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Top coup suspect says he followed orders of Turkish Chief of General Staff Akar
One of the top suspects in the key case on the July 2016 coup attempt, former Major General Mehmet Dişli, has said he was following the orders of Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar during events at the Akıncı Air Base, considered to be the command center of the coup.
Ruling AKP, main opposition CHP row over espionage case grows
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) group deputy leader Özgür Özel has lashed out at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, asking him to reveal the sources of his claims that imprisoned CHP MP Enis Berberoğlu was willing to blame party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for an espionage case in which he is being tried.
Dacic travels to New York for UNSC session on Kosovo
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will participate at the UN Security Council session in New York on Wednesday.
The Serbian government announced this, noting that the session will discuss UN secretary-general's report on the work of the UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, in the period from April 16 to July 15.
Charlottesville Nationalist Leader Inspired by Romanian Fascism
An organiser of Saturday's white nationalist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville has been making headlines in Romania after he wore a shirt portraying a Romanian World War II fascist leader to a court hearing on Monday.
Galatasaray swoops for West Ham winger Sofiane Feghouli
Galatasaray has signed West Ham United winger Sofiane Feghouli on a five-year contract for 4.25 million euros ($5 million), the Istanbul club announced on Aug. 14.
The 27-year-old Algeria international spent one season at West Ham after joining the Premier League club on a three-year deal from La Liga side Valencia last year.
Over half of export group chiefs to change
The Constitutional Court has reversed an application by Turkey's exporter unions to cancel a decision, which stipulates that any union chief cannot keep a presidency position more than two terms.
As the top court rejected their application, presidents of more than half of the export unions will change soon, as reported by daily Habertürk on Aug. 15.
Out-of-court debt scheme moving slowly
The process for companies to sign up for the out-of-court debt settlement scheme after the recent launch of the online platform allowing firms to apply has proved difficult and time-consuming.
Review of decades-old laws to help firms
The checks that regional officials have to conduct on businesses' paperwork before they can be uploaded on the General Electronic Commercial Registry (GEMI) are to be reduced to a minimum with the aim of reducing bureaucratic holdups.
Pay TV sees rare drop in subscribers
Pay TV in Greece has suffered a setback. Having gradually become a mature market, and at a time when taxation makes up more than 40 percent of what the customer pays, a reduction in subscriber numbers has been recorded.
In the first half of the year, there was a 15,000 reduction in Pay TV subscribers.
Gazprom expects no changes to key energy projects from new US sanctions
Gazprom said on Aug. 14 that new U.S. sanctions against Moscow would not result in the Russian gas exporter having to make changes to key projects, although they could cause delays.
London asks for interim customs deal with EU, new trade accords
Britain has said it wants an interim customs agreement with the European Union after Brexit to allow the freest possible trade of goods, but that it will also seek the right to negotiate other trade deals -- a possible sticking point in the talks.
German GDP growth slows but remains robust
Strong household spending, rising state expenditure and higher company investments consolidated Germany's role as the eurozone growth engine in the second quarter, although accelerating imports meant growth came in just below expectations.
Russia vs. Italy: Road rage in Crete (video)
Summer holidays are supposed to be a period of relaxation and carefree time. But these two tourists in Crete apparently missed the memo. The two men, an Italian and Russian, started brawling possibly over a disputed parking spot. The altercation was initially verbal, before one man slammed the drivers’ door once the other man had entered his vehicle.
Saudi Arabia set to establish joint trade council with Iraq
Saudi Arabia and Iraq are to launch a joint trade commission, the Saudi cabinet announced on Aug. 14, in a sign of a thaw in ties between the two neighbors.
China warns of retaliation as Trump launches trade probe
Trade tensions between the United States and China heated up on Aug. 15 as Beijing warned that it "will not sit idle" if a U.S. probe into its intellectual property practices leads to sanctions.
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to order the investigation comes on top of strains between the two nations over how to handle Beijing's ally North Korea.