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HDP headquarters attacked by unidentified assailants Unidentified assailants have fired on the headquarters of Turkey's Kurdish problem-focused Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) in Ankara

Pedestrian traffic jam hits metrobus stop in Istanbul Police were mobilized on April 18 to prevent people jumping off the pedestrian overpass of a congested metrobus stop

VIDEO: Erdoğan cycles with ‘champion’s bike’ through bodyguards, ministers Turkish President has cycled with a bike based on a model used by Fabrice Mels for a promotional event

• Turkish media’s partisan coverage alarming for democracy

  The Turkish media’s highly partisan coverage does not bode well for the ultimate fate of the country’s democracy, according to a leader political science scholar
  

• ‘Turkey spins wheels’ in economy, says President Erdoğan

  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey has been spinning its wheels in the economy for the past three years and the way out of this loop and to keep the system flowing with speed was to adopt the presidential system of government
  

• Turkish prime minister pledges to ‘look after’ Roma people 

  Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has pledged to look out for Roma people with an 11 article commitment during a meeting in Istanbul with representatives of the community
  

• CHP outlines ambitious election manifesto, prioritizes fight against poverty 

  Turkey’s main oppositional social democrat party has outlined an ambitious election manifesto with concrete and holistic promises to end poverty, address the problems of the country’s 17 million poor and prioritize turning the country into a first-class democracy
  

• Attack against HDP headquarters raises pre-election tension

  An armed attack at the headquarters of Turkey’s Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Ankara on April 18 has added insult to injury, as tension in the run-up to the June 7 parliamentary election had already flared
  

• CHP promises to be the party of the poor

  Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), had already voiced his election target as 35 percent of the votes, meaning he has to find an additional 6 to 7 million of votes to achieve his goal
  

• Turkish Lira, the champion loser against the dollar 

  The dollar/Turkish Lira parity went above the 2.68 level at mid-week last week and it has shown a tendency to remain in the 2.75 lira band
  

• Turkish media’s partisan coverage alarming for democracy

  The Turkish media’s highly partisan coverage does not bode well for the ultimate fate of the country’s democracy, according to a leader political science scholar
  

• ‘Turkey spins wheels’ in economy, says President Erdoğan

  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey has been spinning its wheels in the economy for the past three years and the way out of this loop and to keep the system flowing with speed was to adopt the presidential system of government
  

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Sale of luxury box to Zarrab shakes Beşiktaş Beşiktaş enjoyed a 5-1 win against Istanbul’s Kasımpaşa on April 18, but the brilliant score line failed to satisfy renowned fan group çArşı, who have expressed their anger at the purchase of a luxury box in the club’s under-construction stadium by controversial businessman Reza Zarrab Comment(s) 4/19/2015

ISIL shows purported executions in Libya of Ethiopia Christians The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group released on April 19 a video purportedly showing the executions of some 30 Ethiopian Christians captured in Libya Comment(s) 4/19/2015

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INTERNATIONAL Spanish couple suspected of joining ISIL detained in Istanbul  ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency A Spanish couple allegedly trying to cross into Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was taken into custody in Istanbul on April 18, according to police officials Comment(s) 4/19/2015

INTERNATIONAL Turkey extradites Serb war crime suspect  SARAJEVO – Anadolu Agency Dusko Dabetic, a Serb sought by officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina for alleged war crimes committed during the Bosnian War, has been extradited by Turkey Comment(s) 4/19/2015

700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck ROME - Agence France-Presse As many as 700 migrants were feared drowned April 19 after their packed boat capsized off Libya in what was described as the deadliest such disaster to date in the Mediterranean Comment(s) 4/19/2015

4/19/2015More than 90,000 people flee violence in Iraq's Anbar province: UN

4/19/2015Khamenei says Iran nuclear weapons are a "myth"

4/19/2015Greece starts trial of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party

4/19/2015Afghan president starts Iran visit

Turkish Cypriots vote for new leader  NICOSIA - Agence France-Presse Voters in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) went to the polls on April 19 to elect their new leader from seven candidates including incumbent Dervis Eroglu Comment(s) 4/19/2015

Thousands march in Europe against US-EU free trade pact  BERLIN - Agence France-Presse Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Europe on April 18 to oppose the world's biggest free trade pact between the US and European Union Comment(s) 4/19/2015

34 migrants saved off southwestern Turkey  MUĞLA – Anadolu Agency A total of 34 migrants who set sail from Turkey en route to Greece were rescued April 19 after their boat sank off of Turkey’s southwestern coast Comment(s) 4/19/2015

Israel PM to request extra time for forming gov't  JERUSALEM - Agence France-Presse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to make a formal request for extra time to piece together a new government, the president's office said April 19 Comment(s) 4/19/2015

IMF nations point to exchange rate, geopolitical risks WASHINGTON - Reuters The International Monetary Fund's member nations on April 18 warned of risks to the global economy from exchange rate shifts and geopolitical tensions as they took note of "moderate" global growth and "uneven prospects."  Comment(s) 4/19/2015

Thousands of Yemeni troops along Saudi border side with President Hadi  ADEN – Reuters The Yemeni commander of a vast military district covering half the country’s border with Saudi Arabia pledged support to Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on April 19, local officials said Comment(s) 4/19/2015

France, Russia negotiating solution to frozen warship deal: Hollande  PARIS - Agence France-Presse French President Francois Hollande said April 19 that negotiations with Moscow were under way to find a solution to a dispute over the sale of two Mistral warships, frozen over the Ukraine crisis Comment(s) 4/19/2015

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• The encounter of former foes in Gallipoli

  
  

  CONTRIBUTOR
  Richard Moore* writes :

  Later this month we will all commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Çanakkale or Gallipoli campaign

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• Iran: From pariah state to perestroika?

  
  

  CONTRIBUTOR
  Behlül Özkan writes :

  The recent breakthrough in the months-long nuclear talks between Iran and the West is a potentially historic development

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• The quality of Turkish democracy matters to us, says US official

  
  

  MURAT YETKİN writes :

  The United States gives importance to the “quality of Turkish democracy” not just in political and economic terms, but also as a security issue, said Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs

  Comment(s) 4/18/2015

• Russia and democracy factors in Turkish-US relations

  
  

  MURAT YETKİN writes :

  It was April 2009 when new U.S. President Barack Obama paid his first overseas visit to Turkey and delivered a speech in the Turkish parliament

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• To use or not use the G-word

  
  

  NURAY MERT writes :

  The pope’s use of the G-word and then the European Parliament’s vote to urge Turkey to recognize the “Armenian Genocide” angered not only the president and the government, but also the nationalist opposition and a majority of Turks

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• Equality matters to Cypriots

  
  

  YUSUF KANLI writes :

  Some 177,000 Turkish Cypriots went to the polling booths April 19 to vote to elect a president that would lead the tiny Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in talks with Greek Cypriots, expected to resume next month, to achieve a federal resolution

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• The economics of daylight saving time

  
  

  EMRE DELİVELİ writes :

  It was Benjamin Franklin who (sort of) came up with the idea of daylight saving time (DST) in a whimsical anonymous essay to the Journal of Paris in 1784

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• Hagia Sophia: An election campaign ploy again?

  
  

  ARIANA FERENTINOU writes :

  One year later, it is as almost as a déjà vu experience. Turkey is heading for elections, again

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• The encounter of former foes in Gallipoli

  
  

  CONTRIBUTOR
  Richard Moore* writes :

  Later this month we will all commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Çanakkale or Gallipoli campaign

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• Iran: From pariah state to perestroika?

  
  

  CONTRIBUTOR
  Behlül Özkan writes :

  The recent breakthrough in the months-long nuclear talks between Iran and the West is a potentially historic development

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• The quality of Turkish democracy matters to us, says US official

  
  

  MURAT YETKİN writes :

  The United States gives importance to the “quality of Turkish democracy” not just in political and economic terms, but also as a security issue, said Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs

  Comment(s) 4/18/2015

• Russia and democracy factors in Turkish-US relations

  
  

  MURAT YETKİN writes :

  It was April 2009 when new U.S. President Barack Obama paid his first overseas visit to Turkey and delivered a speech in the Turkish parliament

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• To use or not use the G-word

  
  

  NURAY MERT writes :

  The pope’s use of the G-word and then the European Parliament’s vote to urge Turkey to recognize the “Armenian Genocide” angered not only the president and the government, but also the nationalist opposition and a majority of Turks

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

• Equality matters to Cypriots

  
  

  YUSUF KANLI writes :

  Some 177,000 Turkish Cypriots went to the polling booths April 19 to vote to elect a president that would lead the tiny Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in talks with Greek Cypriots, expected to resume next month, to achieve a federal resolution

  Comment(s) 4/20/2015

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• Aydın Doğan Award presented to Orhan Pamuk

  The 19th Aydın Doğan Award was presented to Turkey’s Nobel laureate writer Orhan Pamuk on April 16 at the Istanbul Hilton Hotel
  

• Poppies & Provisions in Gallipoli

  The end of April is the time for poppies to pop up in fields. Throughout May, and well into the month of June, fields of green wheat stalks celebrate the spring, dotted red with poppies
  

• Accessible Film Festival kicks off ‘to watch film together’

  The Ankara Accessible Film Festival kicks off April 20 for the third time, bringing together those with disabilities and the abled for a full-fledged festival experience
  

• Are we the Serbs of Srebrenica? 

  The denials of Serbs for the Srebrenica massacre and the denial statements of Turks for the tragic Armenian killings of 1915 show similarities such as the dispute in figures, ‘who attacked first’ arguments and the ‘we did not kill them all’ approach
  

• Messi scores 400th goal for Barcelona in 2-0 win vs Valencia

  Lionel Messi set up Luis Suarez's first-minute opener then notched his 400th goal for Barcelona in stoppage time to give the Spanish league leaders a hard-fought 2-0 win over Valencia on April 18
  

• CI Editions exhibition in Ankara

  Ankara’s contemporary art gallery, Siyah Beyaz, will be exhibiting CI Editions art works on April 24 and 25
  

• Antalya State Opera to stage ‘Sleeping Beauty’ 

  The Antalya State Opera and Ballet will premiere the famous ballet “Sleeping Beauty,” based on the story by the Grimm Brothers, on April 22 at the Antalya Haşim İşcan Culture Center 
  

• Aydın Doğan Award presented to Orhan Pamuk

  The 19th Aydın Doğan Award was presented to Turkey’s Nobel laureate writer Orhan Pamuk on April 16 at the Istanbul Hilton Hotel
  

• Poppies & Provisions in Gallipoli

  The end of April is the time for poppies to pop up in fields. Throughout May, and well into the month of June, fields of green wheat stalks celebrate the spring, dotted red with poppies
  

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The city of three Empires and the city on two continents It is time to leave aside the grumbling about Istanbul’s chaos and lack of manageability and enjoy everything the teeming metropolis has to offer

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‘Turkey spins wheels’ in economy, says President Erdoğan President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey has been spinning its wheels in the economy for the past three years and the way out of this loop and to keep the system flowing with speed was to adopt the presidential system of government

IMF nations point to exchange rate, geopolitical risks The International Monetary Fund's member nations on April 18 warned of risks to the global economy from exchange rate shifts and geopolitical tensions as they took note of "moderate" global growth and "uneven prospects."

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ISIL shows purported executions in Libya of Ethiopia Christians The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group released on April 19 a video purportedly showing the executions of some 30 Ethiopian Christians captured in Libya

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