News archive of January 2017

Ahead of the continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, representatives of Kosovo's interim institutions think one of the topics will be its "conclusion."

One suspect was killed and another one was wounded after clashes erupted with police during an anti-drug operation in Istanbul on Jan. 31, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The operation was carried out by Istanbul police in the Gaziosmanpaşa district at 5:00 a.m.

Labor Minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu has defended the constitutional amendments to usher in an executive presidency, criticizing the opposition for arguing that the changes will cause further division in the country.

The Topkapi Palace is on the verge of collapse due to ongoing archaeological excavations and studies that are bringing Roman and Byzantine finds to light, according to Turkish media. The Turkish media report that slits started appearing in the walls of the Ottoman Palace, which was the Royal residence for the sultans in Constantinople for 400 years.

Three artificial islands will be built in the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea with excavation from the construction of Istanbul's controversial Kanal Istanbul project, aiming to build a "second Bosphorus," daily Habertürk reported on Jan. 31.

Turkey's Central Bank bank governor signaled on Jan. 31 that its unorthodox steps to manage sharp falls in the Turkish Lira were working and would continue until the inflation outlook shows a significant improvement.

A joint scientific team from Russia, Britain, Germany and believe they might have discovered the missing evolutionary link in central China. The scientists found the fossilized remains of a microscopic ‘bag-like’ creature which probably ate and excreted using its mouth. could be a key missing link in the evolutionary chain, according to a new study.

Telecoms and Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas will be presenting lawmakers with a bill inaugurating Greece's first space agency, the ministry said in an announcement on Monday.

The agency will be a public limited company called National Center for Space Applications (EKDE in Greek), aimed at "making up for the country's huge deficit in this area," the ministry said.

The ruling coalition in Austria has harmonized after several days of debate a package of reforms envisaging a ban on full-face Muslim veils in public places.

These public places include courts and schools.

Turkey and Israel will hold their first political consultations for six years on Feb. 1 following a normalization in ties thanks to a rapprochement deal signed on June 28, 2016.