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Opposition MP asks Turkish PM questions about Istanbul bomber
An opposition lawmaker has asked Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu whether Russian citizen Diana Ramazova, the perpetrator of last week's terror attack in Istanbul, was given a diplomatic passport by Turkish officials.
Turkish PM says Islamophobia should prompt similar reaction as Paris rally
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu on Jan. 11 hailed the unprecedented rally against terror in Paris as a "strong message to the world," while adding that he would expect a similar reaction to attacks on Muslims and Islamophobia.
Turkey's EU membership would ease today's cultural clash in Europe: PM
The Turkish prime minister says Turkey?s EU membership would ease the inter-cultural tensions currently threatening Europe, adding he expects the same reaction shown for the Paris terrorist attacks to be shown against Islamophobic attacks.
Bulgaria 'Unable to Receive More Refugees' - Deputy PM Kalfin
Bulgaria must state very clearly it has no capacity to accept more refugees, the country's Deputy PM and Social Policy Minister Ivaylo Kalfin has said.
Kalfin told public broadcaster BNT on Monday that Bulgaria should avoid creating "ghettos" populated by unemployed people with no income, since such people "are prone to committing" radical actions.
Turkey provides 1.5 million ID cards for Syrian refugees
Turkey has provided some 1.5 million Syrian refugees with biometric IDs, according to data provided by the Interior Ministry and the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).
Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmu? had earlier said that some 1.2 million Syrians, fleeing the civil war in their homeland, have been registered.
Anti-Semitism rising along with anti-Islam in Europe: Turkey's ambassador to France
Islamophobia is not the only right-wing trend rising in Europe: It is just one of the results of escalating xenophobia as anti-Semitic tendencies are also on the rise, according to Turkey's ambassador to France With Turkish authorities constantly warning of Islamophobia, the Turkish Ambassador to Paris, Hakk?
Main opposition head says Turkey has become 'harbor for terrorist sleeper cells'
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has claimed that Turkey has become a center for terrorist organization "sleeper cells."
Balkans deal with threat of terrorists travelling across the region
Balkans deal with threat of terrorists travelling across the region
ISIL fighters crossing through Balkan countries are a serious threat because they are able to commit terrorist attacks anywhere, experts say.
Terrorists reach ISIL battlefields by travelling through Balkan countries. [AFP]
The dollar will again shake the world in 2015
The U.S. dollar, which rapidly strengthened in 2014, shook the world's several local currencies, strong or weak, last year. Many local currencies lost value against the dollar. The euro, especially in the second half of 2014, was seriously shaken, but nevertheless, its annual average value in 2014 was the same as its average annual value in 2013.
'UNESCO and Turkey in solid dialogue over Istanbul's historic areas'
Local authorities in Turkey and UNESCO?s experts are engaged in ?solid dialogue? over Istanbul?s historic sites, which are on the world heritage list, says the organization?s director general. ?The world heritage committee is watching very closely what is happening, but we are not a punishment squad,?
Should not we also say 'Je suis Ahmed'?
Perhaps the world has never been so close to a threat of the clash of civilizations since the time of the Crusades. The situation is probably far worse than in medieval times. It is neither about insults to the Prophet Muhammad, nor blasphemy against Islam. Such developments are just the tips of the iceberg.
Keep marching Mr. Davuto?lu, in Ankara too
Paris demonstrated yesterday that the 1789 revolution took place in nowhere other than France.
Millions rallied in Paris on Jan. 11, in protest at the Jan. 7 killings in which two terrorists with radical Islamist links killed 12 people in a raid on the French weekly satire magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Fifty days & ways with 'Hamsi'
?Hamsi? is a way of life for Black Sea people. Known as the European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus to be precise, it is the staple protein during winter months for all of the people living near the shores of the Black Sea coast in Turkey.
Groups rally in Paris for assassinated Kurdish women on 2nd anniversary
A group marched in central Paris on Jan. 10 in protest at the fact that the suspects of the killing of three Kurdish women have still not been brought to justice, on the second anniversary of the assassinations.
LGBTI votes netted by HDP a worry for Turkish Deputy PM
In a bitter ongoing debate between Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Ar?nç and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta?, Ar?nç has referred to the perceived tendency of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people to support the HDP.