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A key figure behind the reconciliation efforts between Turkey and Armenia says Foreign Minister Davutoğlu’s statement calling 1915 deportation of Armenians inhumane was very important. Samson Özararat, a key figure ...

In a Thursday statement released by his office, al-Arabi hailed the efforts of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to help reach the agreement among the country's political forces. Secretary-General of the Arab ...

  One of three Turkish cabinet ministers who have resigned over a corruption scandal, Environment Minister Erdogan Bayraktar, has urged Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to step down. Mr Bayraktar, ...

Ashton ondemnes the Syrian regime for the deaths of more than 300 people in air strikes on civilian targets in rebel-held areas in Aleppo. Catherine Ashton, European Union's top foreign policy ...

LED illumination systems, which light up the architectural features of historical structures at night, have added a new quality to the silhouette of the city of Bursa. The systems serve ...

Turkish PM Erdogan announces the government's new cabinet list after his meeting with the Turkish President. Turkish President Abdullah Gul has approved Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s cabinet revision to change Turkish economy, interior and ...

British retailer Marks & Spencer faced criticism on Monday after it emerged that it allows Muslim staff to refuse to sell customers pork and alcohol. More than 8,000 people have ...

A newly published book by İş Bank Publishing House reveals 147 letters of Namık Kemal and the history of Turkey. The letters of Namık Kemal, writer, intellectual, reformer, journalist, playwright, ...

Hundreds of people gathered at Ankara’s Esenboğa Airport Dec. 24 to welcome Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his return from Pakistan in a show of support amid an unprecedented graft investigation ...

US President Obama honors Turkish scientist Yildiz with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. US President Barack Obama named Turkish scientist Ahmet Yildiz, 34, as a recipient of the Presidential ...