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Erdo?an, 16 Turkish warriors join solemn welcoming ceremony for Aliyev
Back by popular demand following their welcome for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, warriors supposedly representing ?the 16 Great Turkish Empires? returned on Jan. 15, indicating their intent to figure prominently from now on in all official ceremonies at Turkey?s flamboyant new presidential palace.
Turkey's literary dean Ya?ar Kemal in critical condition after hospitalization
One of modern Turkey?s most celebrated literary figures, Ya?ar Kemal, has been hospitalized following respiratory problems, lung infection and heart arrhythmia Jan. 14.
Doctors said that the condition of the 92-year-old author was critical, adding that his symptoms suggested pneumonia.
Partizan suffers heavy defeat in Szolnok
SZOLNOK - Partizan lost to Szolnok 12-7 (3-1 2-2 3-2 4-2) in the 3rd round of Group B of the water polo Champions League in Szolnok, Hungary, on Wednesday.
This was the 2nd defeat for this team of young players, who have played one match less than Szolnok, who are sitting at the top of the group rankings with 3 wins.
Netanyahu returns fire over Erdo?an jibe on Paris rally
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Jan. 14 hit back at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an who blasted him this week for "daring" to attend an anti-terror solidarity march in Paris.
Turkish PM compares Netanyahu to 'Paris terrorists'
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?u has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has committed crimes against humanity comparable to those behind the Paris attacks that left 17 dead.
"Netanyahu has committed crimes against humanity the same like those terrorists who carried out the Paris massacre," Davuto?lu told reporters on Jan. 15.
Ankara, Tel Aviv in war of words
Senior Turkish and Israeli senior officials have started a war of words over the Israeli prime minister's controversial participation in a massive anti-terror demonstration in Paris, with his Turkish counterpart comparing his operations in Gaza to jihadist terrorists that killed 17 people last week in the French capital.
Turkey concerned by return of Turkish ISIL fighters
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has said Turkey also has concerns regarding the return of its citizens after fighting alongside the extremist jihadists in Syria and Iraq.
Dear sponsors, please let Turkish football die
While Turkey seems to be on a downward path in democracy, freedom of speech and fighting against corruption, the situation of the country?s football is no different.
European Parliament urges Turkey to respect freedom of press
The European Parliament has criticized the Dec. 14, 2014 operation against TV stations and newspapers with alleged links to Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, in a joint motion that is set to be voted on Jan. 15, also recalling that "a free and pluralistic press is an essential component of any democracy."
Turkey's messages on Islam doomed to fall on deaf ears
It has been reported that French President François Hollande asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to attend the Jan. 11 march in Paris after the attack on Charlie Hebdo, claiming that his presence would be divisive.
I have not come across either an official or unofficial denial of the reported news.
Turkey to attend London meeting of anti-ISIL fight
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu will attend a meeting on countering the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in London next week, British Ambassador to Ankara Richard Moore said via Twitter yesterday, Jan. 14. That tweet was in reference to my piece titled ?Turkey should not be excluded from anti-terrorism league? in the Hürriyet Daily News on Jan. 13.
Mehmet Güleryüz retrospective exhibited at Istanbul Modern
A new exhibition at Istanbul Modern, ?Painter and Painting: A Mehmet Güleryüz Retrospective,? is presenting an inventory of the artist?s oeuvre from the 1960s to the 2010s.
'Davuto?lu, the AKP and the pursuit of regional order'
?Turkey?s New Foreign Policy: Davuto?lu, the AKP and the Pursuit of Regional Order? by Aaron Stein (Routledge, 105 pages, $42)
Much to consider after the dust settles
Many readers took exception to my giving links in my last piece to David Brooks of the New York Times, who wrote ?I am not Charlie Hebdo,? and to Jordan Weismann of Slate magazine, who wrote ?Charlie Hebdo is heroic and racist.? Others were angered by my asking why Maurice Sinet (Siné) was fired from Charlie Hebdo.
Turkish model questioned for 'insulting Erdo?an' with satirical poem
A Turkish model has been questioned by a prosecutor for allegedly ?insulting? President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on her Instagram account, after she shared a satirical poem published in a popular magazine.
Merve Büyüksaraç, an industrial designer and writer who was crowned Miss Turkey in 2006, went to testify at the courthouse in Istanbul?s Ça?layan neighborhood on Jan. 14.