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Conflicting reports over Turkey's southeast, says HRW director
Conflicting reports from locals, rights groups, the media and the government make it almost impossible to find the truth of what is going on in curfew-stricken areas of southeast Turkey, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Director Kenneth Roth has told daily Hürriyet in an exclusive interview.
Seized PKK guns prove operations are righteous: PM Davuto?lu
Some 11 tons of armaments have been seized in Sur alone, one of the several southeastern districts where clashes are ongoing between Turkey's security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), proving that the operations are justified, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said.
Turkey satisfied with NATO's swift support over Russian airspace violation
Turkey has expressed its satisfaction with NATO's clear support to Ankara after another Russian warplane violated Turkish airspace on Jan. 29.
Hard to find truth about Turkey's restive southeast, says HRW director
Conflicting reports from locals, rights groups, the media and the government make it almost impossible to find the truth of what is going on in curfew-stricken areas of southeast Turkey, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Director Kenneth Roth has told daily Hürriyet in an exclusive interview.
'The Soda Seller' out to please a diverse audience
Director and writer Yüksel Aksu has again taken us to a small town in the Aegean in his new debut, '?ftarl?k Gazoz' (The Soda Seller), a successful melodrama featuring children that have been a familiar picture in Turkish cinemaThere is something for all kinds of moviegoers in this week's new release, director Yüksel Aksu's period drama "?ftarl?k Gazoz" (The Soda Seller).
Lucky, luminous lanterns
When one sees a persimmon tree in a winter landscape, barren of all foliage, it is a scene that one can never forget. Persimmon has a striking beauty that catches the eye, like a sudden burst of sunshine in deep fog. The fruits are like lanterns hanging from the sky, almost suspended in the air, barely clinging to the leafless dry branches.
Turkey has advantages in Iran, but Europe will be biggest rival
Turkish companies who have deeply-rooted relations in Iran have great potential because it is not so easy to do business with the traditional structure there but Europeans will be a strong rival in this market as they are advantegous financially, according the head of the Turkish-Iranian business councilAs Iran slowly opens up to trade following the lifting of international sanctions, Turkey wi
Crises in emerging markets and China give frightening signals
Concerns have raised in the world economy as emerging countries see huge capital outflows and economic slowdown with the end of liquidity partyThe global economy entered 2016 with the image of weak recovery in developed countries. However, the weak and fragile outlook in emerging countries, of which Turkey is one, particularly with the economic slowdown, scares everybody.
Security problem deepens with ambulance crisis in Turkey
U.S. Senator Hiram W. Johnson said in 1917 that the first casualty when war comes is truth. Johnson was an isolationist, against the U.S. entry to World War One. In the same year as he uttered those words, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson led his country into the Great War in the old continent.
Are we at war or not?
As a citizen of Turkey (a Sunni-Turkish, Muslim believer by conviction, if you were wondering), I need to know whether my country is at war with another state.
The facts on the table
What kind of plane was this one, man? Has there been such an order in history where one plane was given and a country was taken?
I am talking about Russia. I'm talking about the recent conversations in Ankara.
Let us see the greater picture without being squeezed in crises.
Nobel laureate Pamuk chides EU for ignoring Turkey's rights record
Internationally acclaimed Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk has accused the European Union of turning a blind eye to the state of democracy and media freedom in Turkey because of its cooperation in the migration crisis.
Saudi police arrest 9 American 'terror' suspects: Report
Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens among 33 "terror" suspects rounded up over the past days, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported on Jan. 31. Four Americans were arrested on Jan. 25 and five others over the past four days, the paper reported citing an unidentified source.
Iraq needs $1.56 bln for humanitarian response to ISIL in 2016
Iraq needs $1.56 billion this year to finance its emergency response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to a government report released on Jan. 31.
Turkish Airlines eyes 'new house' in Istanbul
Turkish Airlines Chairman ?lker Ayc? has said the company was looking forward to the opening of its "new house," the third airport in Istanbul, which will have a capacity of 90 million passengers in the first phase.