Turkey has made little or no progress in implementing the key political reforms required to join the European Union, the European Commission said in a report yesterday. While
The leaders of Turkey and Azerbaijan yesterday revived efforts to resolve conflicts in the volatile Caucasus region, which also involve Armenia. President Abdullah Gül hailed Azerbaijan-Armenia
Kadir TopbaÅŸ, mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, announced good news about test runs to be held between Taksim and ÅžiÅŸhane stations starting Nov. 7. TopbaÅŸ said they had extended the
Access and traffic congestion has been an ongoing problem for years in the upcoming southern city of Mersin. As a solution to the problem, Mersin City Council President Nuri Özdemir put forward plans
Those who ignore a ban on fishing in a river in the Black Sea province of Rize are fined according to which side of the river they throw their fishing line from. Fishing in the River Palovit, designated as
A village that gained its independence from the feudal aÄŸa in the east of the country with a loan from a bank, is now focusing on organic agriculture for its financial independence. The aÄŸa system
Hours before Turkey woke up to the news of Barack Obama's landslide electoral victory in the United States, members of Democrats Abroad in Istanbul, their friends and curious onlookers