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Gazprom has received through diplomatic channels the first permits for the Turkish Stream project from the Turkish authorities after the decision to resume the project this year, it said in a written statement on Sept. 7.

U.S. State Department Spokesperson John Kirby has urged Turkey's government to respect the "independent professional judgment" of journalists, commenting on an April 28 decision by an Istanbul court that sentenced two Turkish journalists to two years in prison for republishing a cover of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo featuring an image of the Prophet Muhammad in their columns. 

Russia's state-owned Rosatom has put 49 percent of its share in the to-be-built Akkuyu nuclear plant in Turkey on sale after obstacles in financing emerged with the economic problems in Russia, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported on April 27.

Turkey and China will focus on joint investments and cooperation, said Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak currently visiting China. Albayrak met with Director of China National Energy Administration Nur Bekri in Beijing March 23.

Energy Minister Berat Albayrak will visit China to boost bilateral ties and investments on March 22-25. 

Albayrak will share Turkey's new energy targets and projects with high-level Chinese counterparts and elaborate potential cooperation and investment opportunities, according to ministry officials. 

If you commute around Istanbul these days, you may notice billboards advertising a brand-new paper: Karar. If you are interested in learning what it is and end up checking its already active website, you may conclude that there is nothing interesting about it -that it is just another pro-AKP (Justice and Development Party) newspaper. But let me tell you, this is in fact an interesting paper.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an will visit four West African countries next week, in a new sign of Ankara's desire to be a major influence in the region.

You probably have heard well by now that it is not a smart thing to be an outspoken critic of President Tayyip Erdo?an in the Turkish media. You might be prosecuted for "insulting the president," spend a few years in jail, or simply lose your job due to the pressure coming from some powerful offices in Ankara. 

A man who fatally beat a German student of Turkish origin while she was trying to protect two women from harassment has been sentenced to three years in jail, Turkish media has reported.

An 18-year-old defendant apologised April 24 for the death of a young German-Turkish woman who became a national symbol of courage for giving her life trying to protect two teenage girls.