Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the newly constructed Muhsin Ertu?rul Theater in ?stanbul over the weekend, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an complained about the resistance of some circles against his Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government’s efforts for the well-being of the country. He recalled how some circles reacted to the ?stanbul Municipality’s [...]
News reports yesterday morning claiming that a plane had crashed into the sea just off the shore of Antalya’s Alanya district are false according to all preliminary investigations, officials say. According to the Anatolia news agency, all the fuss began when computer programmer Tuna Akar (37) called the emergency 112 and 156 hotlines, claiming that [...]
It’s hard to know when one nation’s property market has fallen out of favour these days as the global financial crisis envelopes country after country and apparently leaves no nation’s economy untarnished. So is property in Turkey still popular or has the market boomed and gone bust?
This question is being asked by Brits, Russians, [...]
Bosporus Strait is the border between the east and west and the country that is set on its side is an amalgamation of both. Turkey is a temptation for almost every tourist on the planet. You can find the latest western spa here just beside the alluring Asian pavement market. Christian bells matching its pleasing [...]
Turkish officials said Friday that 19 workers died in an underground explosion an a coal mine at Bursa in the west of the country.
The explosion, caused late Thursday by a buildup of methane gas, took place more than 600 feet below ground, starting a fire and destroying tunnel support structures.
On Friday, rescue teams reached six [...]
Turkey’s top court on Friday banned a pro-Kurdish political party on charges of ties to Kurdish rebels, a decision likely to disrupt a struggling reconciliation process between the state and minority Kurds. Hasim Kilic, head of the Constitutional Court, said the court also expelled Democratic Society Party chairman Ahmet Turk and another legislator, Aysel Tugluk, [...]
“To err is human” because all people make mistakes that might affect others, not just ourselves. But taking it a step further and breaking the law — intentionally or sometimes unintentionally is another matter, one which calls for legal action. One might get involved in a crime in one’s hometown or in a foreign country. [...]
For some time now it must have come to the attention of many observers like me. I don’t know if you are aware but Europe has vanished from our daily lives for some time now. Europe is distancing itself from us and we are distancing ourselves from Europe. And the decision in respect to the [...]
President of Turkey Abdullah Gul and his spouse will begin on Tuesday a three-day official visit to Jordan upon an invitation by Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania.
The King and Gul will hold talks on ways to boost bilateral cooperation, as well as the latest developments in the region, particularly efforts to bring about [...]
Forty-two percent of women in Turkey become targets of physical or sexual violence, a staggering statistic which along with others will be the focus of events held on the occasion of tomorrow’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Women and men in Turkey and around the world will express their opposition to gender [...]
Britain’s Duchess of York could face trial in Turkey after she was served with legal papers by Scotland Yard police. Sarah Ferguson, 50, was handed the documents yesterday (19.11.09) after infuriating Turkish authorities by going undercover for ‘Duchess and Daughters: Their Secret Mission’, a documentary which exposed the poor conditions in state-run orphanages.
Officials insist the [...]
Turkish police have arrested a Plymouth businessman last week who was on the run after sexually abusing teenage boys. The hunt for Alfred John Palmer, now 52, began when he fled the UK sometime after May 2006 following the halting of a trial where he faced five counts of indecent assault. His long-term partner, Daniel [...]
Two years after beginning a new married life with Martin Jorgensen, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg has the glow of a truly contented wife and mother. The 45-year-old was seen holidaying on the Turkish coast this week, looking happy, relaxed, and with a rather funkier image than during her union with Prince Joachim of Denmark.
Wearing an [...]
Two British sisters and their friend endured a two-hour rape ordeal during a holiday trip to Altinkum. The sisters, aged 18 and 20, and their 19-year-old companion told local police they were attacked after accepting a lift home from a bar in the town centre in Altinkum.
Three man, including two aged 16 and 17, offered [...]