Latest News from Turkey
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.
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.
Refugee tragedy: Just the beginning
Pictures of the dead body of a small boy swept to Turkey?s Aegean cost on the morning of Sept. 2 shattered the hearts of millions in the country.
'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.
Passportless Migrants Protest in Budapest at Hungary's Travel Ban
Hundreds of migrants protested in Budapest on Wednesday at Hungary's decision to prevent them from travelling to Germany and other EU member states, the BBC reported.
The protests, now in their second day, have begun after Hungarian authorities banned travel for migrants without valid documents in order to comply with EU rules.
Bulgaria's Interior Ministry to Focus on Illegal Migration
Bulgaria is handling well the flow of legal migrants arriving in the country, according to Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova.
"We manage to deal with the migration problem, registering all those who enter legally, taking their fingerprints," Bachvarova told parliament on Wednesday.
Seven suspects from Gülen-linked Koza ?pek companies released
Seven suspects, who were detained as part of the operation launched against Koza ?pek, a company linked to the Turkish government?s ally-turned-nemesis Fethullah Gülen, have been released on probation.
An Ankara court on Sept. 2 decided to release on probation the seven suspects detained during the Koza ?pek raids.
Thai police say closer to cracking Bangkok bomb case
Police claimed significant progress on Sept. 2 towards finding the mastermind of Thailand's deadliest attack after an arrested man admitted being near the Aug. 17 shrine blast and fingerprints tied him to the room of a suspected bomber.
Global finance, business leaders to meet in Ankara
Global business leaders will discuss world economy risks and their expectations from G-20 countries in a series of meetings in the capital city of Ankara on Sept. 3-5.