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Turkish actress Serra Yılmaz has claimed that she was “accused of being a Christian” for translating Pope Francis’ words into Turkish during his visit to Turkey between Nov. 28 and 30.

Ankara has accepted Iran’s offer to suspend the sealing of fuel tanks on Turkish trucks for a limited period of time, Turkey’s transport minister said late on Dec. 9.

Continuing with democratic reforms is key for Turkey to advance its EU accession process, Kati Piri, the European Parliament's new rapporteur to Turkey, has said on her first visit to Ankara.

Ankara will continue to fight against global injustice and act on behalf of a humane conscience, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, vowing that critical voices standing against Turkey will not hold the country back.

Britain and Turkey are working "as closely as possible" to stop foreign fighters joining Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Dec. 10.

"We are fighting a common enemy, extremist terrorism," Cameron told a joint news conference in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoğlu.

Globalization and secularism have "changed and damaged" religious life in Turkish society, a senior official from the Directorate General of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has said, citing a recent survey about religion in Turkey.

Globalization and secularism have "changed and damaged" religious life in Turkish society, a senior official from the Directorate General of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has said, citing a recent survey about religion in Turkey.

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.

Internationally acclaimed Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say has had three pieces removed from the program of the Culture and Tourism Ministry’s Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in the new season.  The orchestra wanted to replace Say’s works with the works of another famous Turkish composer, Muammer Sun.

Internationally acclaimed Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say has had three pieces removed from the program of the Culture and Tourism Ministry’s Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in the new season.