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Three workers die in fire in Turkey's southern province
Three workers died in a fire at a packaging factory?s dorm in Turkey?s southern province of Mersin on Feb. 5.
The fire started in the early hours of Feb. 5 at the dorm of a fruit and vegetable packaging factory in Mersin?s Erdemli district, killing three workers and injuring six more.
500 Uighur Turks fled China for Turkey
A month ago, 500 Uighur Turks fled the western Chinese region of Xinjiang and settled in state housing previously used as official residences for police officers in the city of Kayseri.
The refugees agreed to tell their stories under the condition of anonymity, because they fear for the lives and safety of their families who are still in China. Here is the story of their escape:
Heritage 2015 fair opens in Istanbul
The Heritage 2015 "Restoration, Archeology and Museum Technologies" fair and conferences opened yesterday at the Lütfi K?rdar Congress and Exhibition Hall. Being organized for the first time in Turkey, the fair's theme is "New Perspectives, New Technologies, New Applications."
Turkey says it can't take putschist Egypt's statements seriously
A statement by Egypt, which condemned Turkey?s comments on the ?Kerdasa Trial? verdict, describing them as having ?caused disgust and condemnation,? received an extremely harsh response within hours, as Ankara voiced its conviction that ?taking the statement by Egypt seriously is out of the question.?
Turkish President provokes people through security bill: CHP
A war of words between the ruling and main opposition parties in Turkey over a controversial draft security bill has grown larger, with the latter describing the law as a "clear provocation."
Saturday Mothers launch campaign against statute of limitations
The Saturday Mothers group, made up of the mothers of people who have disappeared under state custody in Turkey in recent decades, has launched a joint campaign with the Human Rights Foundation (?HD), against the application of the statute of limitations in a number of cases.
Defense reporter ??k found dead in his house in Ankara
Daily Cumhuriyet reporter Bark?n ??k, who specialized in the defense sector, has been found dead at his home in the Turkish capital Ankara.
The 39-year-old father of one left his 18-month child with his mother-in-law, who lives in a flat upstairs in the same building, on Feb. 4. Later in the day, ??k?s relatives discovered his dead body at his home, Cumhuriyet reported.
Domestic A Group Players Dominate National Football Team's Lineup
For the first time in many years Bulgaria's national football team will be made up almost entirely of players competing for clubs from the domestic A Group.
This became evident after the Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) released on Wednesday the final list of players that are to appear in the friendly game against Romania on February 7.
Turkish parliamentary commission approves bill for tighter website blocking
A commission at the Turkish Parliament has approved a much-debated omnibus bill giving authority to the prime minister or any of his ministers to block any website without a court order for a broad range of reasons.
Presidential system not the source of dictatorship: Turkish PM Davuto?lu
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has sought to reassure that neither he nor President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an demanded to hold all power in the country refuting opposition claims that adopting the presidential system would bring ?dictatorship? to Turkey.
How secure is personal information in Turkey?
I will answer right away. Not much.
As you might be aware, in the last presidential race, for the first time in Turkish political history, people and companies were allowed to donate to their favorite candidate.
Lately the new information about how there was misconduct about the process is on the news.
Islam has to put its house in order
The brutal manner in which Muath al-Kasaesbeh, the Jordanian fighter pilot, was killed should act as a wakeup call for the Islamic world. Being killed in combat is obviously one of the occupational hazards every soldier has to face, but what al-Kasaesbeh had to suffer goes far beyond the call of duty.
Bending and damaging Turkey's institutions
What happens when the political will suppresses public institutions? We have had an experience of this in Turkey in the past week.
I am indeed talking about the interest rate and the flight of foreign currency. Let us leave the technical side of the issue to the economists and instead simply look at the institutional side.
'Turkey to lose big if ISIL wins against coalition'
Turkey and Western allies need to be in full cooperation in order to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), former British Defense Secretary and a prominent member of the governing Conservative Party, Dr. Liam Fox has said.
?Turkey will be one of the big losers if we don?t deal with ISIL successfully,? Dr. Fox told daily Hürriyet in an interview on Feb. 3.
Turkish-Greek relations under Syriza
I guess the big smiles that appeared on the faces of many Turks after the electoral victory of Syriza in Greece were frozen when they heard that Alexis Tsipras had forged a coalition with the right-wing Independent Greeks party. What?s more, the first thing that the Independent Greeks leader, Panos Kammenos, did as Athens? new defense minister was to resurrect an old tension with Turkey.