Latest News from Turkey
Arrested Istanbul deputy police chief acquitted of murder charges
An Istanbul court ruled on Feb. 3 for the acquittal of an Istanbul deputy police chief who was arrested on murder charges after killing a motorcyclist in Istanbul.
Celal Y?lmaz, 51, was arrested in November 2015 after he shot dead motorcyclist Ahmet Sülüso?lu during a quarrel in traffic.
Missing persons' panel in Cyprus finds 1,061 bodies
Some 1,061 missing people have been unearthed in the past 10 years in Cyprus, while around 700 of the bodies have been identified and handed over to their families, according to a Turkish Cypriot member of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus.
UNICEF: Share Rises of Women, Children in Migration Flow to Europe
There are more children and women than adult males travelling along the so-called Balkan Route at present - for the first time since the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe started last year, UNICEF has said.
Children and women now make up nearly 60% of refugees and migrants crossing the border from Greece into Macedonia, UNICEF reported in a news note on Monday.
Harry Potter apparates in Japan as bug-eyed 'manga' figure
Harry Potter and his wizarding friends have been transmogrified into cartoon characters in Japan, a country which remains bewitched by the fantasy world of Hogwarts and its magical inhabitants.
Muslim butcher's shop sprayed with bullets in Corsica
The front window of a Muslim butcher's shop was sprayed with bullets during the night on the French island of Corsica, where communal tensions have flared in recent months, local prosecutor Eric Bouillard said Feb. 3.
Locals flee conflict-hit southeastern town as curfew lifted
Locals in the town of Sur in southeastern Diyarbak?r province began to flee their houses on Feb. 3, after a months-long curfew was lifted in nine neighborhoods, where clashes between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish security forces have been ongoing.
Three Palestinians shot dead after carrying out attack in Jerusalem: Police
Three Palestinian assailants were shot dead on Feb. 3 while carrying out a shooting and stabbing attack that wounded two Israeli paramilitary policewomen at an entrance to Jerusalem's walled Old City, Israeli police said.
Only 3 pct of Syrian refugees in Turkey 'qualified' workers: Study
No more than 3 percent of the more than 2.4 million Syrian refugees in Turkey are part of the "educated-qualified" labor force, according to a new report from the Labor and Social Security Ministry.
Only 3 pct of Syrian refugees in Turkey 'qualified' labor: Ministry
No more than 3 percent of the more than 2.4 million Syrian refugees in Turkey are part of the "educated-qualified" labor force, according to a new report from the Labor and Social Security Ministry.
Borusan Philharmonic in Austria and Germany
The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO) is set to go on tour to two of the most important countries in the history of classic music, Austria and Germany.
The tour will begin in Vienna and continue to Germany's Friedrichshafen and Frankfurt before ending in Nurnberg.
Weiwei imitates photo of Syrian toddler on Turkish beach
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has recreated the famous image of a 3-year-old Syrian child who drowned in Turkey last year by staging a photo of himself lying face down on a beach in Greece.
One killed in an armed attack on Istanbul association
An armed attack on an association in Istanbul's Eyüp district killed one and wounded three people on Feb. 2.
The attack occurred at a center of the "Great Ottoman Social Aid and Education Association" in the Ye?ilp?nar neighborhood of Eyüp late on Feb. 2.
Eight suspects detained for migrant smuggling in Istanbul
A total of eight suspects were detained on Feb. 3 in an operation targeting a migrant smuggling organization in Istanbul.
1,050 foreign passports seized in Istanbul raids
Turkish police have seized more than 1,000 foreign passports and detained eight suspects in raids on multiple homes as part of an operation that targeted human smugglers in Istanbul.
Finalization of arbitration between Turkey, Iran is new beginning in gas ties: Iranian envoy
The conclusion of an arbitration case between Turkey and Iran represents a new beginning to boosting ties in this field, according to Iran's ambassador to Turkey, Ali Reza Bikdeli, who spoke at a press meeting on Feb. 3.