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Women’s Eurobasket: Turkey vs. Greece 30 – 36 at Half-time
Women Eurobasket, the Greek national basketball team is playing against Turkey for the semi-finals of the Women’s Eurobasket 2017.
At half time Greece leads with 36-30.
Renowned novelist Ahmet Altan accuses prosecutor in defense against coup charges
Renowned jailed journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan harshly slammed the prosecutor who prepared an indictment against him in a court hearing on June 22 as part of the alleged "media leg" of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), which is widely believed to have perpetrated the July 2016 failed coup.
Latest draft of Turkey's new national curriculum 'excludes evolution theory'
Darwin's theory of evolution has been excluded from the most recent draft of Turkey's new national curriculum, which will be released following the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the head of the Education Ministry's curriculum board, Alpaslan Durmuş, has said.
Turkish troops, military vehicles arrive in Qatar
A total of 23 Turkish soldiers and five military vehicles arrived in the Qatari capital Doha on June 22, the Turkish Armed Forces have stated.
Students protest appointed rector at graduation ceremony in Istanbul's Boğaziçi University
Students at Istanbul's prestigious Boğaziçi University have staged a protest against its appointed rector at their graduation ceremony.
PM Boyko Borisov on Relations with Turkey: It Is Important for Bulgaria to Secure its Border
It is important for Bulgaria to secure its external border, any fence can be overcome, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told Nova TV's morning show.
Our border fence is to support the army and police in case of a massive refugee flow, he explained.
'US-YPG ties are tactical,' US defense minister assures his Turkish counterpart
Washington is in a "tactical" relationship with the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, which Ankara considers as linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık in a letter, according to ministry sources.
Russia's Gazprom forecasts cost of Turkish Stream pipeline at $6 bln
Russia's largest natural gas producer, Gazprom, estimates the cost of building two lines of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline to be $6 billion, Gazprom Deputy Chief Executive Andrei Kruglov was quoted as saying by Reuters on June 22.
The first line is to run to Turkey, while the second one will ship natural gas to Europe.
Eurobasket 2017 semi-final: Greece vs. Turkey (starts at 4pm)
After defeating Russia (62-58), one of the tournament’s favourites, in the quarter finals of the 2017 Women Eurobasket, the Greek national basketball team will attempt to clinch a spot in the semi-finals today against Turkey at 4pm (Greek time). It is the second time the women national team secured a berth in the best 4 teams in Europe after 2009.
First ship carrying food departs Turkey for Qatar
A ship carrying 4,000 tons of food for beleaguered Qatar left Turkey early on June 22, marking a change in how essential supplies are being sent to the tiny Gulf state.
The vessel, carrying dry food, fruits and vegetables, departed from İzmir in western Turkey.
Turkish municipality erects Rabia sign statue
A municipality in the northwestern province of Düzce has erected a statue of the famous Rabia sign at an intersection of roads, Doğan News Agency reported on June 21.
Greek Foreign Ministry condemns reading of Muslim prayers in Hagia Sophia
The Greek Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a statement condemning the holding of Muslim prayers at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on Wednesday night that was broadcast on television and attended by government officials.
PKK kills young teacher after abducting him in Turkey's east
Members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have killed 23-year-old teacher Necmettin Yılmaz, who they had abducted last week in the eastern province of Tunceli.
Yılmaz, who was serving as a teacher in the Çiftçibaşı village of the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, was driving on a highway when a group of PKK militants stopped his car.
Erdoğan urges 'national, moral values' for youths in the fight against drugs
Combatting the drugs problem in Turkey requires the embrace of "national and moral values" among the young, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, vowing to eliminate what he called "drugs terror."
Japan is Turkey's key economic partner in Asia-Pacific: FM Çavuşoğlu
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on June 21 described Japan as Turkey's chief economic partner in the Asia-Pacific area.
His remarks came after meeting his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo to discuss bilateral relations, and regional and global issues as part of a two-day official visit.