Deputies give taxpayer's money to charity
A number of parliamentary deputies this year made donations to various charities and foundations by sending SMS messages from their mobile phones that were paid for by the more »

Elder statesmens' visit 'encouraging'
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has expressed high regard for the leaders of the two Cypriot communities and said he hoped to return to the island soon to celebrate the resolution of the more »

From rooftops to the streets
On the Turkish political spectrum, voters find a void where they might expect a strong leftist party. Demands for an alliance within the fragmented left may be decades old, but a new initiative to “unite more »

Iraqi Kurds push for Turkish dialogue
Turkey must engage in dialogue if it wants the assistance of the northern Iraqi administration in its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, the prime minister of the semi- more »

Police arrest three suspects in raids after police killings
Turkish police swooped in overnight to arrest three people suspected of involvement in an attack on police that killed five people, local security officials said yesterday. The attackers were suspected to more »