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Not a good month for women in cinema
Perhaps, it will be best not to go to the Turkish movie theater to celebrate March 8, International Women's Day.
AFAD's projects for the 3 billion euro fund presented to EU
Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has presented projects for the three billion euro fund the EU has agreed to provide for Syrian refugees, says AFAD's head, Fuat Oktay.
Cost of Russian crisis continues to rise
Economic sanctions imposed by the Kremlin after Ankara shot down a Russian warplane last year have begun to take their toll on Turkey's economy, with the country's set to lost upwards of $8.3 billion in 2016After Turkey shot down a Russian war plane along the Syrian border on Nov. 24, 2015, the Russian administration decided on a series of economic sanctions against Turkey.
Let's not discriminate between headscarved women
It is obviously very meaningful that those who until yesterday had been talking about the grievances of "our headscarved sisters" are now treating those who have gathered in front of daily Zaman as mere "step-sisters."
But we should not exaggerate this meaningful situation...
Refugee crisis offers chance to Greeks to show their better self
My journalist colleague from Thessaloniki has been very busy these days as she told me on the phone last week. Was it about a new job, I asked, after not having spoken to her for some time and knowing that she had been recently laid off from her newspaper. No, it was not about a new job, there are no new jobs in the media when you live in Thessaloniki, she told me.
NATO's Stoltenberg welcomes expansion of NATO deployment in Aegean Sea
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said he welcomes NATO's swift decisions to deploy ships to the Aegean Sea to support two of its members, Greece and Turkey, as well as the EU's border agency Frontex, in their efforts to tackle the migrant and refugee crisis.
Employees of taken over media group start new daily
Employees of the Feza Gazetecilik Media Group that was recently taken over by a board of trustees have started a new daily titled "Yar?na Bak??," a Turkish phrase meaning looking toward tomorrow.
Turkish army kills 1,250 militants in southeast
Turkey's military has killed at least 1,250 militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) so far during counter-terrorism operations in the country's southeast, according to numbers compiled from data provided by security sources.
Turkish PM: Seizure of Zaman a decision of judiciary
The government played no part in a court decision to appoint trustees to the Zaman media group, the prime minister claimed March 6, one day after trustees seized control of the group amid a bloody police crackdown on protesters.
Merkel calls Turkey 'right' in wanting to share refugee task with Europe
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Turkey "rightfully" wanted to share the burden of more than 2.5 million migrants with the European Union.
PYD 'philosophically linked' to PKK leader, says PYD head
Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), which Turkey accuses of being an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), embraces the ideas of the PKK's imprisoned leader, Abdullah Öcalan, PYD head Salih Muslim has said.
"For example, we already embrace the ideas of esteemed Öcalan," said Muslim in an interview with daily Hürriyet.
6,694 buildings in Silopi 'damaged'
Some 6,694 buildings in Turkey's southeastern town of Silopi has been declared "damaged" after assessment conducted by the country's urbanization ministry following the end of military operations against militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the town.
Istanbul once again to welcome Enrico Macias
A legend of unforgettable songs, Enrico Macias will come back to Istanbul for a new concert on April 14 due to demand following his concert in Istanbul this past November.
The concert, organized by IEG Live and Piu Entertainment, will be at Zorlu PSM as a part of Good Music in Town concert series.
Latest boat tragedy on Aegean kills at least 18
The latest migrant boat tragedy in the Aegean Sea has killed at least 18 off Turkey's west coast.
Some 15 other migrants, whose nationalities were not immediately available, were rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard on March 6 after a Greece-bound boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized off Didim, a district in the Aegean province of Ayd?n, killing at least 18.
Six convicted PKK militants break out of Diyarbak?r prison
Six convicted militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have broken out of a D-Type prison in the southeastern province of Diyabak?r amid ongoing counterterror operations in the province.
The sextet were reported missing from the Diyarbak?r D-Type prison in the Kayap?nar district following a roll call on the morning of March 6.