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Fake experts vs peacemakers
Turkey's struggle against terrorism has been a generational matter. I was born before the 1980 coup d'état, and I know of no year in which we would not talk about terror attacks, bombs and assassinations. Maybe it was meant to be the destiny of our generation, but in the meantime, this eco-system created all sorts of monsters like fake "terror experts." Here are some imaginary characters:
Fine, then ? India, Japan and Israel in the UNSC?
Tragically, and in his own words, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an thinks (or pretends to think) that "the primary reason behind terror in Turkey is to prevent Turkey from getting into the world's top 10 economies."
Turkey steps up ties with GCC, ends 3-year row with UAE
There is no need to recall how Turkey and Saudi Arabia clinched the alliance they have built over the past year, especially after the new Saudi King Salman came to the throne, through consecutive high-level visits.
Secularism is the key for democracy in a Muslim society
Reactions poured in on April 26 after a statement by Turkish Parliament Speaker ?smail Kahraman late on April 25, in which he said he believed secularism should not be included in the new constitution, which is still being drafted by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti). "As a Muslim country, why should we be in a situation where we are retreating from religion?
Five-star 'cat town' in Turkey's north
A "cat town" established on a 10,000-square-meter plot in the Black Sea province of Samsun is home to stray cats in the city. Cats spend their time, eat and play in the cat town, located in an animal care center for helpless and unattended cats.
As the town's number of cats has increased to 60, works are continuing to double the town's size.
Egypt jails 11 men accused of homosexuality
An Egyptian court has sentenced 11 men accused of homosexuality to jail terms of between three and 12 years, legal sources said.
The defendants were arrested in a flat in the leafy Cairo suburb of Agouza in September last year.