‘12 Giant Men' ready and raring for Slovenia An air of cautious optimism is hovering over the national team camp and the ‘12 Giant Men' are... 06/09/2010 | Sports Leaders of Turkic-speaking nations to convene for council summit in İstanbul The first high-level summit of the Turkic-speaking Countries Cooperation Council will kick off Sept.... 06/09/2010 | Politics The Armenian Church says it won't take part in Akdamar service The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin has reneged on its previous decision to send at least two of its ... 06/09/2010 | Politics Azerbaijan: Tensions high, fire exchanges continue The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Sunday that tensions are high along the battle line between... 06/09/2010 | Politics Turkey to renew pipeline agreement with Iraq Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız has said Turkey will be renewing the agreement wi... 06/09/2010 | Economy Turkey's contemporary art archive goes online Turkey's contemporary artists will now be able to have their entire catalogs collectively stored on ... 06/09/2010 | Arts & Culture HAK-PAR leader calls for Diyarbakır Prison to be converted into museum Head of the Rights and Freedoms Party (HAK-PAR) Bayram Bozyel has called for Diyarbakır Prison -- a ... 06/09/2010 | Politics BDP, DTK delegation meets with Iraqi President Talabani A delegation from the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and the BDP-affiliated Democratic ... 06/09/2010 | Politics EVENTS OF TOMORROW Tomorrow is Independence Day in Brazil. On this day in 1822, Dom Pedro II declared the independence ... 06/09/2010 | Arts & Culture Arınç: Juntas delayed Turkey's EU bid by half a century The generals who led coups d'état and overthrew governments in Turkey have never been held accountab... 04/09/2010 | Politics İstanbul beggars thrive on traditional, cultural codes Every year during Ramadan, İstanbul's beggar population -- estimated at more than 10,000 -- more tha... 04/09/2010 | Arts & Culture Davutoğlu joins political polemics, maintains civil tone Davutoğlu's messages during his tour of several cities have been dominated by his focus on the nati... 04/09/2010 | Politics