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The ambassadors of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council will be formally informed that the Feb. 17 deadly terror attack in Ankara "was carried out by Syria's Democratic Union Party's (PYD) military wing," Turkish officials have said. 

The exhibition "Ottomans and Europeans: Pasts and Perspectives" will be held between March 4 and 27 at Istanbul's Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center Single Dome Hall.

Some 39 artifacts were repatriated to Turkey in 2015, the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has announced.

Twenty-seven smuggled artifacts were returned from the United States while 10 came back from Switzerland last year, according to the ministry.  Also among them were one piece from Austria and one from Germany. 

Stray animals are among those also affected by the civil war in Syria. Thanks to volunteers, these animals find home in Europe after treatmentSyrian Rawaa Kilani saves stray animals injured during her country's civil war through an adoption program that provides treatment and loving homes for these abandoned animals. 

"This is an important day for all us," the Croat member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, Dragan Covic, said on Monday after presenting the application for EU membership.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) to Turkey rose 32 percent last year on the previous year to $16.6 billion, the largest sum since the 2008 financial crisis, according to the Investment Support and Promotion Agency. 

Since the beginning of 2014, while everybody else in Turkey was occupied with other things, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs assigned all its efforts to repairing relations with Europe. 

Fifty-three percent of Bulgarians older than 18 years rely on financial support from their parents - a higher percentage compared with Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, a new survey has shown.

For Poland, the percentage is 31%, 33% for the Czech Republic and 42% for Slovakia, according to a survey conducted by companies of Profi Credit group in the four countries.

Turkey is one of the safest and highest profit places for investment despite the geopolitical hardships the country faces, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said at the Investors Forum held in The Hague.

"Turkey is a safe haven for foreign investors in spite of the geopolitical hardships surrounding the country," Davuto?lu said.  

Turkey spent $223 million on artwork from abroad between 2011 and 2015, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistics Institute. England was the first country for art imports, followed by the US, France and GermanyOver the last five years between 2011 and 2015, Turkey has imported $223 million worth of artifacts, collection items and antiques.