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Bulgarian-German Drama Awarded at Montreal Film Festival
Dosieto Petrov (The Petrov File), a drama co-produced by Bulgaria and Germany, has grabbed one of the two Best Director awards at the Montreal Film Festival's 2015 edition.
Bosnia Academics Honour Croatian President
Bosnian academics bestowed the honorary Isa-bey Ishakovic award, named after the 15th-century founder of Sarajevo, on Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic on Thursday to underline the importance of good relations between Bosnia and Croatia.
Council of Europe urges immediate access to Cizre by independent observers
Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Mui?nieks has urged Turkish authorities to allow independent observers to enter Cizre, amid growing concerns of serious human rights violations.
Two Women Claim First Medals for Bulgaria at World Wrestling Championship
Two women claimed the first medals for Bulgaria at the World Wrestling Championship, which is taking place in Las Vegas.
Evelina Georgieva in the 55 kg weight class and Taybe Yusein in the 63 kg weight class won two bronze medals in the women's freestyle.
Turkey welcomes UN decision to raise Palestinian flag
Turkey has welcomed the United Nations' approval for the raising of the Palestinian flag at the U.N. headquarters, maintaining that such a step will help realize the Palestinian people's dream of living freely in their sovereign state.
Turkey Intercepts 712 Refugees Close to Border with Bulgaria
Turkish authorities intercepted on Wednesday 712 refugees headed for the EU in the northwestern province of Edirne near the border with Bulgaria.
The usual number of refugees intercepted in Edirne on a daily basis is 100-150, but the recent surge in their number was due to the announced plans of EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to relocate 160 000 people.
Erdo?an's right hand man tests waters for AKP leadership at convention
With one day to go until its general convention on Sept. 12, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been rocked by news that Binali Y?ld?r?m, one of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s closest aides, is testing the waters for a leadership challenge to AKP head and Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu.
Becoming what you hate
Three years of negotiations and three decades of fighting has turned the Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) into something other than its initial cause. The outlawed Kurdish terrorist organization has become what their initial founders detested. By placing IEDs underneath roads and bridges, the PKK is more like the Islamic State of the Iraq and the Levent (ISIL) now.
Important messages, difficult times
The patience of Turks is running thin. Calls for regional curfews if not emergency rule are increasing. The government has been turning a blind eye and deaf ear to attacks on its critics, sufficing with lip service and late condemnations.
Why insanity is a Turkish pastime
I felt worried about the worldwide digital imaging solutions powerhouse Canon when I found in my inbox a message from its Turkish PR company. The typical promotion text was heralding that Canon Inc.
Turkey's dilemma, Erdo?an's dilemma
When Donald Tusk, the president of the European Union Commission, met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an on Sept. 9 in Ankara, Turkey?s EU Affairs Minister Ali Haydar Konca was not present.
Tourism sector group: 2015 will be record-breaking year for Greece
The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) on Thursday announced that 2015 expected to witness the arrivals of roughly 26 million tourists and related tourism revenue worth more than 14.5 billion euros, both record-breaking figures.
Turkey's ambassador returns to Luxembourg four months after withdrawal
Turkey?s ambassador to Luxembourg, Levent ?ahinkaya, returned to his office more than four months after being withdrawn in protest of the Luxembourg parliament?s move to recognize the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide.
Embattled ex-minister at it again: Migrants gather in squares for only a few hours
Controversial ex-minister Tasia Christodoulopoulou, who held the first-ever “migration policy” portfolio in a Greek government during radical leftist SYRIZA seven months in power, repeated on Thursday that refugees and migrants congregate in a handful of Athens squares “for only a few hours a day”.
Former Turkish president criticizes attack on daily Hürriyet
Former President Abdullah Gül has criticized recent violent attacks on the office of daily Hürriyet.
?Violence on the media, such attacks, will give Turkey unforeseeable damage,? Gül told reporters on Sept. 10, in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri, his hometown.