Latest News from Turkey
Mosul hostage diplomat applies to CHP to run for Turkish parliament
Turkey's former consul-general Öztürk Y?lmaz, who was among 49 people kidnapped by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for 101 days, has officially applied to the Republican People's Party (CHP) to run for parliament in the November elections.
Turkey's annual inflation rate rises to 7.14 pct in August
Inflation in Turkey increased in August after falling for two consecutive months, largely due to the rise in unprocessed food prices, official statistics revealed on Sept. 3.
The annualized inflation rate rose to 7.14 percent in August from 6.81 percent in the previous month, according to Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜ?K) figures.
In Photos: Ten secret escapes across Anatolia
Turkey’s major cities are often described as convivial, energetic -- and chaotic. With a population nearing 80 million, with more than 70 percent living in cities, it is a challenge to escape from the burdens of everyday life – but it is possible. Here is a guide to Turkey’s ten beautiful towns that are members of the Cittaslow (or the Slow City) movement.
Bulgaria Detains Hungary-Bound Migrants
Bulgaria detained 125 migrants on Wednesday night in Sofia for illegally crossing the country without submitting asylum requests, in a further sign of policy divisions in the Balkans on how to handle the flow of westward-bound refugees.
Iraq views kidnappers of Turkish workers as 'terrorists'
The kidnappers of 18 Turkish workers will be treated as terrorists, Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Ibadi has said.
?Today [Sept. 2], I gave instructions for those involved in the kidnapping event in Baghdad to be treated as terrorists,? al-Ibadi said in a written statement.
UK court decision for Greek looted art to be returned to Libya
An ancient Greek sculpture depicting goddess Dimitra or her daughter Persephone worth around 1.5 million pounds was found to have been illegally brought to the UK after it was looted from a world heritage site in Cyrene, Libya. Judge John Zani ruled that the 4ft marble statue dug up in the ancient Greek colony of Cyrene that was smuggled to Britain in 2011 has to be returned.
IMF warns G-20 of increasing downside economic growth risks
Downside risks to the global economy have risen and a combination of threats including slower growth in China and rising market volatility could severely cut the outlook, International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff warned on Sept. 2.
Turkey's security board talks measures for safe polls amid rising concerns
Turkey?s top security board discussed security measures to be taken for the safety of upcoming snap elections amid growing concerns on the security conditions especially in the country?s eastern and southeastern Anatolian region.
Turkish embassy skeptical Bangkok bomb suspects are Turks
The Turkish Embassy in Thailand is casting doubt on reports that its nationals were involved in the Aug. 17 bombing of a Bangkok landmark that killed 20 people.
Turkey moves Vice journalists to distant prison: Lawyer
Two Vice News journalists and their assistant who were arrested in Turkey on terror-related charges have been transferred to a prison more than 500 kilometers (300 miles) away from their lawyers and the courthouse where they face trial, a lawyer said Sept. 3.
Drowned Syrian Kurdish toddler sparks fresh horror over Europe migrant crisis
Heart-rending pictures of a toddler's lifeless body washed ashore on a Turkish beach sparked horror on Sept. 2 as the cost of Europe's growing refugee crisis hit home.
Turkish Website Glitch Ruffles Feathers in Serbia
Serbia's Foreign Ministry protested on Wednesday over the "provocative definition" of the jurisdiction of the Turkish Embassy in Serbia on the Turkish Foreign Ministry website.
It said the Turkish ambassador to Belgrade Mehmet Kemal Bozay had been summoned to the Foreign Ministry where he was handed a protest.
'Turkey's Chekhov' Sait Faik: Not a useless man
?A Useless Man: Selected Stories? by Sait Faik Abas?yan?k translated by Maureen Freely and Alexander Dawe (Archipelago Books, 240 pages, $18)
Euro court replaces EU as Turkey's main anchor to the union
Turkey?s human rights record has never been a bright one. Especially in the 1980?s and 1990?s when Turkey entered a spiral of violence due to the Kurdish issue, human rights violations became a major and shameful headache for Turks.
I am a terrorist and a 'parallel'
I will start this article with a highly risky and ambitious sentence.
The genuine people of this country?
Do you want democracy in your country? Is the only wish you have is to have justice? Are what you miss justice, brotherhood and peace?
There are three things you have to do.