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Homosexuals cannot donate blood as they are in ‘risky group,’ says Turkish Red Crescent head
Homosexual individuals cannot donate blood, but can only receive it because they are in the ârisky group,â the head of the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) has said.
Turkish main opposition introduces own proposal for Kurdish issue
Arguing that the government has failed to make substantial progress in the peace process, the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has put forth its own proposal aimed at resolving the Kurdish issue in Parliament.
Turkey welcomes limited dual citizenship in Germany, demands more
Turkey has welcomed new German legislation that partially removes the citizenship "option model," which affects approximately 3.5 million Turkish immigrants living in Germany, the largest ethnic minority in the country.
Serbia, Turkey boost military ties in light of ISIL threats
Serbia, Turkey boost military ties in light of ISIL threats
Military co-operation between the two countries is important due to the threats from ISIL, experts say.
As Serbia and Turkey are facing extremism and terrorism threats from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the need for better defence sector co-operation has become more evident.
Turkey hosts 200,000 refugees from Kobane, emergency agency says
The clashes in the Syrian town of Kobane have led nearly 200,000 people to take shelter in Turkey, according to official data released on Dec. 20. The Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey (AFAD) says that 192,417 people have arrived in Turkey since Sept. 19 when clashes broke out in Kobane. The data also shows that 3,072 cars have entered the country.
All the prostitutes of Turkey, unite
If you write the words "or*sp* Tuğrul" in Google, you will find an interview published last week. The word "or*sp*" means prostitute in Turkish. (If you don't know what the word is, the first asterisk is an "o" and the second is a "u.")
Chobani founder urges world to ‘step up’ for Syrian refugees
In an article for CNN.com, the founder of US-based Chobani Greek Yogurt Hamdi Ulukaya urges the world to âstep upâ on the Syria refugee crisis and create new initiatives for aid Turkish-born Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of the U.S.-based Chobani Greek Yogurt, has called on the world to âstep up on the Syria refugee crisisâ in an article for CNN.com.
EU survey: Turkey has negative views of future, government
Turkish citizens' expectations from the coming year are negative, according to a new Eurobarometer survey, which also revealed that 48 percent of Turks "distrust" the government and more than two-thirds "distrust" the European Union.
EU survey: Turks have negative view of future, government
Turkish citizens' expectations from the coming year are negative, according to a new Eurobarometer survey, which also revealed that 48 percent of Turks "distrust" the government and more than two-thirds "distrust" the European Union.
Syrian crisis is getting more complex, warns UN envoy
A lot of the credit must goes to Turkish citizens, said Kamal Malhotra, the U.N.âs envoy to Ankara regarding Turkeyâs hosting of at least 1.6 million Syrian refugees.
Thanks to the strong women in Turkey's economy...
The situation of women in Turkey as revealed in the World Economic Forumâs Global Gender Gap report issued every year is grave. In the 2014 report, Turkey was in 125th place among 142 countries.
Controversial campaign "pitches Serbia as 3rd world country"
Controversial campaign "pitches Serbia as 3rd world country"
BELGRADE -- "Invest in Serbia - a country with qualified, yet cheap labor" is the essence of an ad broadcast on CNN, paid for by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS).
The daily Blic writes that the campaign that has drawn the ire of trade unions is jointly financed by "Invest in Serbia."
Entrepreneur women supported with insurance
Turkish insurance company Güneş Sigorta has insured a total of 68,000 Turkish women working in the rural sector for the small amount of one Turkish Lira per month to support entrepreneurial women who have established their own businesses using microcredits, the head of the company says.
EU warns Turkey over LGBTI protection
The European Union has warned Turkey over the dangers posed to minorities and vulnerable groups in the country, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.
Family doctors to go on one-day strike
Doctors across Turkey working as family doctors in local health centers will go on strike today at 12 p.m., in protest at the "on-duty" system.