Death toll from attack on Morsi supporters rises to at least 70: Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian security forces shot dead at least 70 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi early on July 27, the Muslim Brotherhood said
Turkey moves for ?holy alliance? with Kurds, ?non-radical? Syria rebels
Fearing another autonomous Kurdish region next to its borders and an al-Qaeda-linked retaliation
Bulgarian-Turks split over early elections
Bulgaria?s Turkish minority parties have mixed opinions about the early election demands of protesters
Racism in the US & the Headscarf in Turkey
Huffington Post
At this point, I’d like to mention Sana Rahim, a young Pakistani-American girl who went to Istanbul Bilgi University for a summer exchange program in 2009 but because she wears a headscarf she had a problem in being allowed to study at the university
Erdogan’s New Chief Adviser is No Joke
Al-Monitor
Yasemin Çongar is the author of four books in Turkish, including Artık Sır Değil (No More A Secret), a detailed analysis of the US diplomatic cables on Turkey first made public by WikiLeaks. A former Washington bureau chief of Milliyet (1995-2007)
The common ground in Salafism and Liberalism
One of the most memorable details of the Egyptian coup d?état was probably the backdrop of the live broadcast
Kurdish National Council flag replaces PYD flag in Syrian town
The Democratic Union Party (PYD) flag was replaced by the Kurdish National Council flag in the northern Syrian town
Kurdish National Council flag replaces PYD flag in Syrian town
The Democratic Union Party (PYD) flag was replaced by the Kurdish National Council flag in the northern Syrian town
Ministry denies probe launched against Turkish envoy in Cairo
A senior Foreign Ministry official categorically denied that Turkish Ambassador to Cairo has come under investigation
Egypt court orders Morsi held over Hamas ties: MENA
A court order to detain ousted president Mohamed Morsi for alleged crimes during the 2011 revolt…
UNDP set to move its regional center to Istanbul
Turkish and U.N. officials have reached an agreement in principle to move the United Nations Development Programme
Gül tones down Turkey?s Egypt stance
Turkish President Abdullah Gül?s letter to Egypt?s Interim President Adly Mansour
PYD leader arrives in Turkey for two-day talks: Report
The leader of the main Kurdish group in northern Syria, Salih Muslim, arrived July 25 in Istanbul for two days of talks, daily Hürriyet reported
Mortar fired from Syrian territory kills one in Ceylanpınar
A stray mortar fired from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn, killed a father and injured his two sons in the Turkish border town of Ceylanpınar
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