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Former head of Turkey’s top science body detained The former head of Turkey’s top science body and two of its employees were detained on April 14 for hiring an employee with a fake diploma

VIDEO: Satirical game on Cyprus negotiations ‘irk Greek Cypriots’ A Turkish Cypriot man has turned the U.N.-led Cyprus negotiations into a satirical video game

President Erdoğan to chair cabinet for the third time President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to chair the cabinet meeting on April 20 for the third time since he was elected in August 2014

• Foreign corporations in Turkey must file taxes by April 25

  The pace of growth and development in the Turkish economy and its foreign trade implications over the last decade has brought topics related to direct and indirect foreign investment to the top of the agenda.
  

• Turkey's main opposition party blames ruling AKP for 'genocide defeat'

  The reason for the growing international tendency to recognize the mass killings of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide is the Sunni Islamist policy pursued by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), a senior main opposition party leader has claimed.
  

• Protest marks ground breaking ceremony for Turkey’s first nuclear power plant

  A group of protesters have locked the attendees of the ground breaking ceremony for Turkey’s first nuclear power plant to protest the construction of the plant in the southern province of Mersin.
  

• ‘All cats caught,’ Turkish official reassures public over Election Day blackouts

  A top electoral official in Turkey has reassured the public that the controversial blackouts during the local elections last year would not be repeated in the upcoming parliamentary elections, as 'all cats have been caught.'
  

• Turkey deports 9 Britons who tried to cross into Syria

  Turkey on April 14 deported nine Britons, including the son of a local councillor, two weeks after arresting them for attempting to cross into Syria to join jihadists, the official news agency said.
  

• Face transplant patient in Turkey set to become father

  A man who made history by becoming the fifth Turk to undergo a face transplant will soon become a father, according to reports. Recep Sert received his new face in 2013 from 42-year-old Andrzej Kucza, a Polish tourist.
  

• Turkish capital’s symbolic square renamed by municipality

  The name of Ankara’s Tandoğan Square has been changed to Anadolu Square following a decision by the municipal city council.
  

• Foreign corporations in Turkey must file taxes by April 25

  The pace of growth and development in the Turkish economy and its foreign trade implications over the last decade has brought topics related to direct and indirect foreign investment to the top of the agenda.
  

• Turkey's main opposition party blames ruling AKP for 'genocide defeat'

  The reason for the growing international tendency to recognize the mass killings of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide is the Sunni Islamist policy pursued by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), a senior main opposition party leader has claimed.
  

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Two people killed, five injured in Istanbul gunfight Two people died and five others were injured in a gunfight between two rival groups in Istanbul’s Kağıthane district late April 13. Comment(s) 4/14/2015

Turkish lira hits record low against dollar on political worries The Turkish lira plumbed another record low against the dollar on April 14, as investors punished the currency on fears of rising political instability ahead of the June 7 parliamentary election. Comment(s) 4/14/2015

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ECONOMICS Babacan to visit US to attend international meetings ANKARA Turkish Deputy Minister Ali Babacan will visit the United States to attend a series of international meetings, including the G-20 meetings, between April 15 and 21. Comment(s) 4/14/2015

EUROPE Three Turks drowned at Spanish resort during education project ÇANAKKALE – Doğan News Agency Two hearing impaired Turkish students and one teacher were drowned on April 13 in the Spanish resort of Marbella, where they had been involved in an education program. Comment(s) 4/14/2015

Nigeria president-elect ‘cannot promise’ schoolgirls will be found ABUJA – Agence France-Presse Nigeria’s president-elect Muhammadu Buhari cautioned April 14 that he could not make promises on the return of 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram exactly a year ago. Comment(s) 4/14/2015

4/14/2015UN council to vote on draft resolution to punish Yemen's Huthis

4/14/2015Indonesian Islamic parties seek ban on alcohol consumption

4/13/2015Turkey donates $1mln to AU to combat Ebola

4/13/2015Turkish Airlines starts flights to San Francisco

ISIL lost 25 to 30 percent of Iraq territory: Pentagon WASHINGTON - Agence France-Presse The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has lost control of "25 to 30" percent of the territory it holds in Iraq after coalition air strikes and an Iraqi offensive, the Pentagon said April 13. Comment(s) 4/14/2015

UN chief: 1915 killings of Armenians ’atrocity crimes’ UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon isn’t supporting Pope Francis’ description of the killings as 'the first genocide of the 20th century' Comment(s) 4/14/2015

Turkish 4G ‘to come into service by start of 2016’ ANKARA - Anadolu Agency Turkish fourth-generation (4G) telecom services are envisaged to be operational by the first day of 2016, Communications Minister Feridun Bilgin has said. Comment(s) 4/14/2015

Three Turkcell executives resign amid rising gov’t interference in company ISTANBUL Three deputy general managers have quit their posts at Turkey’s largest mobile phone operator, Turkcell, amid rising interference by the government into the company, which has a complex shareholder structure. Comment(s) 4/14/2015

Nokia says in talks to buy all of Alcatel-Lucent HELSINKI - Agence France-Presse Finland’s Nokia announced on April 14 that it was in advanced talks to purchase all of its Franco-American rival Alcatel-Lucent. Comment(s) 4/14/2015

Japan court blocks restarting of two nuclear reactors TOKYO - Agence France-Presse A Japanese court on April 14 issued a landmark injunction against the restarting of two atomic reactors, after the country's nuclear watchdog had given the green light to switch them back on. Comment(s) 4/14/2015

Atatürk’s mausoleum to open for 24 hours to mark Gallipoli victory ANKARA Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s mausoleum in Ankara will remain open for 24 hours on April 24 for the first time to mark the centenary of the Ottoman forces' victory in Gallipoli during World War I. Comment(s) 4/13/2015

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• Delayed justice for Sulukule

  
  

  GİLA BENMAYOR writes :

  The saddest story of urban transformation in Istanbul is Sulukule. This neighborhood is known as the one of the oldest Roma settlements in the world.

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• The seductive glamour of Turkish opinion polls

  
  

  CONTRIBUTOR
  Michael Daventry* writes :

  Watch out Turkish politics watchers, you’re in for a bumpy ride: Opinion pollsters have opened the hunting season and they’re out to hijack your Twitter feed.

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• Under the shadow of ‘terror talk’

  
  

  NURAY MERT writes :

  After Public Prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz was killed by two members of an illegal and dubious leftist organization called the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C), the whole thing turned against the media and the opposition in Turkey.

  Comment(s) 4/13/2015

• Obama’s Cuba, Iran moves and Turkey-US relations

  
  

  MURAT YETKİN writes :

  If Iran’s relations with the U.S. become normalized under the Islamic regime, it will force Ankara to also make a shift in regional policies.

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• Europe should see Turkey is no longer a country of emigration

  
  

  BARÇIN YİNANÇ writes :

  “I don’t say it impolitely, but I say it directly: I don’t want to see you here again,” said Muriel Domenach, the French Consul General in Istanbul, talking about her conversations with visa-seeking Turks.

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• Is the ceasefire being suspended?

  
  

  MEHMET Y. YILMAZ writes :

  Is Turkey's “ceasefire” with the PKK going to be shelved until after the elections? Will a political period start now where politics will be run over the funerals of martyrs?

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• Political tension rising in Turkey

  
  

  SEMİH İDİZ writes :

  The stakes have never been so high for Turkey. It is clear that the general elections on June 7 are not going to be just regular elections.

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• An AKP-CHP coalition is out of the question

  
  

  ŞÜKRÜ KÜÇÜKŞAHİN writes :

  I had to write a headline that I never thought I would when two daily Hürriyet writers started a discussion about the probability of a ruling AKP and main opposition CHP coalition.

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• Delayed justice for Sulukule

  
  

  GİLA BENMAYOR writes :

  The saddest story of urban transformation in Istanbul is Sulukule. This neighborhood is known as the one of the oldest Roma settlements in the world.

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• The seductive glamour of Turkish opinion polls

  
  

  CONTRIBUTOR
  Michael Daventry* writes :

  Watch out Turkish politics watchers, you’re in for a bumpy ride: Opinion pollsters have opened the hunting season and they’re out to hijack your Twitter feed.

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• Under the shadow of ‘terror talk’

  
  

  NURAY MERT writes :

  After Public Prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz was killed by two members of an illegal and dubious leftist organization called the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C), the whole thing turned against the media and the opposition in Turkey.

  Comment(s) 4/13/2015

• Obama’s Cuba, Iran moves and Turkey-US relations

  
  

  MURAT YETKİN writes :

  If Iran’s relations with the U.S. become normalized under the Islamic regime, it will force Ankara to also make a shift in regional policies.

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• Europe should see Turkey is no longer a country of emigration

  
  

  BARÇIN YİNANÇ writes :

  “I don’t say it impolitely, but I say it directly: I don’t want to see you here again,” said Muriel Domenach, the French Consul General in Istanbul, talking about her conversations with visa-seeking Turks.

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

• Is the ceasefire being suspended?

  
  

  MEHMET Y. YILMAZ writes :

  Is Turkey's “ceasefire” with the PKK going to be shelved until after the elections? Will a political period start now where politics will be run over the funerals of martyrs?

  Comment(s) 4/14/2015

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• Snowy almonds

  Almond blossoms are among the first to prelude the joyous spirit of spring in the air. Following the almond blossoms, plum trees burst into full bloom, soon to be followed by the adorable cherry flowers.
  

• ‘Blue Voyagers’ at Istanbul’s Sismanoglio Megaro

  The Consulate General of Greece in Istanbul and Columbia Global Centers Turkey will host the “Blue Voyagers: the Art of Romare Bearden and Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu” exhibition from April 15 to May 17 at Istanbul’s Sismanoglio Megaro.
  

• Dubai bids to be creative capital of the Arab world

  Move over, Cairo, Beirut and Casablanca. Dubai is on a mission to become one of the Arab world’s top centers for art, design, film and fashion - areas traditionally dominated by older Arab cities outside the Gulf.
  

• NBA: Westbrook makes most of reprieve to spark Thunder to win

  Russell Westbrook carried the Oklahoma City on his back again, finishing with 36 points and 11 rebounds as the Thunder toppled the Portland Trail Blazers 101-90 on April 13.
  

• Turkey’s top level football back after attack break

  Turkey’s top flight football will resume with a Ziraat Turkish Cup game on April 14 following a week-long hiatus in the wake of a gun attack on the Fenerbahçe team bus.
  

• Germany's Günter Grass, author of "The Tin Drum", dies at 87

  German novelist Guenter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning author of works such as "The Tin Drum", has died at the age of 87, a foundation in his name said on April 13.
  

• INTERVIEW: ‘Turks and Armenians should escape vicious circle of assertion and denial’

  Turkish-Armenian relations are back under the spotlight ahead of the centenary commemorations of 1915 on April 24. Carnegie Endowment scholar Thomas de Waal spoke to HDN about his new book on the subject.
  

• Snowy almonds

  Almond blossoms are among the first to prelude the joyous spirit of spring in the air. Following the almond blossoms, plum trees burst into full bloom, soon to be followed by the adorable cherry flowers.
  

• ‘Blue Voyagers’ at Istanbul’s Sismanoglio Megaro

  The Consulate General of Greece in Istanbul and Columbia Global Centers Turkey will host the “Blue Voyagers: the Art of Romare Bearden and Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu” exhibition from April 15 to May 17 at Istanbul’s Sismanoglio Megaro.
  

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‘Kino 2015’ showcases new German cinema in Turkey Organized by German Films and the three Goethe-Instituts in Turkey, ‘Kino 2015’ brings the latest examples from new German cinema to Turkey.

Industry shrinks as domestic demand falls The growth data of 2014 released on the last day of March and preliminary indicators released for the first three months of 2015 show that there is a serious slowing trend in the manufacturing industry, which is considered the backbone of the economy.

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Turkish capital’s symbolic square renamed by municipality The name of Ankara’s Tandoğan Square has been changed to Anadolu Square following a decision by the municipal city council.

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Turkey deports 9 Britons who tried to cross into Syria Turkey on April 14 deported nine Britons, including the son of a local councillor, two weeks after arresting them for attempting to cross into Syria to join jihadists, the official news agency said.

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