Languages of Europe
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin as "common language"
Linguist Ranko Bugarski said this on Thursday while promoting his new book, "Do you speak common (language)," published by Biblioteka XX Vek - and added that this language has been separated into four for political reasons.
"From the political and administrative, but by no means from the aspect of linguistics, we have four different languages," Bugarski said.
Pioneer Albanian Class Starts in Turkish School
Turkish and Albanian Education Ministers on Wednesday attended a first Albanian class in the village of Halil Beyli at the Alija Izetbegovic Middle School near Izmir, where a significant portion of the residents have Balkan origins.
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'Sex coaches' claiming Trump secrets plead for US help
A Belarusian model and Russian "sex coach" pleaded for U.S. help as they arrived for a court hearing in Thailand on April 17, in a case that has grabbed widespread attention after the model claimed to have revelations about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Muenster attacker was lone German with mental health problems
The man who drove a camper van into a group of people sitting outside a restaurant in the German city of Muenster on April 7 acted alone and appears to have had mental health problems, the regional interior minister has said.
Drunk Turk sentenced for crossing Greek-Turkish border
A Greek court gave a suspended sentence March 20 to a Turkish man who ran across the tense Greek-Turkish border after a drinking binge.
Turkish national runs across border while drunk: Greek authorities
The Greek authorities have said a Turkish national who ran across a Greek-Turkish border crossing overnight while apparently drunk has been detained.
Turkish Cypriots vow to stand firm in island gas dispute
After a standoff in the Mediterranean that saw Turkish warships force back an Italian rig, Turkish Cypriot authorities insist no resources can be tapped around the divided island unless they are on-board.
Venting our frustration with words
The crisis in Greek-Turkish relations has over the years been accentuated by the abusive and unchecked use of words which are uttered with the aim of boosting the morale and pride of the nation. These words essentially expose the discrepancy between rhetoric and action.
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'Boys in good health, with high morale,' says soldier's father
Two Greek soldiers being held pending trial after accidentally crossing into Turkish territory last week were found by their families to be "in good health and with high morale."
Lieutenant Angelos Mitretodis, 25, and Sergeant Dimitris Kouklatzis, 27, were allowed a visit by their families on Monday in the prison where they are being held in the Turkish town of Edirne.
German travelers return to Turkey after attacks, coup attempt: Market researcher
Summer bookings to Turkey by German holidaymakers have doubled, though are still far from the levels seen a few years ago, German market researcher GfK said on Feb. 28.