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Kurdish teachers start hunger strike for appointments

A group of 20 graduates from the Kurdish Department of the Living Languages Institute at Mardinâs Artuklu University began a hunger strike 18 days ago, demanding their appointments as Kurdish teachers.

Bodrum in 48 hours

Throughout its long history, Bodrum was known as Petrius, after Saint Petrus; its name was only changed to Bodrum after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.

John Kerry heading to Ankara for key meetings on Friday: Reports

United States Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to pay a visit to Ankara on Sept. 12, the private broadcaster CNNTÃ¼rk has reported.

Serbia beat Brazil to reach World Cup semis

MADRID - The Serbian men's basketball team reached the World Cup semi-finals after beating Brazil 84-56 (21-17, 16-15, 29-12, 18-12) in the quarter-finals in Madrid late Wednesday.

Coach Aleksandar Djordjevic's team achieved a feat by outclassing the quality opponent, earning the chance to fight it out for a medal.

Serbia beat Brazil to reach Mundobasket semis

MADRID -- The Serbian men's basketball team reached the FIBA World Cup semi-finals after beating Brazil 84-56 (21-17, 16-15, 29-12, 18-12).

The quarterfinals game was played in Madrid, Spain, late on Wednesday.

Turks should be proud of their hospitality towards Syrians

Turkey is world famous for its hospitality. Yet the polls also show that Turks only like themselves; they donât want, for instance, Jewish or Christian neighbors and there are not many foreign countries in the world that Turks feel sympathy for. This certainly shows Turkeyâs inner contradictions.

Turkey, US share view on ISIL: US official

Washington and Ankara have a shared perspective and see the same threats posed by extremist jihadists in the Middle East, a senior U.S. defense official has said The United States and Turkey have a shared perspective and see the same threats posed by extremist jihadists in the Middle East, a senior U.S. defense official has said.

Turkey’s 1960 coup, still resounding today

âMilitary Intervention and a Crisis of Democracy in Turkey: The Menderes Era and Its Demiseâ by Mogens Pelt (IB Tauris, Â£62, 304 pages)

Turkish museums in progress

Over the past 10 years, Turkey has been working to increase its number of museums and keep them up to contemporary standards, while also keeping in mind the necessity of quality over quantity In recent years Turkey has taken large strides to develop museums of international standards, which have opened one after the other.

Ankara faces difficult choices on ISIL

United States President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron want an international coalition that will fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levent (ISIL). The coalition they propose includes Turkey. The U.S.

Local players going global in digital advertisement

In every industry in every country where industry matures, local firms can go global. The Turkish digital advertisement market is no exception to this phenomenon. Up until a few years ago, there were no global players in the Turkish market and there were no Turkish firms competing for global markets. The digitalization of advertisement is happening faster than anyone could anticipate, however.