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Turkey has no eye on any country's territory: Army chief Hulusi Akar
Turkey has no eye on any other country's territories and its recent cross-border operation into northern Syria is based on its right to self-defense, Turkish Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar has said.
Turkish businessman hit by baseball bat in New York over toilet dispute dies
A Turkish businessman who was living in New York has died after he was attacked with a baseball bat during a brawl that erupted over his decision to relieve himself on private property.
Kayhan Som, 56, told his driver to pull over due to his need to use the bathroom while he was heading from Manhattan to Whitestone neighborhood last week.
Turkish businessman beaten with baseball bat in New York over toilet dispute dies
A Turkish businessman who was living in New York has died after he was attacked with a baseball bat during a brawl that erupted over his decision to relieve himself on private property.
Kayhan Som, 56, told his driver to pull over due to his need to use the bathroom while he was heading from Manhattan to Whitestone neighborhood last week.
Eighteen Migrants Detained in Bulgaria at Serbia Border
Bulgarian police have arrested 18 migrants trying to cross into Serbia, authorities say.
Border police officers have found 15 men and 3 women moving toward Serbia, around a kilometer before the border itself.
UN holds first-ever summit on refugees and migrants
The UN is to convene a summit on migration and refugees to address the more than 65 million people displaced by conflict.
Turkey-backed rebels could push further south in Syria, Erdoğan says
Turkey-backed rebels may extend their zone of control in northern Syria by pushing south and were now focused on heading toward the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)-held town of al-Bab, Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 19.
Next anti-ISIL target is al-Bab, says Erdoğan
The next target within the scope of the anti-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) operation, which Turkey launched around one month ago, is Syria's al-Bab, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 19.
President Erdoğan to call for joint global stance against terror at UN meet
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will call on world leaders to pursue a joint stance in the fight against terror without distinguishing between terror groups and to act in solidarity in addressing growing refugee problems during his meetings at the United Nations General Assembly.
Tarık Akan: So long and thanks for all the films
Your first films stay with you forever. The first comedic moments, the first scenes of dramatic buildup, and the first kiss on screen stay untouched in our memories, free from cynicism and free from a taste shaped up later with life. For a majority of Turkish people, somewhere in those memories buried deep down is Tarık Akan, the legendary actor who passed away on Sept. 16.
Turkey's art world continues to resist, despite all difficulties
"We have to say art against all odds," said veteran journalist Doğan Hızlan, while commenting on Turkey's art scene, which has been struggling with multiple challenges, from terrorism to government pressure, political turmoil and economic crisis. "Yunus Emre says, 'Each moment we get born anew; who can get tired of us?' Turkey is like a phoenix. You get reborn from the ashes.
Obama pushes US into bigger problems in Syria
It was none other than U.S. President Barack Obama who said in 2012 that it was a "red line" for him if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against rebels in the civil war that started in 2011.
At the time, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had not declared itself as the new and worst player in the Syrian theater.
Syria, Turkey's Syrians and Kurds
A recent video which was released by Syrian rebels in northern Syria shows fighters jeering a coalition convoy and rebels objecting to U.S. special forces on the ground. It also shows the complexity of the current situation in Syria. I think this picture should be taken into consideration by those who criticize U.S.
The deplorables versus the guy who rubs his belly
It was the early years of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) period. Back then the party looked and acted more liberal. Membership in the European Union was their main slogan; AKP cadres were ready to embrace all minorities. Liberals, who are probably like 1 percent of society but had influence over the media and intelligentsia, were big-time supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan then.
Paralympic goalball team brings Turkey first Olympic team gold
Turkey, not a regular contender in many Olympic branches, as was seen in Rio this summer, won its first Olympic gold medal in a team competition at the Paralympic Games in goalball on Sept. 16, spreading pride across the nation.
Thousands bid farewell to Akan
Thousands of people bid farewell to Tarık Akan, a renowned Turkish actor who died of lung cancer at the age of 66 in Istanbul on Sept. 16, following a ceremony at the Muhsin Ertuğrul Theater on Sept 18.