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Russia crisis inevitable with person-to-person relations
In the past when there was a "tête-à-tête," in other words a one-on-one meeting, between heads of states, this meant there would still be someone else in the room, most of the time a junior level diplomat, to take notes so the conversation could find its place in the state's archives.
Erdo?an was only partly briefed about peace process, claims HDP co-chair
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirta? has claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an was "only partially briefed" about the Kurdish peace process while it was still ongoing, with government officials reporting details to him "only in a way that he would enjoy."
Migrants Tell BBC of 'Hard Road through Bulgaria'
With Bulgaria strengthening its border security measures, migrants crossing the country to Serbia en route to western Europe "face tougher checks from police," the BBC's Nick Thorpe says in a news report published on Sunday.
Turkey welcomes winter as first snowflakes fall
Turkey has welcomed the arrival of winter with the appearance of the first snowflakes, opening the season for activities ranging from ice sliding to winter trekking
Former consul Y?lmaz: Does Turkey know its next move in Mosul?
Ankara's former consul general to Mosul, Öztürk Y?lmaz, has raised questions over what will happen next if Turkey helps to clear Mosul of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants by sending troops to Bashiqa.
CHP tables bill on trial of journalists without arrest
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has tabled a bill for the termination of trials without arrest related to crimes committed through printed work and other crimes predicted in Turkish Press Law
Turkish economy risks losing $9 billion over Russia crisis: Deputy PM
Tensions with Russia could cost Turkey's economy nine billion dollars in the worst case scenario of "zero relations", Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet ?im?ek said Dec. 7.
Moscow has imposed a series of economic sanctions against Ankara after Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian jet on the Syrian border on Nov. 24, sparking a big crisis between the two countries.
Russian sanctions on Turkey to have limited effect: EBRD
The effect of sanctions imposed on Turkey by Russia will be limited, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Dec. 7.
The Russian sanctions were imposed after a fighter jet which had violated Turkish airspace was shot down on Nov. 24. Moscow later announced it was a Russian aircraft.
10 arrested in military espionage case in ?zmir
A criminal court of peace in the Aegean city of ?zmir has ruled for the arrest of 10 suspects in a "military espionage" case in which 13 people were charged with fabricating evidence.
The ?zmir public prosecutor had sent the 13 suspects, four of whom were security officials who exercised their right to remain silent, to court for arrest.
Turkey's prison population rises by 10 pct in one year
The number of convicts in Turkey's prisons rose by more than 10 percent from 2013 to 2014, according to data recently released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K).
The number of individuals in prison increased yearly by 10.1 percent in 2014, as the population in Turkish prisons was around 144,000 in 2013 and 158,690 in 2014, according to data released by the TÜ?K on Dec. 7.
Turkish president extends Hanukkah greetings to Jewish citizens
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has extended holiday greetings to Turkey's Jewish citizens and to all Jewish people on the occasion of Hanukkah.
HDP laments judicial 'inaction' over lawyer Tahir Elçi's murder
The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has said Turkey's judicial institutions have so far failed to take any steps to find the perpetrator of the Nov. 28 killing of Diyarbak?r Bar Association head Tahir Elçi.
24 terror suspects sent to court in Istanbul
A total of 24 suspected members of to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and outlawed Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) were sent to court on Dec. 7, judicial sources said.
The suspects, including four PKK members and 20 MLKP members, were detained in two separate operations on Dec. 4 in Istanbul, police said, according to Anadolu Agency.
German industrial production inches higher in October
German industrial production increased slightly in October, driven by rising activity in the manufacturing and construction sectors, the economy ministry said on Dec. 7.
The ministry calculated that factory output increased by 0.2 percent in October compared with a month earlier, corrected for seasonal factors.
In September output had contracted by 1.1 percent.
PKK attack burns historic mosque in southeast Turkey
A fire broke out in an Ottoman-era mosque in the Sur district of southeastern Diyarbak?r province on Dec. 7 when outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants reportedly attacked it with hand-made explosives.
The Fatihpa?a Mosque, which was the first Ottoman artifact in the city, caught fire as the PKK militants attacked it with hand-made explosives.