Ethnic groups in Asia

Arsenal star Mesut Özil has been deleted from a computer football game in China as a feud between the German footballer and China intensifies on a social media post about his condemnation regarding Uighur Muslims.

Millions of Turks across the country and abroad are celebrating on Oct. 29 the 96th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey.

The Reform Fund Linked to the Inclusion of Roma and Other Vulnerable Groups had approximately 28,000 beneficiaries in such fields as education, healthcare, housing, community and economic development, according to the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Romania, Arthur Mattli.

Turkey granted citizenship to over 40,000 Ahıska Turks living in Turkey, said the head of the World Union of Ahıska Turks on Sept. 16.

Only 41 percent of the Roma in Bulgaria express confidence in the police, and only 22 percent believe in the justice system. This is shown by the data presented today by the European Commission (EC) on the implementation of strategies for this minority in the European Union.

With its pre-production process ongoing, Turkish director Alper Çağlar told the story behind his epic war series Göktürk Trilogy, which will narrate the foundation and development of the Turkic Khaganate of Göktürk in Central Asia.

A Turkish Cypriot bus driver says Greek Cypriots threw rocks at his vehicle at Larnaca International Airport where he had gone to pick up tourists.
According to local media, a Turkish Cypriot driver is expected to give a statement to the bicommunal crime committee on Friday regarding an alleged attack by Greek Cypriot bus drivers earlier this week.

Dozens of Greek Cypriot families in Limassol are up in arms over a land dispute, accusing the government of lying to them as they face lawsuits from a Turkish Cypriot property owner.

The United States said Mon June 17 it has approved the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East, against the backdrop of soaring tensions with Iran.

The some 400,000 Chinese tourists who visit Turkey each year have whet Turks' appetite for learning Chinese.