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Three Turks drowned at Spanish resort during education project
Two hearing impaired Turkish students and one teacher were drowned on April 13 in the Spanish resort of Marbella, where they had been involved in an education program.
?akir Çelik, 19, Serdar Fidan, 18, and computer teacher Ümit Nalbant, 30, were drowned at sea, while 17-year-old student Hur?it Özbay was rescued by lifeguards at the last minute.
Turkish lira hits record low against dollar on political worries
The Turkish lira plumbed another record low against the dollar on April 14, as investors punished the currency on fears of rising political instability ahead of the June 7 parliamentary election.
Face transplant patient in Turkey set to become father
A man who made history by becoming the fifth Turk to undergo a face transplant will soon become a father, according to reports.
Esma Aykurt Sert, the wife of 28-year-old facial transplant patient Recep Sert, is reportedly three weeks pregnant.
'All cats caught,' Turkish official reassures public over Election Day blackouts
A top electoral official in Turkey has reassured the public that the controversial blackouts during the local elections last year would not be repeated in the upcoming parliamentary elections, as ?all cats have been caught.?
Former head of Turkey's top science body detained
The former head of Turkey?s top science body and two of its employees were detained on April 14 for hiring an employee with a fake diploma, amid allegations of illegal wire-tapping targeting senior government officials.
President Erdo?an to chair cabinet for the third time
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an is set to chair the cabinet meeting on April 20 for the third time since he was elected president in August 2014, Anadolu Agency reported on April 14.
Syria-bound son of British councillor deported from Turkey: media
Turkey on April 14 deported nine Britons, including the son of a local councillor, two weeks after arresting them for attempting to cross into Syria to join jihadists, the official news agency said.
Turkey deports 9 Britons who tried to cross into Syria
Turkey on April 14 deported nine Britons, including the son of a local councillor, two weeks after arresting them for attempting to cross into Syria to join jihadists, the official news agency said.
Erdogan,Gojkovic: Clear interest in furthering relations
ANKARA - Serbia and Turkey have a clear interest in furthering mutual relations in different fields, Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Ankara on Sunday.
Gojkovic and Erdogan said there is room for improvements in economic cooperation between the two countries, both in terms of trade and infrastructure.
UN chief: 1915 killings of Armenians 'atrocity crimes'
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon considers the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians 100 years ago "atrocity crimes," but he isn?t supporting Pope Francis? description of the killings as "the first genocide of the 20th century," the U.N. spokesman said April 13.
Russia Likely to End Gas Transit via Ukraine in 2019
It is very likely for Russia to renounce transportation of gas through the network of Ukraine, Russian Economy Minister Alexander Novak has said.
On Sunday Novak was quoted by news agency RIA as saying that Moscow would put all its effort in building the infrastructure of the so-called "Turkish Stream" gas project that is to pump gas to Turkey.
Political tension rising in Turkey
The stakes have never been so high for Turkey. It is clear that the general elections on June 7 are not going to be just regular elections. President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an clearly intends to use these for regime change. He wants the executive powers legally vested with the prime minister for himself.
An AKP-CHP coalition is out of the question
I had to write a headline that I never thought I would when two daily Hürriyet writers started a discussion about the probability of a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) coalition.
There is a serious risk in creating such a scenario before an election which will yield interesting results.
Europe should see Turkey is no longer a country of emigration
?I don?t say it impolitely, but I say it directly: I don?t want to see you here again,? said Muriel Domenach, the French Consul General in Istanbul, talking about her conversations with visa-seeking Turks.
INTERVIEW: 'Turks and Armenians should escape vicious circle of assertion and denial'
Turkish-Armenian relations are back under the spotlight ahead of the centenary commemorations of 1915 on April 24. The date will be especially strained this year, after Turkey opted to rearrange the international Gallipoli campaign remembrance service to compete with genocide commemorations in Yerevan on the same day.