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Turkey returns 'genocide' motion to European Parliament
Turkey has returned to the European Parliament an April 15 motion describing the mass killing of Ottoman Armenians during World War I as genocide, as a senior EU official warned Ankara about the consequences of its reaction to statements made by countries and organizations labeling the mass killings genocide.
US ambassador responds to Ankara Mayor Gökçek: 'We are all blonde'
U.S. Ambassador to Ankara John Bass has waded into the dispute between Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek and U.S. State Department spokesperson Marie Harf, by posting a photo-shopped blonde haired picture of himself on Instagram.
US soldiers arrive at ?ncirlik Airbase with weapons for train-equip program
Some 123 U.S. soldiers arrived in Turkey as part of a program to train and equip the putatively moderate Syrian opposition, along with weapons that are being transferred to ?ncirlik Airbase in the southern province of Adana.
T-Rex statue replaces 'Transformers' robot of Ankara
The Turkish capital's eccentric mayor has held his promise and removed a controversial Transformers-esque robot statue ?only to replace it with a large dinosaur figure.
Turkish man survives crash, takes selfie on ground
A Turkish man who survived a traffic accident in Ankara took a selfie while injured and lying on the road, daily Vatan reported April 28.
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The AKP's diplomacy
Turkey is a country fond of setting negative records like having the largest number of journalists in prison, being one of the champions in violence against women, or being the country that has tried to close down You Tube or Twitter the most.
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Ankara mayor Gökçek to file lawsuit against HDP leader Demirta?
Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? has accused Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek of having private camera recordings of his party friends, which have allowed him to stay mayor for a long period of time.
Gökçek, from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said on April 26 he will file a lawsuit against Demirta? and called on him to prove his claims.
Spring fest at Turkey's leading university canceled due to 'too much alcohol'
The annual spring festival at one of Turkey's internationally acclaimed universities, which has been organized for the past 28 years, was canceled due to a dispute between the rectorship and the student committee organizing the festival.
Turkish state lender Ziraat to open first foreign bank branch in Ethiopia
Turkey's largest state-owned lender, Ziraat Bank, has proposed opening the first foreign-owned bank branch in Ethiopia, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said.
Speaking at the Turkey-Ethiopia Business Forum in Ankara on April 27, Zeybekci said Turkish lender Ziraat Bank was awaiting a response from Ethiopia on its proposal.
Turkey's presidential palace part of Ankara's new skyline
As lanterns fly in the skies of Ankara in the early hours of April 25 to mark the centennial anniversary of the World War I campaign in Gallipoli, Turkey?s national media discovered Mustafa Kemal Atatürk?s mausoleum has new company in the capital?s skyline: The new presidential palace.