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Prayers in Çanakkale, whispers in Edirnekap?
In the historic Edirnekap? Military Cemetery in Istanbul, young soldiers lay side-by-side, resting in a sea of flowers and flags. Their mothers and fathers silently pray and shed tears; high school students greet them by giving flowers and hugging them. Most of the fallen soldiers were born after 1980. Their handsome pictures briefly smile from their tombstones.
Erdo?an's Turkey corp.
In a speech in the western province of Bal?kesir on March 15, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an made yet another controversial remark by stating that he wanted to run Turkey like a corporation.
Clashes erupt during Nevruz celebrations in eastern Turkey, one child injured
Police officers and one child have been wounded in clashes that erupted during Nevruz celebrations in eastern Turkey.
Bulgaria Seizes 11 Kg Heroin in Serbia-Registered Car
Bulgarian customs have seized about 11 kilogrammes of heroin at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint at the border with Turkey.
The drug was stashed in a specially built recess beneath the rear window of a Serbian-registered classic Volvo passenger car, the Customs Agency said in a statement on Thursday.
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey says gov't threatened it due to actions during Gezi
The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (HRFT) has claimed that state institutions issued financial threats against it due to its activities during the anti-government Gezi Park protests in summer 2013.
Top judicial body launches probe into raid on Turkish military's top secret room
The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has granted permission for a legal review of the 2010 raid on the room where the Turkish military?s top secret documents were held.
The HSYK?s 3rd Chamber issued the decision after the investigation which triggered the raid was dropped by a prosecutor in Ankara for lack of evidence last week, Hürriyet has learned.
Turkey deports another Syria-bound British woman
Turkey deported a female British national to the U.K. on March 19, after police the woman on suspicion of trying to cross into neighboring Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to the Turkish authorities.
CHP boycotts Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission meeting
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) boycotted the 76th Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission (KPK) meeting on March 19 in protest at the "autocratic rule" of the Turkish government and its "insincere and oppressive" policies.
Bulgaria Starts Major Tourism Promotion Drive via European TV Channels
Bulgaria has launched a large-scale promotion of its resorts and tourist sites via four pan-European TV channels as part of steps to make up for a drop in the number of visitors from Russia and Ukraine.
CHP leader highlights democracy for his decision to run internal elections
The leader of Turkey's main social democratic party, Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, has said he has decided to run internal elections in his party before finalizing his candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections in order to highlight the meaning of democracy, in a rare move in Turkish politics.
Manavgat River becomes a 'dump river'
Increasing pollution in the Manavgat River in Turkey?s southern touristic hub of Antalya has drawn reaction from tourism professionals working in the region, including the head of the city?s tourism group, who called it a ?dump river.?
Bring your documents, Erdo?an calls on Armenian diaspora over 1915 massacres
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has challenged the Armenian diaspora to come up with ?documents? to resolve the intractable political issue surrounding the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians 100 years ago.
Turkish gov't designed bill to build tunnels for Erdo?an: CHP
A top official of Turkey?s main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) has claimed that the government has prepared a bill to build underground tunnels for President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s residences in Istanbul and Ankara.
Three more journalists probed over Erdo?an 'insult'
The houses of two journalists in southern Turkey have been raided by police for ?insulting? President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on Twitter, while another journalist has testified in Istanbul for committing the same alleged crime in his book.
Journalist sentenced to prison, as houses of two colleagues raided for insulting Erdo?an
A journalist in southern Turkey has been sentenced to a five-month suspended prison sentence, while the houses of two more journalists from the same city have been raided by police, all for ?insulting? President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on their social media accounts.