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Although Istanbul never lacks for things to do on a weekend, an upcoming workshop in Nişantaşı will provide the perfect afternoon for those who want to create their own perfume.

Home to the Ottoman throne for nearly 400 years, Topkapı Palace is now hosting the czarist treasures of Moscow's Kremlin. The exhibition 'Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin at Topkapı Palace' invites all Istanbul residents to witness the grandeur of the Russian empire for the first time in Turkey

The Armenian government has defended its debt saying the borrowing is needed to keep the economy on an even keel. Opposition parties, however, fear the government has taken on too much debt in its efforts to support the economy during the global crisis. Experts warns that the external debt will deepen

Istanbul's director of education meets 800 high-school principals from across the city to discuss the new format for the student selection and placement exam for university admission. Muammer Yıldız says the new exam must be thoroughly revised by staff and presented to students in the most appropriate way so that they can take the test confidently this summer

The recent scare of 'Ergenekoncus' at the Secretariat-General for the European Union illustrates Turkey's transformation from one tyranny to another.

The second largest film festival in Turkey, the International Ankara Film Festival, kicked off Thursday. Through March 21 the festival will offer films from around the world to the people in the capital. This year the festival has an innovation named 'Festilab,' during which a series of educational activities such as workshops, panels and conferences will be organized

The most rewarding successes in life come after you've bitten off more than you can chew.

As we again turn the clock back to 1915, the moralizing of certain U.S. congressmen at the expense of Turks has thrown the usual wrench in the works of Turkish-U.S. ties.

A look at the IMF in Turkey, the Turkish economy and Europe's Greek economic challenge.

Despite the importance of Azerbaijan and Turkey to Nabucco, the White House did little to stop a vote on Armenian genocide claims last week.

Contemporary figurative art from the United States takes space at Casa Dell’Arte Gallery, located at Beyoğlu’s Mısır Apartment, through March 27.

A photography exhibition about women and Atatürk has opened at the Türkan Saylan Cultural Center in Istanbul's Maltepe district, on the city's Asian side.

Prominent Turkish apparel brand Koton has prepared its 2010 Spring-Summer collection that will focus primarily on the vintage.

Yelena Isinbayeva is primed for another gold medal and another world record at the world indoors when the competition starts in Doha Friday.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian, who is on a three-day visit to France, home to one of Europe's largest Armenian communities. Sarkozy expresses concern about lagging diplomacy between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, his office says

Turkey’s foreign minister is the 'new grand vizier,' according to a French magazine, which is concerned about Turkey's new direction in foreign policy

The judiciary once again becomes the target of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for its perceived interference in non-judicial affairs. Erdoğan, who has criticized the judicial branch of government often in recent weeks, now complains about a Council of State decision to significantly reduce transit-fare rates in Ankara and criticizes the judiciary for holding a 'status-quo stance'

Deputies with the ruling and opposition party exchange tough words over a potential visit to two men detained as part of the ongoing Ergenekon investigation.

A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked central Chile Thursday.

A teenager is killed and two others wounded due to the explosion of a land mine in the Uludere district of the southeastern province of Şırnak.