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In sociology, deviant behavior can be either malum in se, meaning wrong in itself, or malum prohibita, wrong because it is prohibited. The term deviant is also used to define the mystery of an ancient necropolis unearthed at the Phaleron (present-day Faliro) Delta, where classical archaeology has called on the help of CSI-style archaeologists from the Malcolm H.

The surge in right-wing and anti-establishment sentiments due to of failed neo-liberal policies in Europe is likely to lead to EU's collapse, says Noam Chomsky.

The U.S. scholar and activist also told RT that Marine Le Pen's victory in France's presidential elections means she would likely initiate the so-called Frexit, i.e., France's departure from the EU.

Defying grave security challenges and high-tension politics, thousands of European exchange students continue to live and study in Istanbul, although their numbers have almost halved since last year. 

The Turkish economy may collapse in a couple of years if politicians do not show the West that the economy is trust-worthy, Daron Acemoğlu, Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), told the daily Hürriyet. 

The draft law tabled on Friday by the Economy and Development Ministry promises to cut the time and cost of starting a business in Greece, although this has been the aim of various such laws without red tape being cut to a sufficient extent.

Archaeologists believe they night have detected a second monument at the Casta Hill in Amphipolis, in the Macedonian tomb complex, after the results of geophysical prospecting, carried out by the Applied Geophysics Lab of the Aristotle University of Macedonia, revealed a structure two meters deep on the west side of the hill.

Whenever Cyprus talks reach a critical point, as they have done this week, the tendency is to revive the kinds of syndromes that have often led Greece into instability and turmoil.

Political instability in Bulgaria is likely to mar optimistic forecasts for economic growth next year, said economists from the Institute for Market Economics.

 According to the latest expectations of the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund, the growth of Bulgaria's economy will be around 2.5% - 3% in 2017.

Philosopher and Professor İonna Kuçuradi is the Writer of Honor of this year's TÜYAP Book Fair in Istanbul. Information on Kuçuradi's life and work is presented in the special related book prepared by Faruk Şüyün. The book is formed as a series of questions and answers, and is titled: "In Pursuit of Human Values - Persistently and with Hope - İonna Kuçuradi."

"Que sera, sera" is how some of us are looking at current developments in Turkey: "What will be, will be." But in our case this only refers to a feeling of uncertainity, hopelessness and despair. The future is uncertain, not only for dissidents but also for the whole country, which stands on the verge of regime change.