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Turkish minister criticizes Denmark for EU complaint over suspect release

Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Volkan Bozkır has slammed Denmark's decision to report Turkey to the EU over the release of the suspected shooter of a Danish writer.

"The suspect has been freed with a court decision and has been disappeared. It's not right to blame Turkey," Bozkır said, speaking to reporters in Stockholm on Nov. 28, broadcaster NTV has reported.

Dutch, Turkish ministers hold talks as integration row heats up

The foreign ministers of Turkey and the Netherlands have reportedly spoken on the phone about escalating tension over the integration of Turkish and Muslim immigrants in the northern European country.

In Turkey, Pope warns against fundamentalism, as Erdoğan slams 'double-standards'

In the first day of his historic visit, Pope Francis warned against 'fanaticism and fundamentalism,' while Turkish President Erdoğan slammed both Islamophobia and terrorism, as well as the 'double-standards' of the West Pope Francis has arrived in Turkey for a three-day visit that many are billing as an opportunity to increase dialogue between the Muslim and Christian worlds at a time of incr

Israel frees Turkish dentist after three weeks detention

The Israeli authorities have released a Turkish citizen of Palestinian origin who was arrested by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank on Nov. 5, diplomatic sources have said.

Ahmad Abusalih, a 45-year-old dentist by profession, was arrested on his way to Jerusalem after attending a dental fair held in Ramallah, Palestine.

Five things to watch when Pope Francis visits Turkey

When a pope last visited Turkey — Benedict XVI in 2006 — Muslim-Catholic tensions were so high that the Vatican added a stop at Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque at the last minute in the hope of showing Benedict's respect for Islam.

Serbia, Macedonia together to penetrate new textile markets

BELGRADE - Serbia and Macedonia should promote the textile industry through closer cooperation and create conditions for joint penetration of the third markets, participants of the business forum discussing the two countries' cooperation in this area have concluded.

Samaras meets Venizelos ahead of Turkey visit

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will meet Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos at 12.30 p.m. on Friday.

The two are expected to discuss Venizelos's visit to Turkey where he will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Saturday.

Venizelos, who is also Greece’s deputy premier, is further scheduled to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Crvena Zvezda beats Neptunas to take 4th win in Euroleague

BELGRADE - Crvena Zvezda beat Neptunas 79-62 (22-14 13-23 27-10 17-15) in the 7th round of Group D of the basketball Euroleague in Belgrade on Thursday.

This was the 4th victory in the group for the Belgrade team and a big step towards entering the top 16 stage, while the Lithuanian team now has 3 victories and 4 losses.

Ecumenical Patriarch keeps Byzantium alive in Turkey

Down a narrow side street, in a district of Istanbul on the Golden Horn well off the beaten tourist track, sit the relatively modest headquarters of the "first among equals" of the world’s estimated 300 million Orthodox Christian believers.

Pope Francis To Arrive in Turkey on 3-Day Official Visit

Pope Francis will arrive in Turkey on a three-day official visit at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Pope Francis is to visit the founder of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mausoleum in the capital Ankara, after which he will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at his newly built extravagant presidential palace.

Turkish photographic pioneer honored at Istanbul Modern

The most comprehensive exhibition of photographer Şahin Kaygun, is on display at Istanbul Modern. The show features the original prints of Kaygun's works The Istanbul Modern Photography Gallery is presenting a retrospective on the oeuvre of Şahin Kaygun, the premier Turkish pioneer of an interdisciplinary approach to the photographic arts.

Tourism representatives to discuss future of sector

Turkish and foreign tourism representatives, banking executives, journalists and academics met yesterday to discuss future tourism trends at the International Resort Tourism Congress and the conference will continue today.

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