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Could Turkey become more dependent on Russian energy?
Turkey has set very ambitious targets to decrease its energy dependency, including increasing its local energy production, becoming an energy hub and diversifying its energy sources.
To be sure, it is good for such an energy-hungry country to set such goals. However, Turkey may be failing to reach them.
Turkish composer Muammer Sun stands in solidarity with Fazıl Say
Internationally acclaimed Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say has had three pieces removed from the program of the Culture and Tourism Ministryâs Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in the new season. The orchestra wanted to replace Sayâs works with the works of another famous Turkish composer, Muammer Sun.
Pianist Fazıl Say removes works from Culture Ministry's Symphony Orchestra
Internationally acclaimed Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say has had three pieces removed from the program of the Culture and Tourism Ministryâs Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in the new season.
HDP co-chair Demirtaş responsible for any bloodshed: Turkish PM
PM DavutoÄlu declares that HDP co-chair DemirtaÅ will be responsible for any violence in protests against a controversial new security package Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄlu has upped the stakes in the Kurdish peace process, declaring that Peoplesâ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin DemirtaÅ will be responsible for any future bloodshed in the country.
Turkey and Russia meet again to negotiate gas discount
Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said Turkish negotiators would meet with representatives from Russia's Gazprom to discuss a gas discount for 2015 again Dec. 10.
"We are continuing to work to negotiate a bigger reduction in gas prices. Our target is to clarify the final price by the end of this month," Yıldız said at the signature ceremony for the Istanbul 2016 World Energy Congress.
Turkish opposition stands firm in Ottoman language row
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has questioned both President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's motives and authority with regard to his engagement in the possible inclusion of Ottoman language classes in Turkey's high school curriculum.
Syrian ‘piano genius’ flies to Russia for competition after receiving Turkish citizenship
A Syrian teenager living in Turkey, who has made headlines as a piano âgenius,â was set to fly to Russia on Dec. 10 for an international competition after being granted Turkish citizenship after an intense diplomatic procedure.
Turkish ministry orders villagers to ‘keep’ 6,000 dead olive trees felled for coal plant
Villagers in Yırca near the Aegean coal capital of Soma, who were unable to prevent the illegal cutting down of some 6,000 olive trees to build a power plant, have now been obligated to keep hold of the felled trees by the agricultural minister.
EU boosts aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey
The European Union on Tuesday announced 10 million euros ($12.3 million) in new humanitarian aid for Syrian civilians in Turkey and Syria.
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Turkish FM denies rift between policies of Turkey and EU
The EU's foreign policy chief did not raise any criticism or proposals for the alignment of Turkey's foreign policy with the EU, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, in reply to remarks by Federica Mogherini.