News archive of November 2016

Deputy Prime Minister Tuğrul Türkeş is known to be against the death penalty. In the cabinet meeting presided by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Oct. 31, he expressed his views outright.  

As often it is said "size does not matter;" indeed the name of the governance system does not matter either. What matters is the name of the governance system of a country or functionality, accountability, effectiveness of governance in that country.

Fossil vertebrates of an elephant, rhino, giraffe, antelope, pig, hyena and primate that were found in the Central Anatolian province of Kırşehir's Kaman district will be displayed to visitors in a new museum set to open in the Cappadocia region. 

The problematic relationship between Turkey and the European Union is heading toward a strategic impasse.

There were indications of that during a visit by Turkey's Democracy Platform (TDP), a civilian initiative which became active following the military coup attempt of July 15, to Brussels in mid-October. But during the Nov. 27-29 visit of the same group, it became obvious.

According to sources, President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Bush administration official Elaine Chao as his transportation secretary, a position likely to take on tremendous importance in light of Trump’s intention to invest billions in rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure.

Pancretan Cooperative Bank announced on Tuesday that former Piraeus Bank president and founder Michalis Sallas is entering the share capital of the Iraklio-based lender with the purchase of a 15 percent stake.

A total of 12 people, mostly children, were killed and another 24 were wounded late on Nov. 29 when a fire broke out at a private girls' dormitory in the Aladağ district of the southern province of Adana.

Traditionally, land and border disputes result in long, bloody battles. But judging from the unusual agreement reached between Belgium and the Netherlands this week, it would appear that not all territorial exchanges have to be contentious and devisive.

A total of 12 people were killed and 22 were wounded late on Nov. 29 when a fire broke out at a private girls' dormitory in the Aladağ district of the southern province of Adana, the governor's office has announced.

Adana Governor Mahmut Demirtaş announced that 12 bodies, including one educator, were retrieved dead in the fire, while the 22 wounded were taken to hospital. 

This year has been a particularly good one for tourism on Santorini, as, in addition to the increase in foreign arrivals, the season was extended, according to the island's mayor.