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Turkish tourism minister 'optimistic' about sector despite security concerns
Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mahir Ünal has said that travelers' bookings for summer holidays in Turkey will start again by the end of April, Ünal said in a speech at parliament amid rising security concerns and a significant decline in the number of Russian tourists visiting Turkey.
Locals in Turkey's Mara? protest planned camp for Syrians
Plans to build a container city for around 27,000 Syrian refugees near predominantly-Alevi populated villages in Turkey's southern province of Kahramanmara? has led to uneasiness among villagers.
Istanbul's first Arabic bookstore anchors Syrian refugees
A rustic, three story-Arabic bookstore in old Istanbul has become an anchor for many Syrians who have stayed put in Turkey but crave a taste of home.
The founder and owner of Pages Bookstore Café, Samer al-Kadri, a refugee himself, says the store strives to be a bridge between Syrians, Turks and the myriad of foreigners who visit the city.
How the US press got it all wrong about Obama-Erdo?an
This is not the first time we have see U.S. press have a huge discrepancy with reality. Still, they could not have got it more wrong.
Erdo?an's US visit highlights Turkey's isolation
It is not possible to consider President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's visit to Washington as a success by any count. The "strategic partnership" between the two countries continues but it is clear that relations are currently very tense.
Sèvres serves Erdo?an
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's visit to the United States was a tense one from the beginning. The question of whether he would meet U.S. President Barack Obama or not was a topic of discussion in Turkey.
Will the Turkey-EU migrant scheme work?
The first group of 202 immigrants, who had crossed illegally to the Greek islands after March 20, were sent back to Turkey on April 4, as scheduled in the agreement reached on March 18 between Ankara and the European Union.
IOM Reports Eight-fold Increase in Migrant Arrivals in Europe by Sea in Q1 2016
A total of 169,846 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea in the first three months of 2016 - more than eight times the number recorded in the same period of 2015, according to calculations of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
A record one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean, mostly to Greece and Italy, last year.
EU-Turkey Migrant Swap Starts
The first Syrians arrived in Germany from Turkey and the first group of migrants arrived in Turkey from Greece as a EU-Turkey deal on migration entered into force on Monday, Turkish and Greek media outlets have reported.
Turkish President Erdo?an rules out 'negotiation' with PKK
Militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have no option other than laying down their arms or surrendering to Turkey's security forces, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said, dismissing any prospect of further "negotiations" with the group.
Two Turkish frigates in Ukraine's Odessa
Two Turkish warships have dropped anchor at the port in the Ukrainian city Odessa on April 3 for a stay of two days.
The two frigates - the TCG Salih Reis (F-246), which is a Barbaros-class frigate, and the TCG Bart?n (F-504), which is a B-class corvette - have anchored in Odessa within the concept of partnership between the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the Turkish General Staff.
Merkel says ZDF's poem on President Erdo?an 'insulting'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized a video of a comedian reading a poem about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on Germany's state broadcaster ZDF and called the text "insulting," during a phone call with Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu.
A girl-power makeover in remake of 'Jungle Book'
One of the best-loved animated films of all-time, "The Jungle Book" boasted iconic songs and a cast that ensured it would be revered as a milestone in Hollywood history. But for all its virtues, Disney's 1967 version of Rudyard Kipling's tale of an orphan raised by wolves lacked the one thing you'd be sure to find in the jungle -- the female of the species.
Canadian Frigate Fredericton Deploys to Black Sea under Operation Reassurance
The Canadian warship Fredericton has entered the Black Sea for joint drills with naval vessels from Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey as part of Operation Reassurance.
Ankara Film Festival juries announced
The juries of the national feature, short and documentary film competitions organized as part of the 27th Ankara International Film Festival have been announced.