Latest News from Turkey
Success in Cyprus will help peace in wider region: Papandreu
Finding a solution in Cyprus is important for a region suffering from ethnic and religious conflicts, according to former Greek Prime Minister Yorgo Papandreu.
Give sharing economy and 'sharing culture' a chance
Turkey has been home to some inspiring projects, organizations and communities in the recent years that offer alternatives to today's market-based, monetized economy. Gift economy, sharing economy, crowdfunding, collaborative consumption and mesh economy are some of these alternative systems gaining more followers each day.
Political shadow over the football industry
The popular Simon Kuper book, "Football Against the Enemy," was an analysis of the football-politics relationship and published in the U.K. in 1994. This study became a "cult book" in a short time and was translated into Turkish in 1996 and has been reprinted several times.
A Turco-Greek pledge for peace in times of war
When ?pek Cem Taha, the daughter of a former Turkish foreign minister (who passed away in 2007) decided to initiate a lasting idea to maintain her father's personal commitment for peace, the first door she knocked on was that of Yorgo Papandreu.
The 'Muslim world' and the Istanbul summit
At the end of the Organization of Istanbul Cooperation's (OIC) Istanbul summit, our Turkish president declared that "terrorism and violence are the two biggest issues facing the Muslim world." I don't agree, (and this is not the first time that I don't agree with the president). I think terror and violence are only two results of the issues that the "Muslim world" is facing.
EP advises Turkish to become EU's 25th official language
The European Parliament has advised making Turkish an official language of the European Union, building on the initiative by Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, according to the EP's 2015 progress report on Turkey.
Bulgaria's DOST Party Leader Mestan Urges Closer Links with Turkey
DOST party will work toward strengthening Bulgaria's relations with neighbouring Turkey, its leader Lyutvi Mestan has said.
"The Republic of Turkey can be of great help to us," Mestan told Turkey's Anadolu Agency on Sunday in his first interview for foreign media after last week's founding of DOST party.
THY eyes stake in Senegalese firm: Report
Senegal state-owned television has said Turkish Airlines is the front-runner to take a stake in Air Senegal, a new national airline intended to replace the West African nation's now defunct, heavily indebted carrier Senegal Airlines.
Senegalese President Macky Sall was in Istanbul for the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation(OIC) summit last week.
Turkey Iran want closer economy ties
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani agreed on April 15 to improve economic cooperation, with banking a priority, prime ministry sources told Reuters, following the lifting of international sanctions on Iran.
Görmez offers replacing funeral march with classical Ottoman hymn
Turkey's Directorate General of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) head Mehmet Görmez has offered replacing the funeral march with Quran verses or an Ottoman hymn during the funerals of the fallen soldiers, as he cited letters from the families of the victims.
Stacey Kent in Istanbul
Grammy-nominated jazz singer Stacey Kent will take the stage in Istanbul on April 21.
Kent launched her artistic career in the early 1990s. After a couple of years, she started to appear on the opening slots for praised jazz artists at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, among regular musicians such as Jamie Cullum, Jeff Beck and Maynard Ferguson.
Young photographers to travel to Turkey
Art Jameel and The Crossway Foundation have recently announced "Jameel Journey to Turkey," the latest in a series of collaborative initiatives to give young artists from the Gulf region the opportunity to work and travel across international borders.
City bus catches fire in Istanbul
A metrobus caught fire in a station in Istanbul's Topkap? district on April 17.
The bus was put out of action and the line was closed due to the fire.
Locals in the area said they heard loud explosions as the bus set alight.
No casualties were reported after the incident.
German comedian in Erdo?an 'insult' row suspends TV show
A German comedian, whose satirical poem about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has unleashed a bitter row about freedom of speech after Ankara made a request to prosecute the satirist for "insulting" a foreign leader, has decided to suspend his own TV show, he announced on his Facebook page on April 16.
First 'Cem-Papandreu International Peace Award' ceremony held in Istanbul
The first Cem-Papandreu International Peace Award was given to businessmen ?ar?k Tara and Theodoros Papalexopoulos, and the Greek-Turkish Forum for being pioneers and "opening innovative ways of communication between Greece and Turkey."