ISTANBUL

The number of the youth going to the mountains to join the PKK has not decreased, despite the peace process, says Professor Nükhet Sirman from the Women for Peace initiative.

Two “citizens” who did not believe they were citizens of this country lost their lives when security forces finally decided the show was over, roads cannot be left to the control of the “citizen” groups unhappy with the construction of enforced military outposts.

Since April 2, a total of 200 bartenders have been competing for regional rounds to be among the world finalists to represent Turkey at the Diageo Reserve WORLD CLASS™ Global Finals “How to mix?” will be sole problem tonight for 16 young bartenders in Istanbul.

The Hürriyet Daily News played in a 7-a-side friendly football competition between media organizations hosted by Adidas on June 7 in Istanbul.

A group of demonstrators put their boats out to sea to call for a safer Bosphorus on June 8, Turkish Straits Day, drawing attention to the danger of oil transportation in the waterway crossing Istanbul.  

A group of environmentalists staged a protest June 7 against Istanbul’s third airport project, denouncing the destruction of huge forests in the northern parts of the metropolis’ European side.

The Turkish Central Bank topped the corporate tax champion list in 2013 by paying nearly 900 million Turkish Liras, figures released by the Revenue Administration have reported.

At least two protesters died June 7 from gunshot wounds sustained during intense clashes with soldiers in Diyarbakır’s Lice district, where demonstrations against the construction of a gendarmerie posts have been continuing for nearly two weeks.

Turkey is planning to open its first diplomatic representation in the Pacific Islands, the foreign minister has said, vowing that the country’s interest to the region will continue to increase.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described the Istanbul’s third airport at its groundbreaking ceremony as "a monument of victory," while slamming the Gezi Park protesters