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What makes Istanbul attractive to tourists are its contrasts, according to a seasoned guide. "There are few cities which harbor so much diversity," said Serhan Güngör to Hürriyet Daily News. "The social-cultural cleavages lead to dramatic differences which are very interesting for an outsider to watch and observe," according to Güngör.

The U.S. government will end the process of the Patriot sale if Turkey proceeds with the purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense systems, a senior U.S. official has told Hürriyet Daily News.

American-Turkish Council chair James Jones (L) speaks with Hürriyet Daily News Ankara Bureau Chief Serkan Demirtaş.

The ban on Turkish soap operas in the Arab world has backfired as the audience learns Turkish to watch from the websites of the Turkish channels, Miriam Berg, an assistant professor at Northwestern University in Qatar, has told Hürriyet Daily News.

Turkey's response to a non-paper, delivered by a top White House aide during talks in Ankara on Jan. 8, mainly outlines how Ankara perceives Turkey's role in a deal reached between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the post-U.S. pullout period, a Turkish diplomatic source has told Hürriyet Daily News.

Tayfun Selen is the first Turkish-origin mayor elected in the U.S., set to run a township in the state of New Jersey after being sworn in on Jan. 4. "My election is a slap in the faces of conservative, white Americans," the Republican has told Hürriyet Daily News.

Turkey's Capital Markets Board (SPK) has approved a demand of paid capital increase by Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık AŞ, the holding company which owns media assets, including the Hürriyet Daily News.

Many Turks have been moving to Montenegro seeking citizenship of a country that eyes EU membership, but a Turkish couple has moved to the tiny Balkan country for another reason: Tranquility. The couple shared the details of their journey to Montenegro with the Hürriyet Daily News. 

Gökçe Aytulu has taken the helm as the new editor-in-chief of Hürriyet Daily News, replacing outgoing Murat Yetkin.

Turkey has a strong resilience and great growth potential, despite shirt-term volatility, Japan's Ambassador to Ankara Akio Miyajima told Hürriyet Daily News calling for concrete measures for stability of Turkish economy.