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Animal skeleton found in mosque in Turkey's east
An animal skeleton has been found in the storage room of a mosque in the eastern province of Van's Edremit district.
Officials found the animal skeleton while emptying the storage of the old mosque, which was used for wood and coal storage, while moving to a recently built mosque in the district.
ISIL 'planned Paris-like attack on Istanbul derby game'
The postponement of the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby game late on March 20 was due to a suspected terrorist plot to stage an attack similar to the attack in Paris in November last year, according to well-placed intelligence sources.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic not afraid of terror attacks before Sweden-Turkey friendly
Turkish officials have boosted security measures ahead of a Turkey-Sweden friendly in Antalya on March 24 following a series of attacks in Istanbul and Ankara, but larger-than-life Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has showed no signs of hesitation in visiting the country.
Tsipras: Implementing the agreement will not be an easy task
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted that the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement is not easy task while welcoming EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos at Maximos Mansion on Monday.
A Turkish ‘observer’ arrived in Chios with Turkish-occupied Cyprus passport
A Turkish police officer arrived in Chios on Sunday night attempted to use a passport bearing a stamp of pseudo-state of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, according to politischios.gr.
Turkish consumer confidence edges up in March
Turkey's consumer confidence index rose to 67 in March from 66.64 in February, the Turkish Statistics Institute said on March 21.
Turkish Airlines now flies to new destination in Ukraine
Turkish Airlines will now fly to the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk starting March 30, the Turkish flagship carrier announced on March 21.
German schools in Turkey closed during Nevruz amid security concerns
A German school operating under the German consulate in Istanbul will be closed on March 21 during the annual Nevruz celebrations due to security concerns after the deadly Istanbul suicide bomb attack on March 19.
According to German media, the decision to send children to nurseries or schools was left to parents until the Easter holiday, which will begin on March 25.
Controversial PKK tent in Brussels burnt
The tent erected by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Brussels, for which the Turkish Ministry had summoned Belgium's ambassador to Ankara to the ministry to protest, has been burnt.
A fire broke out for an unknown reason at the PKK tent, which was erected behind the European Council building in Brussels, late March 20.
BP expects flat output at Azeri oilfields this year
British oil major BP expects flat oil production in 2016 at its Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfields in Azerbaijan, where it plans two rounds of maintenance this year, the company's regional head said.
Erdo?an eyeing AKP-MHP alliance for new constitution
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has mooted a possible alliance between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for the writing of a new constitution, which would also introduce his much-desired presidential system.
Turkish tourism sector expects $12 bln loss in revenue
Tourism representatives have said 2016 has been "much worse" than the predicted "worst case scenario," noting the revenue loss in the sector would likely surge to $12 billion over the year.
Istanbul hacker writes message on public bus monitors
A hacker broke into Istanbul public trasnportation monitors' systems, replacing the usual route information with the message "Ekbar was here," early March 21.
Istanbul passengers were surprised when they saw the message on the monitors of buses and trains run by the Istanbul Electric Tram and Tunnel Company (?ETT), the city's major transportation authority.
EU "deceiving Turkey since 1963" - Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country was "long overdue" for a Schengen visa agreement.
Police on alert to find three ISIL militants across Turkey after attacks
Counter-terrorism and intelligence police units in Turkey have acted following a tip-off that three militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were recently ordered to conduct attacks across Turkey in crowded places, especially in Istanbul.