Latest News from Turkey
My children slipped from my hands, mourning Syrian father says
The father of the Syrian boy whose body washed up on the coast of Turkey's resort town Bodrum has spoken out about what happened on the boat that sank on Sept. 2 in a failed attempt to reach to Greece.
Gov't should resign if election safety cannot be ensured, CHP leader says
The government should resign unless it can ensure safe elections, the leader of the Republican People?s Party (CHP) has stated during a press conference at the Journalist Association in the southeastern province of Gaziantep.
Türk Telekom's investments to reach 20 billion liras by year-end
Türk Telekom Group has allocated two thirds of its investments, which by the end of this year will be approximately 20 billion Turkish Liras ($6.7 billion) since 2005, to infrastructure and fiber, CEO Rami Aslan said on Sept. 2.
Human smugglers set inflatable boat aflame and vanish, after migrants object to boat
Human smugglers illegally leading migrants in an attempt to get to Europe through Turkey set an inflatable boat on fire and fled the scene in the Aegean resort town of Bodrum, after the migrants objected to the organizers' demand to put 50 people in one boat, just a day after a boat disaster on Sept.
Erdo?an harshly slams West over terror, refugee crisis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has harshly slammed the West over ?insensitivity? amid the growing refugee crisis, while announcing the ?joint fight against global terrorism? as a key issue to be discussed during the G-20 Summit in Turkey mid-November.
Turkey's tourism income may drop 12 percent, says sector player
Turkey?s tourism income may decrease by 12 percent this year from last year unless the required measures are taken, according to Detur CEO Firuz Ba?l?kaya, who will run for the presidency of the country?s leading tourism association, the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB), in December.
Two VICE News journalists freed from Turkish jail
Two VICE News journalists arrested earlier this week in Turkey's southeast on charges of having links to a terrorist organization have been released, a Turkish government source told the Hürriyet Daily News on Sept. 3, while the Iraqi translator is still under arrest.
'Countdown to the Future' begins in Istanbul
Turkey?s Akbank Sanat, the art foundation of Akbank, has brought German artists? group ZERO?s innovative and dynamic soul to ?stanbul with ?Countdown to the Future,? launched Sept. 2.
The exhibition hosts works by internationally renowned painters and sculptors like Auguste Rodin, Salvador Dali, with the cooperation of Akbank and Sabanc? University Sak?p Sabanc? Museum.
Mercedes-Benz comfortable in Turkey: Executive
Mercedes-Benz Türk is closely following fluctuations in the Turkish Lira, but these fluctuations have not affected the company's investment plans in the country, a senior executive said at an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Mercedes-Benz Türk bus factory in the Istanbul district of Ho?dere.
US to stay in ?ncirlik as long as required: US ambassador
American aircraft will remain at Turkey?s ?ncirlik airbase as long as required in the struggle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the top U.S. diplomat in Ankara has said.
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.