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Turkey inks deal to raise involvement in TANAP and Shah Deniz projects
Turkey has signed deals to increase its stakes in the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) and the Shah Deniz projects, with a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan, marking another step towards its long-lasting dream of becoming an energy hub.
Turkey calls on Iraq to show more sensitivity on Turkmens
Turkey has called on the Iraqi government to be more sensitive for providing the security of Turkmens, while condemning the latest attacks in the northeast of the country.
Turkish Govt Moves to Boost Security, Working Conditions in Mines
The Turkish government, which has been the subject of harsh criticism after the recent Soma coal mine disaster, has submitted a bill to improve working conditions for miners.
Sunken cruise ship Concordia to be scrapped in Italy
An Italian port has beaten off foreign competition to scrap the hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that sank off the Tuscan coast in 2012, leaving 32 dead.
"I can confirm that... the dismantling of the ship will take place in an Italian port," Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said Friday.
Turkey seeks to lure more foreign students
Turkey is boosting its efforts to attract more international students, whose number in Turkish universities has more than doubled over the past three years.
Bulgaria Best Balkan Country to Invest in, Foreign Policy Magazine
Bulgaria ranks 28th in the Foreign Policy Magazine's "Baseline Profitability Index", measuring countries' attractiveness for foreign investors.
Among the countries of the Balkan peninsula, Bulgaria is the highest ranked. Right behind, in 29th place, is ranked Macedonia. Romania is 43rd, Albania 53rd, Serbia 55th, Slovenia 74th, Turkey 79th, Croatia 90th, and Greece 101st.
Greenpeace stages protest at nuclear summit in Istanbul, nine detained
Nine activists have been detained in a protest staged by Greenpeace Mediterranean against the Nuclear Plants Summit in Istanbul on May 30.
The activists had hung a 28 square-meter poster carrying the words âNuclear disaster starts hereâ on the outside wall of the hotel in ÅiÅli where the summit was held, and greeted attendees with the same poster at the buildingâs entrance.
US Ambassador Ricciardone says Gülen-gov’t rift ‘a family matter’
The rift between Turkeyâs government and the movement of Fethullah Gülen is a âfamily matter,â U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone has said, responding to questions as to whether Washington was considering deporting the U.S.-based Islamic scholar after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄanâs appeal.
Aviolet charter airline established at Belgrade airport
BELGRADE - Avoilet, a new charter airline from Serbia, which is owned by Air Serbia, has been opened at the Nikola Tesla airport in Belgrade.
The flights will cover Egypt, Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey during this year's summer season, Air Serbia said on Friday.
Aviolet will use Boeing B737-300, which have a spacious economy class with 144 seats.
Turkish official’s Ottoman-style circumcision triggers public outcry
A deputy governor in the western Turkish province of Bursa recently organized an Ottoman-style circumcision ceremony for his son near the tomb of a sultan, drawing public criticism and prompting officials to announce his retirement on May 30.
Erkin, Erdinç score in Turkey's 2-0 win against Honduras in friendly
Mevlüt Erdinç and Caner Erkin scored in the second half as Turkey beat World Cup-bound Honduras 2-0 in an international friendly on Wednesday night.
Erdinç opened the scoring in the 70th minute with a shot from in front and was involved again in the 83rd when he passed to Erkin, who drove a shot into the back of the net.
Turkey’s top soldier warns against social media as gov’t to purchase software against illegal shares
Social media has become a factor threatening countries in the new world order, Turkeyâs chief of staff, Gen. Necdet Ãzel, said May 29 at a military drill in Ä°zmir.
âDifferent threats have occurred in the new world order. Countries are being subjected to colorful changes and seasonal revolutions formed by information technology and social media, Ãzel said.
Kidnapping children
Well, indeed, thank God there has been no bloodshed. However, the issue is growing; the outlawed Kurdistan Workersâ Party (PKK) has mentioned a âcome back.â
In Turkey, anomaly is the new normal
Not just because this is the land of young men who apologize when they are (physically) slapped by their prime minister, or are insulted by him.
Just last week an Islamist newspaperâs front-page headline explained in big, bold letters why the mining disaster in the town of the slap-fetish happened: The bossâ son-in-law is Jewish!
Is the climate changing?
The separate meetings with Turkish and Greek Cypriot negotiators held by French Foreign Ministry executives in Paris created some nerve on the Greek Cypriot side. In the very near future, negotiators Kudret Ãzersay and Andreas Mavroyannis will travel to London, for talks at the foreign office thereâ¦