Latest News from Turkey
Many immigrants withdraw asylum applications
Illegal immigrants have been withdrawing their asylum applications to remain in Greece en masse, as megatv.com has reported. According to the news portal, large numbers of Pakistanis and Iraqis on the island of Chios have repealed their applications and are ready to be readmitted into Turkey according to the EU-Turkey readmission plan.
World's most powerful women to gather in New York
The world's most influential women will gather at the Women in the World (WITW) Summit in New York on April 6 for the seventh time, along with many notable participants from Turkey.
Daily Hürriyet Chairwoman Vuslat Do?an Sabanc? is scheduled deliver a speech at the opening session of the summit, which is also sponsored by the Ayd?n Do?an Foundation.
IntMin: New Migrant Routes Do Not Pass Through Bulgaria
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova assured that the new migrant routes currently being developed do not pass through Bulgaria.
Bachvarova said this on Wednesday in a response to a question posed by MP on whether any of the new routes could see migrants crossing the Black Sea.
Joshua Bell comes to Istanbul and Ankara
One of the most celebrated violinists of his era, Joshua Bell, will greet music lovers in Istanbul and Ankara in May.
The artist is known for his performance in a Washington D.C. subway station in 2007. Bell had agreed to participate in a Washington Post story by Gene Weingarten that thoughtfully examined art and context.
Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Brussels on April 8
Canceled flights to and from Brussels after the March 22 terror attack at Brussel's Zaventem Airport will resume on April 8, Turkish Airlines has announced.
The first Turkish Airlines flight to Brussels since the deadly attack will depart from Istanbul on April 8 at 7.55 p.m, while a Turkish Airlines flight from Brussels to Istanbul will depart at 11.50 p.m. on the same day.
Turkish academics, lawyer awarded for successful ECHR appeal on YouTube ban
The Global Freedom of Expression Prize issued by U.S.'s prestigious Columbia University has been awarded to two academics and a lawyer from Turkey for their "excellence in legal services" after making a successful appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the grounds of censorship, after Turkey banned access to the video-sharing website.