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18-year-old Turkish girl 'was raped after murder': Report
The latest victim of femicide in Turkey was raped after she was killed, Turkish media reported June 23, quoting an autopsy report.
Cansu Kaya, 18, was found dead in a canal in the western province of Mu?la last week.
Turkish king of sweets in San Francisco
It may be eight in the morning, but pastry chef Yi?it Pura is already on his third espresso. "I've been up since five," he says, cheerfully.
Pura is a busy man as he is building an empire. "There's a really great phrase in English: If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life," he says.
Turkey-UK police need hotline, MP says
The United Kingdom police must urgently set up round-the-clock communications with their counterparts in Turkey to stop Britons crossing into territory controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), The Guardian quoted a member of the U.K. parliament as saying.
No violation of right to life in Demirta?' case, says ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decided on June 23 that there was no violation of the European charter?s article on the right to life in a case concerning Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta?, who had complained that he had been exposed to a risk of death due to an article published in a local newspaper in 2007.
Venice Commission concerned for independence of judiciary in Turkey
The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe has expressed concerns over "serious interference with the independence of the judiciary in Turkey" which it had found to be apparent in several cases, referring to immediate and direct actions Turkey's High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) took against judges and prosecutors on account of their decisions.
Veteran Turkish journalist dies aged 87
Cüneyt Arcayürek, a veteran Turkish journalist, died on June 23 due to multiple organ failure. He was 87.
A lead columnist for daily Cumhuriyet, Arcayürek had been under treatment in a private hospital in Ankara since May 13. He will be laid to rest in the Gölba?? district of Ankara on June 25, without a funeral ceremony according to his bequest.
Turkey takes on Serbia in Eurobasket Women quarterfinals
The Turkish women's basketball team will on June 24 play Serbia in the quarterfinals of Eurobasket Women 2015, hoping to qualify for the final of the continental event.
Central Istanbul district overtakes 69 Turkish provinces in textile exports
The Osmanbey district in Istanbul was the origin of more textile exports than 69 provinces across Turkey in the first five months of 2015, the head of the district's Textile Manufacturers and Businesspeople Association (OT?AD) has stated.
Saipem 700 Pipe-Laying Vessel Leaves Bulgaria's Port Burgas To Join Turkish Stream
The special vessel that was supposed to lay the pipes for the South Stream gas pipeline has left Bulgaria's Port Burgas to start work on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project.
17 funny responses to Erdoğan’s gigantic dining table
The gigantic size of the table at Turkish President Erdoğan's iftar dinner has become a source of criticism and mockery on social media. Here are some of the responses
Syria Kurds seize key base from ISIL in new blow
Syrian Kurdish fighters and rebel allies overnight seized a key base held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) north of its Raqqa stronghold, in a new blow for the jihadists.
Housing sales to foreigners hit record high in Turkey
Property sales to foreigners hit record high levels in May with the sale of 1,982 units, marking a 21.3 percent increase from the same month in 2014, despite a general slowing-down in the sector across Turkey, according to data revealed by the Turkish Statistics Agency (TÜ?K).
Released Egyptian journalist praises Erdo?an, Davuto?lu
Al Jazeera TV journalist Ahmed Mansour, who was released June 22 after being arrested in Germany, has thanked Turkey?s president and prime minister for their support during his detention in Berlin.
Six migrants die after boat capsizes off Turkey's Aegean coast
Six Syrian migrants have died after their boast sank off Turkey?s Aegean coast while 66 others were rescued, including a little girl who survived under the boat for five hours.
PM Davuto?lu to attend ceremonies in Srebrenica next month
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu will pay a one-day visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina next month to attend memorial ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica, in which Bosnian Serbs killed nearly 8,000 Muslims during the 1992-95 war.