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CHP leader warns Turkish gov't against military intervention into Syria
Republican People?s Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has strongly warned the Turkish government against starting any military intervention in Syria, saying this would have a high cost for the whole country.
Countdown starts for Diyarbak?r's World Heritage site bid
Site preparations have finished in Turkey?s eastern province of Diyarbak?r, whose ancient sites may soon receive world heritage status. The 5,700-meter long and 12-meter high historical walls, along with the 700-hectare Hevsel Gardens, which are a like an open-air museum and symbol of the city, are waiting for UNESCO?s World Heritage status decision.
Grup Yorum celebrates its 30th year
Following concerts in Adana and ?zmir, famous protest band Grup Yorum's third 30th anniversary concert took place in Istanbul on June 28, after the first two attempts to organize the concert earlier in the year were banned by the Istanbul Governor's Office. The ban was ultimately reversed by a court decision and the concert was held in the Bak?rköy Public Bazaar.
Will the intel head become part of coalition talks?
The first Gulf War in 1991 introduced the concept of Northern Iraq to Turkish political jargon. For the two decades that followed the Gulf War, not a day went by without a Turkish official underlying the importance of Iraq?s territorial integrity and warning Iraqi Kurds against their aspiration for independence and even autonomy. Turkish officials avoided using the terms ?Iraqi Kurdistan?
Sectarianism comes before humanity
The day we heard about the death of former President Süleyman Demirel, news about another death was circulating around but not too many people were aware of it.
Turkey must talk to the Syrian Kurds
It is not easy to understand the contention in the pro-government media ? meaning that portion of the media which acts as a mouthpiece for President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) ?
European banks saved first before Greece
Everyone is curious how the crisis in Greece will unfold.
Dangerous power game in Ankara, now over Syria
Everything seems surreal in the Turkish capital nowadays.
President Tayyip Erdo?an has been presiding over the National Security Board (MGK) with an agenda to intervene in the civil war in Syria, but the military has been resisting - despite a clear government directive.
Greece Confirms It Won't Pay EUR 1.6 B in Debt to IMF Tuesday
A Greek government official has confirmed Greece will be unable to make a EUR 1.6 B debt payment due to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday, Reuters reported on Monday.
The IMF has said that Greece will immediately be in arrears if it fails to make the debt repayment.
S&P: Greece downgrade to CCC-
Standard & Poor’s rating agency cut Greece’s credit grade by one notch further into junk status amid the country’s deteriorating financial situation. The agency says it now sees a 50-percent chance of Greece leaving the eurozone.
Venizelos refers to ‘grand delusion’ in sharply criticizing SYRIZA govt
The grand delusion
In January, a large part of the Greek people believed that, without causing a problem to the European acquis of the country and without calling into question the improvement in the fiscal condition that was achieved owing to the sacrifices of the 2010-2014 period, they could make a choice of a government with radical characteristics.
Greek PM Tsipras live on state television (Watch live, in Greek)
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras provides a live television interview to Greek state-television on Monday evening (in Greek)
SYRIZA MEP says Tsipras tactics turning Greece into'slightly worse than Zimbabwe'
“A clash with lenders will be an impractical choice, and if attempted the result will be the country returning to the trap of the memorandum, under worse conditions,” was the phrase used by SYRIA MEP Costas Chrysogonos in a letter addressed to Greek PM Alexis Tsipras on … March 19, 2015.
Courts to stay shut until July 8
Greece?s courts will be closed from Tuesday until July 8, according to instructions issued on Monday by Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos.
Thessaloniki woman mugged after making ATM withdrawal
A woman was mugged in Thessaloniki after withdrawing cash from a bank ATM. According to witnesses, the woman was attacked by two men who grabbed her purse, which contained 1,250 euros, and ran off with it.
Police officers were dispatched to the area and caught the thieves, two Greek men, aged 29 and 30.