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420 migrants caught off Aegean in one week: Turkish Interior Ministry
A total of 420 illegal migrants were apprehended off Turkey's Aegean coast over the past week, Turkish Interior Ministry stated on Aug. 19. Between Aug. 11 and Aug. 18, Turkish Coast Guards intercepted 420 migrants in nine separate incidents off the Aegean Sea, the ministry said in a statement. It said one migrant smuggler was also detained during the operations.
Erdoğan to make three foreign visits in September
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to visit Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and New York in September.
Erdoğan will meet Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana between Sept. 8 and 10. He will then travel to Azerbaijan on Sept. 10-11 where he will meet Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev.
INTERVIEW: Douglas Howard on his history of the Ottoman Empire
Recently published by Cambridge University Press, "A History of the Ottoman Empire" by Douglas Howard, Professor of History at Calvin College in Michigan, is the first single-volume history of the Ottomans to appear in a number of years.
Bozüyük locals wait for filmmakers again
The locals of the Bozüyük neighborhood, which has hosted many TV dramas and cinema films, are upset that there have not been any film or TV shoots in the area this summer.
2017 model bigotry: Turkey not Charlottesville
Since last week's horrific scenes of white supremacists and Neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, which resulted in deadly violence, American friends familiar with polarization in Turkish society in recent years keep telling me now they understand our despair.
The presidential jet's most popular journalist on Turkey's Syria policy U-turn
A very interesting development took place the other day: A prominent pro-government journalist, who has until recently been an unconditional supporter of Turkey's Syria policy, suddenly switched sides.
Indeed, this individual is among the cadre of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's A330 jet.
The case for realism in Turkey-Europe relations
"Not a day has passed in Turkey without a domestic security operation against an active ISIL cell," a security expert noted the other day. "Just follow the news." We had been talking about the Barcelona terror attack, but the conversation was coming back to Turkey very quickly.
Greek and Turkish F-16 fighter jets engage in dog fights over Aegean Sea
Turkey continued to escalate its provocations towards Greece, as 14 Turkish military aircraft violated Greek airspace on Friday a day after more violations took place over the Aegean Sea. Twelve F-16 fighter jets, six of which were armed and two CN 235 reconnaissance violated Greek national airspace for 60 times, while another 8 infringements of the Athens FIR occurred.
Turkish contractors rank second in world for foreign projects for 10th straight year
Turkey ranked in second place after China for the number of contracting companies building the largest volume of projects across the world outside their home countries for the 10th year in a row, according to the latest list of the world's "top 250 contractors" by the magazine Engineering News Record (ENR).
4.5 earthquake hits near Kos island
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Kos a little after 5pm, Friday. The epicentre was located 21km southeast off the coastal city of Halicarnassus (Bodrum) in Turkey with the depth measured at 2km.
Fans face 'organized crime' charges for violence on football pitch
Prosecutors in the Mediterranean province of Antalya have ordered the detention of 72 fans who have allegedly been involved in violence on charges of "organized crime" during a game between Göztepespor and Eskişehirspor on June 4 to qualify for the top-tier football league.
Turkey's Erdogan Calls German Leaders 'Enemies'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Germany's ruling politicians "enemies of Turkey" who deserve to be rejected by German-Turkish voters.
Germany will hold a general election on 24 September, and about one million ethnic Turks living in Germany can vote. A majority of them backed Mr Erdogan in an April referendum.
4.2-magnitude earthquake shakes Turkey's Gökova Bay
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shook the Gökova Bay off Turkey's Aegean coast on Aug. 18, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has stated.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, according to local officials.
Two earthquakes with magnitudes over 4 shake Turkey's Gökova Bay
Two earthquakes with magnitudes of over 4 shook the Gökova Bay off Turkey's Aegean coast on Aug. 18, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has stated.
The first earthquake with a 4.2-magnitude hit the Gökova Bay at 3.47 p.m. at a depth of 7 kilometers, according to AFAD.
PM Yıldırım says Turkey not aching for Customs Union update
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Aug. 18 that Ankara was not pushing for an update of the Customs Union amid an ongoing debate over recent remarks by German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggesting Berlin would not pursue an update of the agreement.