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Release of attempted murder suspect in Turkey not closed, says Danish PM
Questions over Turkey’s release of the shooting suspect of a right-wing writer and critic of Islam in Copenhagen in 2013 have not been resolved, Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt has said
Bulgarian Customs Apprehend 5 M Fake Russian Excise Labels
Bulgarian customs officers at the Lesovo border crossing with Turkey apprehended almost 5 M fake Russian excise labels for tobacco products and 470 vials with adrenaline, said the Customs Agency.
Turkey’s social security body to pay veteran in part for prosthetic leg after loan crisis
Turkey’s social security body will make the payment for a prosthetic leg purchased by a veteran soldier, who had hit headlines after it was revealed that he was facing repossession of his property for failing to repay a loan he took out for the new prosthesis.
PYD not terrorist under US law, Turkey should provide them support: State Department
'We made it clear to Turkey that we believe it’s incredibly important to support groups like the PYD,' US Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said
Gang importing heroin into Greece busted
Three Greeks and two Albanians stand accused of smuggling large quantities of pure heroin into Greece from Turkey after being arrested in Athens and Thessaloniki on October 14, the Greek Police said on Monday.
Erdoğan has to be honest about the peace process
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has often expressed pride over what he says is his brain child, namely the peace process that is meant to solve Turkey’s age old Kurdish problem and end the violence by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Turkey’s space ambitions may be too ambitious
Turkey might set too ambitious space goals to reach under the slogan of ‘not even space was the limit’ due to a number of technical limitations
It is OK when Arabs kill Arabs; not OK when Arabs kill Kurds
Turkey says, openly or by implication, the following about the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): ISIL is certainly a threat to the world and to Turkey.
Turkey tests Cyprus after research vessel encroaches on offshore gas area
Cyprus officials were mulling a response late Monday after a Turkish survey boat encroached on an area off the islands southern coast, further escalating tension in the ever-volatile region.
UN humanitarian chief calls for urgent political solution in Syria
The United Nations humanitarian chief has drawn attention to the gravity of the plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey
Only a fourth of planned malls completed in Turkey this year
Only 16 of the planned 64 malls in Turkey have been able to be completed this year due to cancellations or postponements in investments, a sector report has shown.
Passage fee row continues between Iranian, Turkish representatives
Iran is against the latest hike in the border passage price for Iranian trucks, imposed by Turkey, the Iranian Embassy in Turkey said by a written statement on Oct. 19.
New US Ambassador to Turkey presents credentials
The new U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, John Bass, presented his credentials to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Oct. 20.
Archaeology workshop in Istanbul
The British Institute will organize a workshop titled “Public Archaeology: Theoretical Approaches and Current Practices in Turkey” on Oct. 30 and 31 at Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations.
Athens calls on Ankara to ‘reverse course’ over Cyprus EEZ
The Greek Foreign Ministry on Monday called on Turkey to reverse course after a Turkish seismic exploration vessel reportedly entered Cyprus's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) earlier in the day.