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Turkey calls on Obama to prevent Congress bill from becoming law
The Turkish Foreign Ministry called on Sept. 23 for U.S. President Barack Obama to prevent the "Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act" from becoming law, saying it contradicts international law and the principles of the U.N. Charter, particularly regarding the sovereignty and equality of states.
Turkey calls on Obama to veto '9/11 bill'
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sept. 23 called for U.S. President Barack Obama to prevent the "Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act" from becoming law, saying it contradicts international law and the principles of the U.N. Charter, particularly regarding the sovereignty and equality of states.
Court arrests journalist Ahmet Altan in coup attempt probe
An Istanbul court ordered the arrest of prominent journalist Ahmet Altan on Sept. 23, after the former daily Taraf editor-in-chief was detained by police for a second time.
Altan was initially freed before dawn on Sept. 22 while the Istanbul court arrested his academic brother, Professor Mehmet Altan.
11 injured in metrobus accident in Istanbul after passenger hit driver with umbrella
Eleven people were injured in a metrobus accident in the Acıbadem neighborhood of Istanbul on Sept. 23 after a passenger hit the driver with an umbrella during a quarrel.
According to witnesses, the passenger got into an argument with the driver Recai Türkoğlu over the opening of the doors at the Acıbadem stop, heading in the direction of the Kadıköy district, at around 8.30 a.m.
The road paved with good intentions…
Thanks to the generous decision of the Turkish government to bridge the period between the four-day Eid al-Adha sacrifice holiday with an "administrative leave," Turks were provided with a nine-day end of summer opportunity for holidaying.
Back to a no-fly zone over Syria, after so many lives
"The Americans will always do the right thing, after they've exhausted all the alternatives." That quotation is impossible not to recall after hearing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speak in the U.N. Security Council meetings on Sept.