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Festival calls for young jazz musicians
The 23rd Istanbul Jazz Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), is calling for young jazz musicians to take the stage at a special festival event to be held in July.
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Car used in Ankara blast stolen from rental firm in ?zmir: Reports
The car used in Ankara blast that killed 27 military personnel and one civilian on Feb. 17 was stolen from a vehicle rental company in the western Turkish province of ?zmir around two months ago before being sent to Diyarbak?r, according to reports.
Soldier, police officer killed in Turkey's southeast
One soldier and one police officer were killed on Feb. 18 in an armed attack by outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the ?dil district of the southeastern province of ??rnak, the Turkish General Staff has stated.
Security teams on high alert in Istanbul after Ankara bomb attack
Security teams in Istanbul have stepped up measures following the Feb. 17 car bomb attack in Ankara that killed at least 28 people.
Security personnel at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport have been searching with bomb detectors any suspicious cars or people entering the airport.
Bomb blast weakens Turkish assets while emerging stocks hit one-month high
Turkish assets have struggled after a suicide car bomb attack killed 28 people in Ankara, although emerging stocks gained for a fourth straight day, reaching their highest in more than one month on Feb. 18.
Turkey to inform P5 countries on PYD's link in Ankara bombing
The ambassadors of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council will be formally informed that the Feb. 17 deadly terror attack in Ankara "was carried out by Syria's Democratic Union Party's (PYD) military wing," Turkish officials have said.
Plan to revive Russian economy to cost $11.7 bln: Minister
A Russian government plan to shore up the recession-battered economy will cost around 880 billion rubles ($11.7 billion), Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told a cabinet meeting on Feb. 18.
Some of these funds have already been factored into the 2016 federal budget, Ulyukayev said, but the government still needs to find additional money.
EU court rules Iran bank assets should not have been frozen
The European Court of Justice ruled on Feb. 18 that the assets of Iran's Bank Mellat should not have been frozen from 2010, dismissing an appeal brought by the European Council.
The Council, the grouping of the EU's 28 member states, froze the funds of a number of Iranian financial entities from 2010 to combat Iranian activities that could have led to it developing nuclear weapons.
US believes mustard gas used by ISIL in Syria, Iraq
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants are believed to be responsible for sulfur mustard gas attacks in Syria and Iraq last year, the United States said on Feb. 17.
Turkish barber offers free shaves to favorite soccer team
A barber in central Turkey has come up with a novel way of inspiring his local football team by offering free shaves until the end of the season for this weekend's winning goal scorer.