Philosophy of love

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May has created a new post in the Cabinet - the "Minister of Loneliness", and appointed Deputy Minister for Sports and Civil Society Tracey Crouch.

Jealousy might be considered one of the biggest enemies of a happy, healthy relationship. Envy and romantic suspicions are often tipped as the classic sources of discord in an otherwise pleasant partnership.

With the ongoing migrant crisis for several years in Europe, the attitude of EU citizens towards different ethnic groups is changing. However, would they feel comfortable with their son or daughter having a romantic relationship with a person of different backgrounds and religions? This is a question of a European Commission survey of 2015 quoted by Bored Panda and Actualno.com.

There seems to be intense anxiety within the modernizing wing of the center-left in Greece even though many insist on talking about holding a constructive discussion, others announce moves, meetings are organized, candidacies are declared and so on.

These may be symptoms of isolation and loneliness that have possibly intensified because of the summer heat.

The overall level of happiness increased in Turkey in 2016 when compared with 2015, according to statistics released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK). 

In 2015, 56.6 percent of individuals said they were happy, which later increased to 61.3 percent in 2016. 

The Art Zone 42 gallery in Athens is hosting "The Red Line" from January 12 to February 4, in which 34 Greek artists explore the idea of the Red String of Fate, a Chinese belief that the gods tie an invisible red string around the ankles of people who are destined to meet, through paintings, sculptures and photographs. Opening hours are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

I tried to enter the New Year with hope and joy. 

Two significant, esteemed and treasured people of the literature world, writer Aslı Erdoğan and writer and linguist Necmiye Alpay have been freed from prison. We wish the same for the rest of the literary and press world. 

Self-help books and therapists have been advising readers for decades that the key to a healthy and successful relationship is sex – and lots of it.

During the relatively calm days of Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), an unpleasant incident made Turkey's breaking news. A young woman, working as a nurse in an Istanbul hospital, was physically attacked in a public bus merely because she was wearing shorts. The attacker, who denounced her supposedly immodest dress, yelled at her, called her a "devil," and then kicked her in the face.

A study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, found that having more sex will make you happier is a very common misconception.