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'Faust' opera in Istanbul
"Faust," an opera by French composer Charles Gounod, is set to be staged by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet. The premiere of the ballet will be held on Feb. 13 at the Kad?köy Süreyya Opera House and will run until March 29.
Ahmet Ümit's story comes to life in Bergama
Turkish novelist Ahmet Ümit, the writer of best-selling books including "Istanbul Hat?ras?" (A Memento for Istanbul), "Bab-I Esrar" (The Dervish Gate), "Kavim" (The Tribe) and "Patasana," this time will bring his story to life in ?zmir's Bergama district, which is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
ND leader Mitsotakis: The way govt handled refugee crisis made things worse
Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday visited the refugee reception centre in Mytilene and accused the government that the way they handled the problem made things worse adding that “the hotspots alone will not resolve the problem”.
Turkey, Germany to push for NATO involvement in curbing refugee flow
Germany and Turkey have pledged to exert joint efforts to secure NATO's involvement in curbing the refugee flow to Europe, while also jointly calling for further global action to ensure Russia's compliance with a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at protecting civilians in war-torn Syria.
Syrian baby dies after family journeys to Turkey on foot
A Syrian toddler has died from cold and malnutrition in southern Turkey after her family, who was fleeing violence in Syria, made it to the southern Turkish province of Hatay on foot.
Turkey, Germany take migrant crisis to NATO
Germany and Turkey have pledged to exert joint efforts to secure NATO's involvement in curbing the refugee flow to Europe, with the latter emphasizing that it should not be expected "to shoulder the refugee issue alone."
Turkey to install devices to prevent maritime accidents on Bosphorus
The Marmara Research Center of Turkey's top science body is set to install Acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCP) on the Bosphorus in order to prevent maritime accidents, daily Vatan has reported.
33 dead in the Aegean Sea after two boats capsize
At least 33 people have drowned after two boats carrying refuges and migrants, including many children, capsized in the Aegean Sea.
Anadolu and Dogan news agencies reported that 22 people died close to the Greek island of Lesvos.
As a Turkish official told Reuters, the people on the boats were trying to reach a Greek island.
At least 24 migrant killed in Aegean off Turkey
At least 24 migrants, including 11 children, were killed when a boat bound for the Greek island of Lesbos capsized off Turkey's Edremit Bay on Feb. 8, with the boat reportedly charting a different course due to intensified security measures to prevent migrant crossings.
At least 27 migrants killed in Aegean off Turkey
At least 27 migrants, including 11 children, were killed after a boat bound for the Greek island of Lesbos capsized off Turkey's Edremit Bay on Feb. 8, the Turkish Coast Guard has said.
The migrants had been taking a different route, as local security forces have stepped up measures to prevent more crossings from Turkey to Greece.
Turkey sends in aid for stranded Syrian refugees
Turkish humanitarian groups set up camps in Syria and sent in truckloads of aid on Feb. 8 for tens of thousands of people stranded on the border after fleeing a Russia-backed regime offensive on the northern region of Aleppo.
"IS members" arrested for planning attacks in Russia
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said they arrested seven Islamic State members who planned to carry out terrorist attacks.
According to RT, the leader of the group that intended to stage attacks in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the Sverdlovsk region "came from Turkey."
10 PKK militants killed in ??rnak's Cizre: Authorities
Ten outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants were killed on Feb. 8 during security forces' operation in the Cizre district of the southeastern province of ??rnak, the ??rnak Governor's Office has announced.
Turkey condemns North Korea's long-range rocket launch
Turkey has condemned the launch of a long-range rocket by North Korea, calling it a violation of international obligations, the Foreign Ministry said on Feb. 7 in a statement.
"As with the fourth nuclear test by North Korea on Jan. 6, this launch constitutes once again a total disregard to regional and international security and stability," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
Antalya sees record lows in Russian tourists with 81 pct decrease
The number of Russian tourists visiting Turkey's top holiday resort town of Antalya decreased by 81 percent, as their numbers plummeted to 2,427 in January from 12,870 of January 2015 while the total number of tourists visiting the city in January decreased 17 percent, according to official figures.