Turkey

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has just had her third visit to Turkey in the last four months. One was for the G-20 Summit last November, but the Oct. 18 visit and the visit yesterday (Feb. 8) focused on the same issue: Decreasing the Syrian refugee burden on the EU, on Germany in particular, and convincing the Turkish government to keep as many refugees as possible in Turkey.

The famous March 1, 2003, motion debate in a "closed session" of parliament resulted in "153 pages of minutes, four voice tapes, five pages of stenographer notes and 245 pages of voting tabulations regarding the open voting?" 

The session on Saturday, March 1, 2003, started at 2 p.m. and was headed by Parliament Speaker Bülent Ar?nç.

"It is said that the stars are allied for finding a solution on the island. But I really don't think it is these stars that are saying 'let's reach a solution.' The Turkish Cypriots have interests and plans.

I was at the southern province of Hatay this weekend for a comprehensive event organized by the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜS?AD). Hatay, which has a population of 1.5 million, is now hosting 500,000 refugees. 

Not every poor person becomes a beggar but almost every beggar is poor. Press reports that appear once in a while profiling "The rich beggar" should not mislead you; they are exceptions. Nor should you assume that "Oliver Twist gangs" exist either; they do, but only a few. 

It's almost like a bad joke.

An archaeologist of 34 years, Professor Nevzat Çevik is among the most renowned names in the field and has worked on many archaeology projects across Turkey's Mediterranean region Professor Nevzat Çevik is one of the most renowned names in archaeology, having worked in the field for 34 years.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained seven suspected members of the Islamic State group who allegedly planned terrorist attacks in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Urals.

The group, arrested in Yekaterinburg, comprised citizens of Russia and countries of Central Asia and was led by one of its members who had  arrived from Turkey, FSB said in a statement on Monday.

One police officer was killed on Feb. 8 in an armed attack in the Yüksekova district of the southeastern province of Hakkari.

Turkish police seized 2.3 tons of red meat illegally brought to the country from Greece in a lorry stopped at the northwestern province of Edirne. 

Turkish gendarmerie forces stopped two trucks in Edirne on Feb. 8, a Turkish city bordering Greece.
 Gendarmerie forces found 2,370 kilograms of meat on the back of two trucks.