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All eyes on EWG meeting on January 12
The Euro Working Group (EWG) meeting on January 12 is the next focal point in talks between Greece and its European lenders after the two sides overcame a deadlock over a Christmas bonus granted to low-income pensioners by the left-led government.
Mystery as NATO Auditor General is found shot dead in suspicious circumstances
POLICE in Belgium are probing the death of a high ranking NATO official after his body was discovered in his car with a gunshot wound to the head. According to reports, Yves Chandelon, the 62-year-old auditor general of NATO was found miles away from both his home and office.
KEVR To Discuss 5% Increase in Gas Prices as of 2017
The price of natural gas should be increased by 5% as of the beginning of next year.
This proposal of the energy regulator will be discussed on Tuesday at KEVR, reported BGNES.
The jump in oil prices over the last few months influenced the prices of natural gas which also went up.
Black Box of Russian TU-154 Found
Divers have discovered one of the black boxes of the Russian TU-154 plane which crashed on Sunday in the Black Sea, reported TASS, citing a source from the security forces.
At the tail end of the plane, there are two more boxes which have not been found yet.
Serbian Church in Montenegro Slams Planned Dams
The Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro said that it had formed a committee for the protection of nature and cultural and spiritual values of the Moraca River after the government revealed plans to build several hydropower plants there.
The Tupolev’s tail section has been found along with three more bodies
3000 people are searching the crash site for the passengers’ bodies. According to TASS news agency the black box was found on Tuesday morning under the cabin and it will br retrieved as soon as possible. According to experts there are two more recorders on the tail section to be found.
The first woman pilot of Afghanistan seeks asylum in the USA
Niloofar Rhmani is the first woman pilot of the Afghan air force. Her courageous decision was applauded by the western world and she was awarded U.S. State Department’s International Women of Courage Award in 2015.
A Famous Porn Star Claims She Was Raped On Set. Will She Receive Justice? (PHOTOS)
One of porn’s biggest stars is calling out one of the adult industry’s biggest companies over a scene she alleges went way too far.
Turkey targets $2 bln from TV series
Turkey plans to increase its revenue from the export of Turkish series and soap operas worldwide to $2 billion by 2023, Metin Tunçtürk, the chairman of the professional body of film producers, FIYAB, has said.
"The Turkish drama sector is open to the world and is set to become a locomotive for an economic, cultural and global national breakthrough," Tunçtürk said.
Facing uncertainty, which known brand will Turks stick with?
"The sociologist part of me is still looking for the answer to this question," daily Hürriyet writer Ertuğrul Özkök wrote in an article published on Nov. 21, 2015, three weeks after the Nov. 1 general elections.
Situation in Syria getting tougher for Turkey
Turkey feels it has been deserted by its allies in Syria and left alone in its efforts to dislodge the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the town of al-Bab near the Turkish border. This is what we understand from a briefing for journalists last week by the military on the progress of Turkey's operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria launched on Aug. 24.
Control over Istanbul's historical peninsula
The powers of the local government have been increased over the historical peninsula of Istanbul, which is one of the most important area of cultural heritage for us. While the "elected" municipality's development and construction powers have been broadened, the powers of the "appointed" Cultural and Natural Heritage Conservation Board have been substantially trimmed.
Ethical questions over the assassination photograph
Journalists' reflexes override fear. While people run away from bullets, journalists deliberately head toward the place where the bullets are coming from. The same happened on the evening the Russian Ambassador to Ankara Andrey Karlov was attacked.
Dragon and crescent in the Asian century
The Foreign Relations Committee (DEİK) issued a comprehensive report on Turkey-China relations with an interesting title which goes, "The Dragon and the Crescent in the Asian Century."
This report is one of the latest links in the interest in China that has distinctly increased with the mention of Turkey's possible membership to the Shanghai Five.