Latest News from Turkey
THY opens first lounge in United States
The lounge offers Turkish and international gourmet food and beverages.
Turkish Airlines seeks to weather 2016 turbulence
'Turkish Airlines will continue to be an engine of growth, but this year is a hiccup, a very challenging year,' the turkish flag carrier's chairman İlker Aycı says, adding that 2017 will be a much better year
Even by the fraught standards of global aviation, 2016 has been tough for Turkish Airlines.
Court frees sexual abuse convict citing Constitutional Court ruling
A court in Istanbul has ordered the release on probation of a sexual offender who was sentenced to 16 years and 10 months imprisonment for assaulting a minor on the grounds that the article concerning the crime has been annulled by Turkey's top court but not yet replaced by a new law.
Turkey's top soldier rules out subsequent coup attempt
Senior government officials and Turkey's top soldier have all dismissed the possibility of a follow-up putsch attempt by the Gülenist movement on the grounds that the network has no potential to stage a coup.
11 students wounded after elevator falls in dormitory in central Turkey
Eleven students have been wounded after an elevator fell in a dormitory in the Central Anatolian province of Çankırı.
The elevator in the female students' dormitory of Çankırı Karatekin University fell from the seventh floor, Anadolu Agency reported.
Iranian tourist killed after objecting to bill in Istanbul
An Iranian tourist who objected to the price of a bill was killed in front of a nightclub in the Fatih district of Istanbul on Sept. 29.
Probe launched into imam for taking selfie with fallen Turkish soldier's coffin
An investigation has been launched into an imam who took a selfie with a fallen Turkish soldier's coffin in the Çine district of the Aegean province of Aydın.
Süleyman Şen, the imam of the Mutaflar mosque in Aydın, took the picture and shared it on his social media account, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Oct. 1.
Soldier killed in PKK attack Turkey's east
One soldier was killed and five were injured in a mortar attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Çukurca district of the southeastern province of Hakkari on Oct. 1.
PKK militants fired mortar shells at 05:30 a.m. on Oct. 1 in the Dağbaşı district on the border with Iraq during a military operation.
One soldier was killed and five were wounded in the attack.
Turkey Extends Syria, Iraq Mandate of Military by 2017
Turkish armed forces will be able to carry out cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq by the autumn of 2017, MPs in the country have decided.
Lawmakers in Turkey have approved an extension of the military's mandate with the approval of all parties except the Kurd-dominated Peace and Democracy Party (HDP).
Institutions and the incompetent
In the last few decades, the Greek political system has been set on playing games with local institutions. It chose to ignore the importance of ability and reputation and selected its own people for pivotal positions. People with zero academic contribution became rectors, for instance, with the assistance of party mechanisms.
Prioritize foreign policy
Greece is currently facing a number of direct challenges in matters regarding national security and foreign policy.
On the other side of the Aegean, Turkey is going through a period of intense instability and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming increasingly unpredictable.
Constitution change is priority, Erdoğan says at Turkish parliament opening
The new legislative year of the Turkish parliament began on Oct. 1 under the leadership of Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman with a ceremony where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a constitution change should be a priority for the lawmakers.
"First we should materialize a constitution change," he said.
"I think that the recent steps are important."
Turkey finalizes military training base in Somalia
Turkey has finished its first military base in Somalia and will help train the country's army to fight the deadly al-Shabaab terror group, a senior Turkish source told Anadolu Agency on Oct. 1.
A Turkish military attache speaking on condition of anonymity said the U.N.-backed base will be operational by the start of 2017.
Six PKK militants 'neutralized' in Turkey's southeast, military says
Three militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party were "neutralized" in an operation in southeastern Hakkari province's Çukurca district Sept. 30, the military said in a statement on Oct. 1.
The military uses the term "neutralized" for killed, injured or caught militants.
The Turkish General Staff said in the statement that the militants were preparing an attack.
Azerbaijani parliament approves TANAP project
National Parliament of Azerbaijan Republic approved Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) Project on Sept. 30.
Azerbaijani Parliament discussed issues including the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey during the first meeting of the autumn.