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A small group of May 1 demonstrators in Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir took off their clothes in protest at the police’s insistence on conducting body searches before allowing them inside the square where International Workers’ Day celebrations are being held
Comment(s)5/1/2016
With rising security concerns due to attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as well as the ongoing conflict between Turkey’s security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will chair a cabinet meeting on May 2, the sixth one he has called since coming to power
Iranian moderates and reformists who support last year’s landmark nuclear deal have won the largest number of seats in parliament following runoff elections, marking a shift away from hard-liners and boosting moderate President Hassan Rouhani as he looks to secure a second term in office
Thousands of people gathered in the bazaar area in Istanbul’s Bakırköy district to mark International Workers’ Day on May 1
A bomb factory belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was hit and destroyed by Turkish drones in the Azaz district of Syria’s Aleppo on May 1
A bomb attack hit the front gate of the police headquarters in Turkey’s southeastern province of Gaziantep on the morning of May 1
A man hit by a water cannon security vehicle (TOMA) died in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district on May 1, daily Habertürk reported
Three Turkish soldiers were killed on May 1 in an attack by the outlawed PKK during a military operation in Nusaybin in the southeast, the Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement.
A U.S. visit by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu planned for May 2 to May 6 has been postponed due to the busy schedule of U.S. President Barack Obama and his deputy, Joe Biden
Hundreds of supporters of the Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr left the heavily guarded parliament building in the Iraqi capital early May 1, hours after storming the parliament building when lawmakers failed to convene for a vote on overhauling the government
A fundraising event headed by the Turkish Business Women’s Association (TİKAD) has raised more than 2 million Turkish Liras for families who have lost their loved ones in terror acts
Two suicide car bombs claimed by ISIL killed at least 32 people and wounded 75 others in the centre of the southern Iraqi city of Samawa on May 1, police and medics said
POLITICS
Nuray Babacan - ANKARA
The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) highest decision-making body has taken back from Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu the authority to appoint AKP provincial and district heads, a move widely considered to be another step to reducing the leader’s power over the party organization
Comment(s) 4/30/2016
CRIME
KİLİS
Three rockets fired from territory held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria injured seven people in Turkey’s southern border province of Kilis early on May 1, according to local security sources
Comment(s) 5/1/2016
BEIRUT – Agence France-Presse
The number of Syrians living below the poverty line has almost tripled after five years of conflict, according to a report published this week
WASHINGTON
The United States on April 30 demanded that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s forces halt their bombardment of the city of Aleppo and help restore a nationwide ceasefire
Verda Özer – DOHA
PM Davutoğlu throws the ball into Europe’s court, noting that the continent must lift visa for Turkish citizens if a March migrant deal is to continue
DUBROVNIK – Anadolu Agency
Turkish Airlines’ new Dubrovnik route will be the “beginning of a new story” for Turkey and Croatia, the Balkan city’s mayor has said
ISTANBUL
Turkey has launched the building phase of its amphibious landing platform dock (LPD) warship for the Turkish Naval Forces with a ceremony on April 30
QUITO – Agence France-Presse
Crews have rescued a 72-year-old survivor of Ecuador’s deadly earthquake almost two weeks after it struck the South American country, Venezuela announced April 30
BEIJING - Agence France-Presse
China's economic recovery stabilised in April, an official factory activity gauge showed May 1, as the property market recovered and credit grew
Emine Kart - ANKARA
A joint attempt by France and Germany to build a so-called “emergency brake” for future visa-free travel agreements with non-EU countries such as Turkey has led to debate as the attempt has been revealed only days before the EU’s executive arm is to decide on May 4 whether to recommend that member states approve the visa waiver scheme by the end of June
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In two separate speeches delivered on April 28, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan strongly criticized the Islamic world for failure in a number of areas
Comment(s)4/30/2016
Why bother penning an article on the Armenian issue when we have just passed April 24, the anniversary of the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians in 1915, without much fuss this year – something that usually means we can sleep easily on the issue until next year
Are President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu at loggerheads?
The other evening, I delivered a speech in the southern Mediterranean tourism hub province of Antalya at Akra Barut Hotel’s grand hall for businessmen
The fist fight that occurred in the parliamentary commission while the constitutional amendment on immunities was being discussed on April 28 is alarming
Gaza has many problems
A few hours after Turkey’s European Union Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkır said the government could fulfil all necessary benchmarks by May 2 for visa-free travel for Turkish citizens within the EU, the parliament in Ankara had to take a two-day recess due to escalating tension among deputies
Comment(s)4/29/2016
A Turkish doctor has developed a breakthrough device that will decrease the possibility of deaths from internal bleeding dramatically in any emergent traumatic injuries
Fifty-eight-year-old Burhan Yılmaz is on his feet for more than 12 hours a day, selling the main fuel for millions of busy Istanbul residents: Simit, the legendary Turkish bagel with sesame seeds
‘I did not die because I developed a resistance to his beatings. My mother and I never hit him back to defend ourselves, not even once... We knew what would have happened if we did…’
The 27th Ankara International Film Festival will screen a total of 213 films from 45 countries until May 8. The festival opened on April 28
Akbank Sanat will celebrate International Jazz Day with saxophonist Chico Freeman and bassist Heiri Känzig, who have a new album ‘The Arrival.’ Freeman sat down with HDN ahead of the performance to discuss the music he loves
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal emotions, thoughts, social behavior and a failure to understand reality
For Mother’s Day, May 8, Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul has prepared a nice surprise for moms with a sumptuous brunch accompanied by live piano music and also a fun cupcake decoration class for the kids
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has ordered Ankaragücü to play five games without spectators following an attack by the club’s managers and VIP guests on Amedspor officials last week as a legal investigation into the violence continues
Turkish Super League leader Beşiktaş will take on Kayserispor on April 30 at its new home with the hopes of avoiding any more slip-ups in the title run-in
Beşiktaş midfielder Necip Uysal, a product of the football club’s youth academy, has been granted the 2015 Best Player Behavior Award by the Turkish National Olympic Committee (TMOK)