One rescued, one still missing in Antalya floods

Only one of two people stranded in a tree for hours due to flooding in Antalya was found when friends rented a boat to rescue the pair after municipal teams failed to respond in time.

Ukraine’s Tymoshenko ‘will not concede’ poll defeat

Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko “will never recognize” the victory of her rival Viktor Yanukovich in Sunday’s closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Mastermind behind all major legal scandals: Kanadoğlu

Sabih Kanadoğlu, the former chief prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals, has played a significant role in all major legal scandals or debates during the last eight years.

School cancelled in water-strapped Bandırma

Water delivery problems that have been plaguing Balıkesir’s Bandırma district for weeks have led to the cancellation of elementary and middle school classes until Feb. 15.

Court asked to investigate Ergenekon link in Dink murder

A court hearing the murder trial of journalist Hrant Dink on Monday requested information from the İstanbul Police Department on whether there were any links such as telephone conversations between the suspected murderers of Dink and any of the suspects in the trial of Ergenekon, a clandestine gang charged with plotting to overthrow the government.

Lieberman salvoes Turkey: ‘anti-Israeli’ line must not kill our ties

Slamming Turkey for “weekly” condemnations of his country, Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday suggested that the Jewish state would continue efforts to rebuild ties with long-time ally Ankara despite its “anti-Israeli” stance.

Parliament witnesses war of words between Erdoğan, Bahçeli

Parliament was the scene of a harsh battle of words yesterday between prime minister and Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli as a result of increased tension between the two politicians since last week's brawl between deputies from their parties.

Baykal: Chirac asked PM not to take wife to France during official visit

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal has claimed that former French President Jacques Chirac once asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan not to take his wife to France during an official visit.

Families of political assassination victims speak out

Family members of individuals who were assassinated in shady murders committed for political reasons, the perpetrators or real masterminds of which have never been found, spoke with Today’s Zaman yesterday about their experiences and why they have extended their support to the family of Hrant Dink, who was fatally shot by an ultranationalist teenager outside the Agos weekly in 2007.

Court decision on coefficient sparks uproar across nation

Many segments of society have raised their voices in outrage after a recent ruling by the 8th Chamber of the Council of State on a controversial coefficient system that makes it more difficult for vocational school graduates to enroll in a university program of their choice.