of a 20-km (12-mile) radius around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture January 28,... |
| Syria, Turkey and military intervention The changing nature of the clashes indicates Syria is drifting into a civil war. Long-lasting fights mean more pain for Syrian people. However, without foreign intervention, regime change and a... |
| Nordics ignore demographic bark, to suffer its bite Among Sherlock Holmes' mysteries, perhaps the most famous line is: "The dog that didn't bark." Until Holmes arrived at the scene of the murder, no one could figure out how the... |
| Forget religious generation; the tablet generation is coming We have been stuck on the debate on raising religious generations, we have not paid adequate attention to the "Fatih Project" that should thrill us all. Moreover, the Education Ministry did... |
| Egypt judicary, politics firm on NGO’s of illegal activity Ismail (C), Salafi MP, loudly recites the Muslim call to prayer in the parliament. AP photo In a recent row between the United States and Egypt, Egyptian judges probing the alleged illegal... |
| Is Istanbul a smart city? Last Friday I had the opportunity to do a radio interview with IBM's Business Development Executive Esra izmeci Yetkin about smart cities. Previously I had the pleasure of discussing the very... |
| Cold snap claiming lives across Europe, Russia Russian Health Ministry said yesterday. Across Russia, temperatures ranged yesterday morning from minus 22 degrees Celsius in Moscow to minus 33 degrees Celsius in the Siberian region of Yakutia. The... |
| Unique books under exclusive protection of National Library The National Library is home to thousands of books, the oldest of which date back to the 10th century. The manuscripts kept in the depot are among the most valuable ones. Works in the depot are being... |
| ‘Black Book’ of Eastern European game unveiled Serbian football player Dragisa Pejovic (L) of the team Bane Raska looks on as Theo Van Seggelen, Secretary General of FIFPro, the World Players Union, addresses the media as the 'Black Book for... |
| Industrial production up 3.7 pct in December Strong growth in industrial production shows Turkish economy is resilient. DHA photo Turkey's industrial production index increased 3.7 percent in December 2011 compared to the same month... |
| CRR venue prepares to host 80 new concerts Venezuelan-American pianist Gabriela Montero will perform at CRR on Feb 20. Istanbul's culture and art venue Cemal Resit Ray is preparing to present its new season of 80 new... |
| Contador may still appeal doping ban Alberto Contador speaks during a conference in Pinto on the outskirts of Madrid, a day after being stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title and banned for two years. AP photo Alberto Contador... |
| Turkey calls for int’l conference on Syria A member of the Free Syrian Army which tries to expand its fight against President al-Assad's Damascus regime aims during weapons training outside Idlib, Syria. AP photo Turkey plans to... |
| Mel Gibson returns to Gallipoli REUTERS photo World-renowned Australian actor Mel Gibson will star in Turkish director Serdar Akar's new project "anakkale Iinde" (Within anakkale). Akar is known for his TV... |
| Bağış calls on German to open archives on ‘genocide’ German Welt Online posted on its web-site yesterday."Germany was a strong ally of Armenians in 1915, so the Germans should open their archives and give documents to historians for... |
| EU refuses to fund Greek border fence with Turkey Police cars are parked under an observation tower, on the construction site of a border fence with Turkey. AP photo The European Commission rejected Feb. 7 a request from Greece to help pay to... |
| Minister blames statistics body for poor calculation The statistics institute calculted last year's tourism income $5 billion less than the real figure, says Minister Gnay. 'They are asking questions in a slapdash manner and only make an... |
| BDP calls for Mass demos for capture anniversary The demonstrations will begin on Feb 13 and should serve the objectives of ending PKK's jailed leader calan's solitary confinement in Imral? Island. Hrriyet photo The Peace and... |
| TİB denies neglect claims in Dink case Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was shot and killed on Jan 19 2007. AFP photo The head of the Turkey's Telecommunications Directorate (TIB) Fethi Simsek said the organization handed... |
| Opposition deputies say Uludere inquiry points to Ankara orders Following a visit to Uludere province, opposition deputies from the parliamentary commission investigating the incident say the order for the strike appears to have come from Ankara. Commission head... |
| Greek community to regain historical school The school building was counted among the foundation's properties in an official declaration issued in 1936 but was taken over by the Treasury in 1974. AA photo Turkey's Foundations... |
| Ankara in shock over probe on intel chiefs Ankara is given a jolt as a prosecutor in an alleged terror case casts his net toward the intel service, calling MIT's chief and two ex-officials in for their contact with... |
