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Turkish MP falls asleep in parliament after campaign vow to not "sleep"
A new deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has fallen asleep in a parliament session, breaking his campaign promise during the third session he attended.
?I?m not going to the parliament to sleep,? singer-turned-politician U?ur I??lak had told daily Türkiye before the June 7 general election, vowing to work tirelessly to improve legislation on culture and arts.
Germany, Iraqi Kurds say Turkey should resume peace process
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Iraqi Kurdish President Massud Barzani have agreed that Turkey must continue the Kurdish peace process despite escalating violence, Berlin said July 29.
PKK blamed for fatal double shooting in Turkey's east
A Turkish police officer and a civilian were killed in a gun attack in the country's southeastern Diyarbak?r province early July 30.
?ncirlik ready for operations against ISIL: Spokesman
Adana?s ?ncirlik airbase is ready to go as a launching pad for American strikes on ISIL following a deal between Ankara and Washington Turkey?s strategically placed ?ncirlik airbase in Adana is ready any time for airstrikes by coalition forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) now that a cabinet motion has gone into effect, a Turkish official has said.
CHP lists five musts for coalition
Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has listed education, foreign policy, the Kurdish peace process, the constitution and economic issues as his party's conditions for a coalition with the Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Birds in ?zmir cooling off thanks to irrigation efforts
Hundreds of bird species that call the ?zmir Bird Sanctuary home are in better shape thanks to intense local efforts to irrigate their habitat amid the hot summer temperatures Flora and fauna that include everything from fish to fowl to humans might be wilting under the soaring summer temperatures in Turkey, but the birds at the ?zmir Bird Sanctuary remain comfortable thanks to a round-t
No Kurdish votes for AKP, no peace bid for you!
One of the most famous and funniest episodes of the cult U.S. sitcom ?Seinfeld? is ?The Soup Nazi,? first aired in 1995 in the United States.
Turkey's recurring nightmare
Turkey is moving backwards again with regards to its Kurdish problem. President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an is twanging nationalist chords and saying it is not possible to go on with the Kurdish peace process. He is also stoking sentiments against the pro-Kurdish Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP), which got 13 percent of the vote in the June 7 elections.
Big data or SMS marketing?
Recently in Turkey electronic means of marketing have been regulated harshly. However, the demand for sending texts by companies is not broken. One by one, companies are breaking the legislation or finding loop holes to exploit.
The Turkish craze over SMS marketing can seem absurd. After all, the world of marketing is transforming very fast and big data is at the core of it all.
AKP, MHP reject inquiry about ISIL, PKK terror
The Turkish Parliament debated recent terror attacks that killed dozens of civilians and security officers in a heated session on July 29, as the Turkish army continues its aerial strikes in northern Iraq and Syria.
Turkey Formally Opens Incirlik Air Base for Coalition Strikes on IS
Turkey has officially allowed the US-led coalition to use the country's Incirlik Air Base for airstrikes against targets of Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) reported on Wednesday.
Ankara first announced it would opening its air bases for manned and unmanned coalition aircraft on 24 July following years of reluctance.
Turkey waiting for invitation from Egypt to New Suez opening
Egypt has not sent Turkey an invitation to the opening ceremony of the New Suez Canal on Aug. 6, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç told reporters on July 29.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on July 15 Cairo invited all countries in the world, including Qatar and Turkey, to the opening ceremony of the New Suez Canal on Aug. 6.
Erdo?an in China for talks about Uighurs, missile program
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, for talks in Beijing on July 29, in a visit expected to cover trade ties, missile defense program bargaining and spat over the Asian giant?s Uighur minority.
Syria 'doubts Turkey's intentions in anti-ISIL effort'
Syria's foreign ministry said July 29 it was sceptical about Turkish efforts to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in its first official reaction since Ankara began air strikes against the jihadists.
Senior Turkish diplomat meets Barzani after army strikes in north Iraq
A senior Turkish foreign minister has paid a snap visit to Arbil to hold talks with the leaders of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq after the Turkish army's strikes on outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in the region.